Latino Americans of New York and New Jersey was recognized with an Emmy in the Public/Current/Community Affairs: Series category at the 58th Annual New York Emmy Awards. Thank you to all who participated in the making of this program by sharing stories about their family, culture, history and identity.
More than four million Latino Americans call the New York and New Jersey region home. To coincide with the landmark PBS series "Latino Americans," which premiered in September 2013, we collected stories from Latino Americans from our community to create a 30-minute companion program, Latino Americans of New York and New Jersey, which also premiered in the fall of 2013, on THIRTEEN, WLIW21 and NJTV. The program continues to air periodically. Check local listings for upcoming air dates in June 2015.
Rafael Pi Roman hosts this half-hour program that explores the diverse culture Latinos have brought to the New York City metropolitan area. Watch online or on-air, September 17 - October 11, 2013.
Latino Americans of New York and New Jersey was recognized with an Emmy in the Public/Current/Community Affairs: Series category at the 58th Annual New York Emmy Awards. Thank you to all who participated in the making of this program by sharing stories about their family, culture, history and identity.
More than four million Latino Americans call the New York and New Jersey region home. To coincide with the landmark PBS series "Latino Americans," which premiered in September 2013, we collected stories from Latino Americans from our community to create a 30-minute companion program, Latino Americans of New York and New Jersey, which also premiered in the fall of 2013, on THIRTEEN, WLIW21 and NJTV. The program continues to air periodically. Check local listings for upcoming air dates in June 2015.
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Songwriter and vocalist on the Grammy Award-winning “Just Chillin” by Norman Brown, Edwin Lugo a.k.a Lugo has enjoyed a stellar career since winning Amateur Night Live at the Apollo Theater years ago. Lugo starred on Broadway with Marc Anthony and …
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