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AIDS, Teens And Latinos
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Audience:
Latino teens and adults
Year:
1993
Speech Rate:
191 words/min
Large Words
Language(s):
English
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This video is a 1992 episode of Heritage, a news magazine program by San Antonio (TX) public television station KLRN. It consists of three segments, each with different producers. The first segment, "Latino Teens and AIDS," uses the story of the late Pedro Zamora to describe the problem of HIV transmission among Latino teenagers. Zamora was a Cuban-American teen who became a prominent AIDS educator after he tested positive for HIV and began to manifest HIV-related symptoms.
The segment describes Zamora's background and his educational efforts – including testimony before the Presidential Commission on AIDS – while reporting on the extent of HIV transmission among teens and the need for educational programs targeting this age group. It includes clips from an interview with Zamora's father (in Spanish with English subtitles) in which he urges fathers to talk to their sons about AIDS and sex. The second segment, "A Woman's Concern," reports on HIV-related problems faced by Latina adults. It details the lack of appropriate cross-cultural health care informational material for women; problems faced by Latinas in practicing HIV risk reduction; the need for empowerment of women to deal with AIDS; and the important role of mothers in broaching AIDS-related subjects with their children. Statistics and facts about Latino women and AIDS are shown on the screen throughout the segment, but without accompanying voice-over. The third segment, "Teens and Pregnancies," focuses on the Healy Murphy Center in San Antonio (TX) to report on the problem of teen pregnancy among Latino youth. The emphasis of the segment is on the need for pregnant Latina teens to obtain their high school diploma and job-related training. Noting the lack of state mandates for sex education in Texas schools, the segment emphasizes the importance of programs that foster self esteem and personal responsibility. This video does not provide basic information about HIV, AIDS, or risk reduction. Instead, it focuses primarily on the social dimensions of AIDS in the Latino community, and incorporates important Latino cultural values in its presentation. It may be a useful tool for fostering discussion about the many problems posed by the AIDS epidemic, especially for Latino teens and adult Latinas. The overall technical quality of this production is excellent.
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