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This week's segments:
Is Anybody Listening? - By Correspondent John Larson - In just 8 minutes, the students from Village Academy High in Pomona articulated the struggles of millions of Americans. They did it by making a video called, "Is Anybody Listening?" and you'll be surprised to find out who is.
Obama Visit - The kids from Village Academy High in Pomona get the chance to meet President Obama.
Commentary - Marcos Villatoro - Novelist and Van Nuys resident Marcos Villatoro has this to say about the economy, "You know things are bad when, in a working class, deal-minded neighborhood like mine, a garage sale can't make it."
Web Original:
Is Anybody Listening - Where It All Began - Students share their stories of economic hardship with President Obama.
Voices from the Line - By the Web Team - We talk to people waiting in line for President Obama’s Orange County town hall forum.
Radio Manila - By the Web Team - Socal Connected's web-team kicks off their weekly series, "Postcards from Socal," with a visit to Radio Manila's studios in Eagle Rock. Eagle Rock has the largest Filipino-American community in the greater Los Angeles area and Radio Manila is a community service station that connects Filipinos living and working in the United States and abroad.
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Saw your story on PBS tonight. It was very inspiring and I wish that all of America could see this ( and I also wish everyone watched the Newshour on PBS! I am an art teacher in Huntsville, AL, and I just returned from taking 11 of my students on a Spring Break trip. Many of them shared similar stories and stories of survival. I actually thought of having them write their stories and sharing them with our Creative Writing magnet students to try to publish. A video on PBS is even better! Wow! Many of our teachers have no idea about the life struggles of our kids- and they all have a story. It was so amazing hearing your comments, because I just had the same experience while listening to my kids. Most teachers at our school are so worried about whether or not our students pass the "Graduation Exam"- they forget to listen to them. It is amazing that so many students are making a heroic effort to stay in high school and graduate while living in such stressful situations. Good for you for being an advocate for these kids, which I'm sure represent a large population of American young people in similar situations. It was also a wonderful story to parallel the other stories about the Economy in the March 20 episode of Newshour. Congratulations!!!