Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, CNN’s Uncovering America: The Hispanic Experience Today has allowed individuals to share photos and provide thoughts on the Latino experience today. There have been some great pieces written by Ruben Navarrete, former attorney general Alberto Gonzalez, and others. My favorite article focused on Hispanic identity. Link here for the article http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/26/hispanic.identity. The photos and comments sent in by Hispanics from across the U.S. show the diversity in our culture and our experience. During the month, each week I looked forward to reading the articles, commentary and profiles that were posted online and found them fascinating.
As many Latinos will agree, this is a welcomed exercise, especially in the midst of the anti-immigration rhetoric we hear every day (i.e. Lou Dobbs and other cable and radio talk show hosts). As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end today, I hope CNN and other media outlets provide more comprehensive and factual reporting about Hispanic Americans in the U.S. year round, not only during Hispanic Heritage month.
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