ANOTHER INMATE KILLED AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEN’S CENTRAL JAIL; THE TAIWAN QUESTION AND LA’S IMMIGRANT POPULATION; FILMWEEK
ANOTHER INMATE KILLED AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEN’S CENTRAL JAIL
Larry Mantle discusses the murder of an inmate at the L.A. County Men’s Jail after deputies put 30 inmates in a locked room to eat dinner while they searched nearby cells for weapons.
THE TAIWAN QUESTION AND LA’S IMMIGRANT POPULATION
The Chinese civil war ended in 1949, but the passions that drove that bloody conflict are still felt by California’s immigrant Chinese and Taiwanese populations. Even today, supporters of continued Taiwanese independence often find themselves at odds with Chinese immigrants who would like to see a reintegration along the lines of Hong Kong. Larry talks about the relationship between the Taiwanese and Chinese communities in Southern California and discusses the political differences between these two immigrant groups with Eugene Cooper, a professor at USC, Eric Olander, a Chinese language broadcaster, Eric Ling, an advocate for Taiwanese independence, and Dr. Bi a professor at Cal State Los Angeles who supports political integration between Taiwan and China.
FILMWEEK
Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor, Lael Loewenstein of Variety, and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com discuss this week's new releases, including Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Walk the Line, Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family, Pulse, Gay Sex in the 70s, and One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern.