America By the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa: Clarkston Georgia
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| Written by | Martha Spanninger |
| Directed by | Martha Spanninger |
| Starring | Maria Hinojosa |
| Composer | Wendy Blackstone |
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| Cinematography | Paul de Lumen |
| Editor | Chris Fiore |
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| Release | 2012 |
America by The Numbers with Maria Hinojosa: Clarkston Georgia is a half-hour television program, airing as a Need to Know Election 2012 special on PBS.[1] It premiered on September 21, 2012.[1]
Production
[edit]America by The Numbers with Maria Hinojosa: Clarkston Georgia is produced by The Futuro Media Group and hosted by Maria Hinojosa. It is the first full-length television program to be produced by The Futuro Media Group and the first public affairs program on PBS to be both executive produced and anchored by a Latina woman.[citation needed]
Produced with the support of:
- The National Minority Consortia
- Ford Foundation
- Marguerite Casey Foundation
Content
[edit]America By The Numbers with Maria Hinojosa: Clarkston Georgia is the story of a small town of 7,500 people that has gone from being 90% white in the 1980s to less than 14% white today. Located in the shadow of Stone Mountain, once a gathering place for Ku Klux Klan cross burnings, today Clarkston, Georgia is home to thousands of refugees from Vietnam, Somalia, Iraq and Bhutan – along with some 40 other countries. The program is a look at one of the most diverse communities in America and how changing demographics are reshaping the political landscape in America.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]Early critical reception has been positive. Esther Cepeda of The Holland Sentinel states that the program is "simply an example of how diversity truly plays a leading role in helping the melting pot make new Americans out of recent arrivals. It's also a celebration of an America where a Hispanic journalist can skillfully illuminate the experiences of a unique group of recent immigrants and their nervous neighbors without ever having to utter a word of Spanish."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Moreno, Carolina (October 9, 2014). "Why Maria Hinojosa Is 'Less Afraid' Of How The U.S. Will Deal With Demographic Change". The Huffington Post.
- ^ America By The Numbers homepage
- ^ Cepeda, Esther (September 17, 2012). "Opening some eyes on immigration". The Holland Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2012-09-19.