WGBH | Conversations with Ilan Stavans



		Conversations with Ilan Stavans Get the Conversations with Ilan Stavans audio podcasts. Get the Conversations with Ilan Stavans video podcasts. (Learn about RSS) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Pedro Noguera The son of a schoolteacher and a New York City policeman, Pedro Noguera is now one of the country's foremost authorities on education. QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 25:05) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Rolando Hinojosa-Smith Hinojosa-Smith is best known for the Klail City Death Trip series, a collection of short novels set in the fictional Rio Grande Valley town of Klail City, Texas. The New York Times calls him "a writer for all readers." QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 25:26) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Gregory Rabassa Often praised as the most important translator of 20th-century Latin American literature, Gregory Rabassa translated more than three dozen books from Spanish and Portuguese into English. QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 25:12) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Maria Hinojosa Maria Hinojosa, senior correspondent for the PBS series NOW, anchor and managing editor of NPR's Latino USA, and former CNN Correspondent, is one of the country's best known Latina journalists. QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 25:11) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Julian Zugazagoitia Julián Zugazagoitia is the director of El Museo del Barrio, New York's leading Latino museum. Zugazagoitia talks with Ilan Stavans about the role of cultural institutions in the Latino community. QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 25:09) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Héctor Tobar Héctor Tobar is the author of Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking United States. He speaks with host Ilan Stavans about language, identity, and ethnicity among Latinos in the US. QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 23:00) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush In 2005, veteran journalist and scholar Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush was appointed executive editor of the nation's oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper, El Diario La Prensa. Bush speaks with host Ilan Stavans about the growing importance of Spanish language media in the US. QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 24:54) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Camilo José Vergara Photographer Camilo José Vergara has devoted much of his professional career to documenting the American city. Stavans and Vergara discuss the impact and trajectory of his storied career. QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 24:51) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Lila Downs A native of Oaxaca, Mexico, Lila Downs burst onto the music scene with her performance of a song from the film Frida at the Academy Awards in 2003. Stavans talks with this rising star of unusual parentage about the music that she has been making her whole life. QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 26:00) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Melinda López Award-winning actress and playwright Melinda López's latest work, Sonia Flew, is about a young girl who is put on a plane bound for the US soon after Fidel Castro rises to power in Cuba. Stavans and López discuss the Cuban diaspora and how it's playing out in the Cuban psyche. QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 26:00) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Luis Alberto Urrea Mexican-born author Luis Alberto Urrea portrays the duality of mixed heritage in his works. In this conversation, Stavans and Urrea talk about the emotional process of writing his 2004 book, The Devil's Highway: A True Story. QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 26:00) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Julia Alvarez Dominican American author Julia Alvarez's book, In the Time of the Butterflies, tells the story of the Mirabal sisters, who fought and died for liberty under the brutal Rafael Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. Alvarez and Stavans discuss the trajectory of her career. QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 26:00) Conversations with Ilan Stavans: America Ferrera Honduran American actress America Ferrera caught the attention of critics and fans alike with her portrayal of Ana, the curvaceous young Mexican American girl in the 2002 film Real Women Have Curves. Ferrera talks Stavans about the pressures and demands of show business. QuickTime broadband video (entire program, running time: 26:00)