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...stand-up comic, Valdez used to joke about the dearth of English-language TV shows that feature Latinos. At 46, he fights for these shows--and wins. He co-founded Si TV to produce them, and its show The Brothers Garcia, a comedy based partly on Valdez's childhood with nine siblings in Colorado, is a hit for Nickelodeon. This summer EchoStar will distribute the new Si TV network, the first English-language channel for Latinos, to U.S. cable and satellite customers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People to Watch in International Business | 2/24/2003 | See Source »

...their votes. "A family will walk 60 km to get maize meal at the [regime-run] Grain Marketing Board," says an aid worker. "They'll be told to come back the next day. When they do, it has all been given to people." Which explains the oft-told joke: ZANU-PF has no supporters, only beneficiaries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Singing The Walls Down | 2/23/2003 | See Source »

While Bhangra is affected on a relatively small scale—Patel says people outside the group often casually joke about the dearth of non-Punjabi South Asians on the team—other groups say the problem arises at nearly every show...

Author: By Ben B. Chung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Diversity and Discontent | 2/14/2003 | See Source »

...Kuumba singer says people frequently joke, “there are no black people in Kuumba...

Author: By Ben B. Chung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Diversity and Discontent | 2/14/2003 | See Source »

...Lamont, one floor below the most subterranean study carrels. The message warns late-night users of a certain “Mad Jack.” Despite the words of this self-proclaimed “well-wisher,” the guard thinks Jack’s a joke. He says a guard is on watch at all times, admitting that it “takes a unique person to be a midnight guy.” Is that unique person Jack? One thing this guard says he’s sure of is “that ain?...

Author: By M.m. Dolan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: You Don't Know Jack | 2/13/2003 | See Source »

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