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A recent NPR-National Geographic Radio Expedition to Guatemala focused on efforts to save ancient Mayan sites from tomb looters. Weekend Edition's Peter Breslow reads us a page from his producer's notebook.

On April 22, 1970 the people of Logan Heights and other Chicano communities in San Diego protested against the construction of a Highway Patrol station under the Coronado bridge and won the right to build a park. Today, 40 years later, Chicano Park is a vibrant symbol of the Chicano movement. We talk with Victor Ochoa, a muralist and founding member of the Chicano Park Steering Committee about the history of the park and Chicano activism.

The American Lung Association gives California mixed grades on the state's efforts to reduce tobacco use. KPBS reporter Ed Joyce has details.

Kenneth Bacon, president of Refugees International, talks with Scott Simon about his visit to Darfur this week. Bacon says the peace accord signed in May has failed to stop violence in the region. But aid efforts in the region have largely managed to continue serving the large displaced population.

A Manufactured Controversy

The always-outspoken civil rights leader, George Stevens, highlighted the neglected areas of his district, and convinced many on the council to support his efforts to reform his community. Host Tom F

FilmOut San Diego, the citys only Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Film Festival returns to Landmarks Ken Cinema April 19 for four days of features and shorts from around the globe. Heres a preview of festival events.

FilmOut San Diego

Many teens who are depressed or suicidal are undiagnosed. We speak with the executive director from the TeenScreen National Center about a voluntary mental health check-up program for schools. We also speak with a local therapist about adolescent depression, how to tell if your teen is at risk and what to do about it.

Most women have probably thought at one point in their lives, wouldn't things be easier as a man? Filmmaker Helie Lee decides to find out in her new documentary "Macho Like Me" screening at this year's San Diego Asian Film Festival. We'll also talk with festival organizers and some student filmmakers.