Latino Friends: Radio, TV Set First Spanish Simulcast With 'Trial and Error'
At 8 tonight, CBS will begin airing a new comedy called "Trial and Error," the story of two Latino friends in Los Angeles who have followed wildly different career paths--one is an attorney, the other sells T-shirts on Olvera Street.And also beginning tonight, the Spanish-speaking communities in Los Angeles and six other major American cities will get a chance to enjoy the show: Through the cooperation of CBS, Columbia Pictures Television and Spanish-language radio...
Latino Friends: 'De Donde?' Is a Passion Play for CLU Latinos
When Elsa Soto heard that her university planned to stage a shockingly realistic play about the plight of illegal immigrants, she couldn't believe it."What?" she demanded of her Latino friends as flyers for the play "De Donde?" plastered the campus. "They are doing this play at Cal Lutheran?"Her reaction typified that of the school's growing body of Latino students, who say that any event...
Latino Friends: CALIFORNIA'S RACIAL ISSUES INCREASINGLY POLITICAL ONES, TOO
Peter Nguyen, who was born in Vietnam, has a ready reply for those who think California has taken on too many immigrants. "Be warned," said the UCLA Law School student bar president. "There is a lot of diversity here, and if you don't like it, there are 49 other states and plenty of islands" to move to. Lucy Martinez grew up with African Americans and counts them among her best friends. But the Watts teenager said many of her Latino...