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Have you ever had one of the those sobbing, gut-wrenching, air-gulping, shoulder-heaving cries?  You know, the kind where you feel like your heart is literally breaking inside of you?  Maybe you felt all hot and anxious, or completely desolate and alone?  And when it’s done, you either feel relieved it’s over, or at least as [...]

Known as radio’s “Angelita de la Noche” (Angel of the Night) Josefa Salinas’ sensuous, yet commanding voice has delighted listeners throughout California for twenty years. This breakthrough female Latina DJ, who continues to delight fans on L.A.’s HOT 92 JAMZ, has become a role model for women, and a powerful symbol for Latinos.

>> I’ll be asking Josefa what initially drew her to radio, and what she’s learned from her different positions.

Senior Correspondent for the acclaimed series NOW on PBS, the anchor and managing editor of NPR’s Latino USA, and the anchor of her own Emmy Award winning talk show One on One with Maria Hinojosa from WGBH/La Plaza. >> I’ll be talking with Maria about how she got where she is and what characteristics allowed her to achieve the success she’s obtained. Hinojosa has won top honors in American journalism including 2 Emmy’s, the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Reporting on the Disadvantaged, and the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Overseas Press Club for best documentary for her groundbreaking piece Child Brides: Stolen Lives.

An award winning bilingual producer and director with USA and Latin American credits. Her advertising agency experience includes Saatchi & Saatchi/Conill Advertising, Foote, Cone, & Belding International, J.Walter Thompson/Hispania, Young & Rubicam/Bravo Group, The Vidal Partnership, The Chisholm Mingo Group, Spike/DDB Needham, and GlobalHue NY.

Elisha Miranda is a published novelist, filmmaker, entrepreneur and cultural activist. Self proclaimed Boricua Chola that was born and raised in the working-class “Mission” district of San Francisco, California and has been residing in New York City since 1998.

Alana Taylor is a self-made new media evangelist, consultant and freelance correspondent. Her interests range from digital media to television and magazines.
She is a tech blogger for Mashable.com, writes occasional guest posts for PBS.org and is double-majoring in Journalism and History at New York University.
>> What can she tell us about her wide [...]

Gina Ravera was born Gina D. Ravarra in San Francisco, California. Her father is Puerto Rican and her mother is African American.
>> I’ll be talking to Gina about her growing up years and what were her early influences.
Ravera is an actress and a classically-trained dancer. Her career spans off-Broadway to television and [...]

Stephanie Elizondo Griest grew up in South Texas and considers herself biracial, as the daughter of a mother with Mexican roots, and a father whose European ancestors settled in Kansas. Neither she nor her sister grew up speaking much Spanish, and Stephanie shares her struggles with her ethnic identity and the stories that arise from her voyage in Mexico during 2005 and 2006 in her recently released book, Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines.

Elva Lima is the oldest girl in a family of six children. Her father worked in the fields of Sacramento when he moved to the U.S. from Mexico in 1961. Her father was able to move the family to the United States in 1965. Her mother was a stay at home mother while her father worked as a bartender.

Dr. Ana Jimenez is the Founder and Executive Director of the Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center, a community-based organization in Santa Ana dedicated to empowering at-risk youth and children with special needs through Arts, Literacy and Therapeutic programs.