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Texas State Board of Education; Teach-In Sunday May 2, 2010, State Capitol Steps… also, Send in Your Census Forms– there is a lot of hogwash to counter…. Save the Date: In response to the Texas State Board of Education’s resistance to including important information about people/issues/events, … Read More… April 6, 2007 PBS is udder fire from Latino Leaders from excluding Latinos from their War Documentary. The documentary makes no reference to the sacrifices that Latinos made during the war. April, 25, 2007 Dialogo de Costa a Costa (HITN TV) y la discusión sobre PBS y la exclusión de los latinos en el documental The War de Ken Burns. May 11, 2007 Eduardo Quezada comenta sobre la controversial serie de PBS que relata las batallas de la segunda Guerra Mundial pero que no incluye la perspectiva de los soldados Hispanos. Paul Farhi Latino advocacy organizations upset about filmmaker Ken Burns’s forthcoming PBS documentary on World War II have stepped up their campaign against the film, pressuring two corporate sponsors to remove their support. Leaders of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility, … Read More… By David Bianculli The War,” the latest epic documentary from Ken Burns and company, takes some 15 hours to tell the story of WWII – and it’s well worth the time. Like his “The Civil War,” which PBS presented 17 years ago to … Read More… David Montgomery Latinos came home from World War II to a different struggle. A Medal of Honor for bravery didn’t guarantee service in certain restaurants. A soldier’s body in a coffin and an American flag for his widow didn’t merit admission to … Read More… By Brenda Walker On Veterans’ Day, my thoughts turn in deep gratitude to the many Americans who have served in the military now and in the past. But the San Francisco Chronicle used the occasion to dump on Ken Burns’ WWII documentary for not … Read More… By David Montgomerry Amid the ceviche and the salsa, the politicking and the edgy stand-up comedy routines — the usual ingredients of the burst of Latino pride that is the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute convention — there were quieter, stop-and-think moments … Read More… By Marisa Guthrie PBS will not alter Ken Burns’ 15-hour World War II documentary “The War,” which is finished and scheduled to premiere in September. But Burns will add to it. The historian will produce an additional … Read More… |
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