Children on the Westside struggle with asthma

Communities in the west side of Long Beach are more exposed to air polluted by ports and refineries, earning the area the nickname, "The Dead Zone."  Long Beach has one of the highest childhood asthma rates in the country.  "It's alarming when I ask the kids how many of them have asthma... If they don't have it they have a brother, sister or cousin that has asthma."   Scenes from that environment, and voices of kids suffering from asthma, are in a audio slide-show on Voicewaves.[youtube=http://youtu.be/501noGxoc78]