PRI's The World
January 11, 2019
14-year-old Crista Ramos has become the face of a landmark legal challenge on behalf of 300,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan who could face deportation under the Trump administration's plans to end their Temporary Protected Status designations.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit
PRI's The World
December 10, 2008
Hip hop artist Joaquin Santos is from San Diego but he has strong family ties to El Salvador. His solo album, Salva Vida, tackles the social, political and economic problems plaguing the Central American nation.
Global Politics
Look ahead to El Salvador vote
PRI's The World
March 13, 2009
El Salvador Earthquake
Living on Earth
February 02, 2001
Global Politics
President Obama Travels to Latin America
The Takeaway
March 18, 2011
While the world watches the events unfolding in Japan and the Middle East, President Obama heads to Latin America for a five day tour. We talk about why this trip is vital for the United States right now.
Global Politics
US and El Salvador's Deep, Not Always Friendly Ties
The Takeaway
March 23, 2011
El Salvador is the last stop on Obama's three-nation tour of Latin America. Donna DeCesare has lived and worked as a journalist in El Salvador on and off since the 1980s and continues to cover issues relevant to Central American immigrants to the U.S.
After War, El Salvador Confronts Ravaged Environment
Living on Earth
March 13, 1992
Arts, Culture & Media
Hablamos Español
PRI's The World
June 09, 2011
How many countries are there in the world, where Spanish is an official or national language?
Arts, Culture & Media
Salvadoran Chanchona Group Los Hermanos Lovo
PRI's The World
September 13, 2011
The chanchona music is now becoming popular in the US.
Global Politics
El Salvador Claims Violence Decline, Mother Still Looks for Kidnapped Son
PRI's The World
July 20, 2012
A recent truce brokered by the Catholic Church has brought down the violence, but that hasn't helped a woman whose son is still missing.
Lifestyle & Belief
Gang Truce in El Salvador Reverberates in Los Angeles
PRI's The World
August 08, 2012
The Mara Salvatrucha and its rival the 18th Street Gang were both created by immigrants. This past March, the Salvadoran branches of the gangs brokered a truce. Alex Sanchez, a former gang member, says the truce back home has reverberated in Los Angeles.