There have been a number of recent Latino appointments to the Clinton administration. They include demographer Leo Estrada as director of the Census Bureau; former California State Supreme Court Judge Cruz Reynoso, named to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission; Suzanna Valdez, a former aid to Vice President Gore, has been named White House liaison to the Hispanic community; and Alfonso Diaz was named Deputy Associated Administrator for NASA. You're listening to Latino USA.
Latino USA Episode 11
People
Reynoso-cruz 1931-2021
22:36
Hispanics, Latinos, Chicanos, Central Americanos were pictured and represented in a negative rather than positive way.
People
Reynoso-cruz 1931-2021
22:54
What does the media have to do with civil rights? And I must say that in my view, it has everything to do with civil rights, because the media is an important element in our country in setting the national agenda for issues to be discussed, issues to be debated, what makes America, who represents America, who are we.
People
Reynoso-cruz 1931-2021
23:41
More often than not, particularly not in the news reporting but in the general programming, Latinos were reported not at all.
Latino USA 03
00:00 / 00:00
03:33 - 03:59
There have been a number of recent Latino appointments to the Clinton administration. They include demographer Leo Estrada as director of the Census Bureau; former California State Supreme Court Judge Cruz Reynoso, named to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission; Suzanna Valdez, a former aid to Vice President Gore, has been named White House liaison to the Hispanic community; and Alfonso Diaz was named Deputy Associated Administrator for NASA. You're listening to Latino USA.
Guzman-Vidal
United States--California
Gore-Al 1948-
Estrada-Leo
Valdez-Suzanna
Diaz-Alfonso
Reynoso-Cruz 1931-2021
Clinton-Bill 1946-
US Census Bureau
US Commission on Civil Rights
White House
National Aeronautics and Space Administration--NASA
Supreme Court of California
Selection and appointment
Latino USA 11
00:00 / 00:00
22:36 - 22:47
Hispanics, Latinos, Chicanos, Central Americanos were pictured and represented in a negative rather than positive way.
Reynoso-Cruz 1931-2021
United States--Washington DC
United States--Texas--San Antonio
United States--California--Los Angeles
US Census Bureau
US Commission on Civil Rights
United Farm Workers--UFW
Raza Unida Party--Tex
Protest movements
Social justice
Television broadcasting
Radio broadcasting
Interviews--Community leaders
Interviews--Professionals
22:54 - 23:18
What does the media have to do with civil rights? And I must say that in my view, it has everything to do with civil rights, because the media is an important element in our country in setting the national agenda for issues to be discussed, issues to be debated, what makes America, who represents America, who are we.
Reynoso-Cruz 1931-2021
United States--Washington DC
United States--Texas--San Antonio
United States--California--Los Angeles
US Census Bureau
US Commission on Civil Rights
United Farm Workers--UFW
Raza Unida Party--Tex
Protest movements
Social justice
Television broadcasting
Radio broadcasting
Interviews--Community leaders
Interviews--Professionals
23:41 - 23:51
More often than not, particularly not in the news reporting but in the general programming, Latinos were reported not at all.