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Los Angeles Times They took her to the kitchen and showed her what dishes she'd be washing. Inspiration struck.
When she interviewed for a dishwashing job, Lina Hu got a $40-million idea
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Lina Hu, 52, is chairman and chief executive of Clipper Corp., which supplies uniforms and other goods to companies in the retail, hospitality, delivery and food service industries.
104 months ago
Deep Vellum Publishing Lina Meruane's SEEING RED glowingly reviewed in the Los Angeles Times Books!!!!! For our Angeleno friends, this review will run in this Sunday's print edition book review. Order your copy of Lina's breathtaking novel today: deepvellum.org/product/see Read more ... ing-red & prepare for Lina's appearance this Saturday, April 30th at the 2016 Dallas Book Festival (4pm, Dallas Public Library): dallasbookfestival.org
"Astonishing...Meruane's authorial gaze is unflinching. . . . Lina resists all attempts to corral her into victimhood and insists on wielding her agency like a weapon. Her manipulations of Ignacio provide a visceral antidote to infantilizing narratives of illness; Lina's behavior is predatory rather than passive, and "Seeing Red" becomes a searing commentary on the limits of family relationships and the cruelty that, under duress, we are capable of exerting on those we love."
Lina Meruane's 'Seeing Red' is a piercing novel of blindness
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In the second half of Lina Meruane's astonishing novel "Seeing Red," the protagonist, Lina, lies in the operating room awaiting eye surgery to treat blindness caused by diabetic retinopathy. We read: "What is left of her now is pure biology: a heart Read more ... that beats and beats, a lung that i…
119 months ago
ClickHole Vanessa Hudgens, Don Lemon, and Sonia Manzano said WHAT?!
Find Out What Vanessa Hudgens, Don Lemon, And Sonia Manzano Have To Say
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Ever wonder what’s on the mind of today’s most notable people? Well, don’t miss our unbelievable roundup of the best and most talked about quotes of the day.
123 months ago
NBC News When Sonia Manzano started out as María on Sesame Street, there were no Hispanic women on TV. During her 4 decades on the show, she worked hard to make sure her character was a positive role model.
Latina Pioneers: Sesame Street's Sonia Manzano Talks Of Her Impact
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BRONX, NY - When you're not reflected in society, "you wonder how you're going to contribute to a world that doesn't see you," says Sonia Manzano...
126 months ago
The Daily Beast Manzano, 65, unwittingly prompted a day of mourning on social media when she casually broke the news of her Sesame Street retirement.
Why Maria Left ‘Sesame Street’
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After a 44-year run, the beloved Maria, played by Sonia Manzano, said goodbye to ‘Sesame Street.’ She opens up about her new memoir and her favorite memories of the show.
127 months ago
Miss Representation "[Maria] Manzano’s audition [for Sesame Street] consisted of telling a scary story and explaining, as if to a four-year-old, which two shapes on a chalkboard were identical. She was pleased that producers didn't ask her to perform the stereotypes t Read more ... hat actresses of color were (and still are) often asked to reflect onscreen. 'Every other job that I went up for, I had to have an accent or act older than I was so I could be the maid. Or I would get sent up [to play] the sassy black girl,' Manzano says, snapping her fingers sarcastically. 'But here was a show that said, ‘We just want you to be yourself so that children in the inner-city neighborhoods who are watching you will have someone to relate to.''" - The Daily Beast
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Why Maria Left ‘Sesame Street’
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After a 44-year run, the beloved Maria, played by Sonia Manzano, said goodbye to ‘Sesame Street.’ She opens up about her new memoir and her favorite memories of the show.
127 months ago
The New York Times Sonia Manzano’s new memoir is a chronicle of her journey from an impoverished childhood amid domestic violence to adulthood.
Maria on ‘Sesame Street,’ Sonia Manzano, Tells of Her Own Childhood
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Retiring after 44 years as a beloved figure on a beloved children’s show, Ms. Manzano has a memoir out and a children’s book to come.
127 months ago
HuffPost Live "Why can't people of color just be as mediocre as everybody else and make a lot of money?"
How Actress Sonia Manzano Brought A Latino Perspective To 'Sesame Street'
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During a conversation with HuffPost Live on Wednesday about her new memoir, Becoming Maria, actress Sonia Manzano looked back on her time playing neighbor Maria on the iconic children's show "Sesame Street
127 months ago
MSN TV Wishing Sonia a happy retirement!
Sonia Manzano to Retire After 44 Years on ‘Sesame Street’
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“Sesame Street” is losing one of its most recognizable faces. Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on the long-running PBS children’s show, is retiring 44 years after joining the series, she said at the American Library Association Annual Conference Read more ... . Manzano first appeared on “Sesame Street” in 1971, and…
129 months ago
WSJ Speakeasy Architect Lina Bo Bardi's work gets recognition -- some would say belatedly -- in a new exhibit at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art
MOMA Show to Focus On Influential, ‘Underrated’ Architect Lina Bo Bardi
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An exhibit opening Sunday at New York's Museum of Modern Art is designed to shine new light on the work and influence of architect Lina Bo Bardi.
132 months ago