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The audience was at a still silence as Sonia Manzano spoke of her life both on and off the screen in the 44 years that she spent on Sesame Street. On Thursday, September 29, Manzano came to Building 12 for an event free for students and faculty. Manzano\u2019s presentation was part of the diversity series at Sinclair and gave an idea of what the meaning of being diverse meant years ago. <\/span><\/p>\n

During her presentation Manzano mentioned that growing up from the Bronx in the \u201860s, there wasn\u2019t any representation of Latino people seen anywhere. Sesame Street was one of the first programs to ever broadcast minority stars on television. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI hope to share my life experiences with people and hope people share their experiences with me,\u201d Manzano said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Elmo\"According to Manzano, the presentation of black stars on the show caused the Latino community to demand to be represented as well. It wasn\u2019t too long after that she would get the role as Maria, a role she would take on for the next 44 years of her life. <\/span><\/p>\n

Manzano mentioned that during her time on Sesame Street, both as a writer and as a star on the show, they tried to tackle any and all problems that children at home may be facing. Their goal was to teach children what it meant to be accepting, helpful and kind to others no matter what. As the years went by though, she expressed that they couldn\u2019t have imagined the kind of problems that kids would be dealing with today. <\/span><\/p>\n

The rest of Manzano\u2019s presentation was an expression of why it is important to be diverse and understand one another: go beyond the cultural differences that still separates us today. She hit home with these words of wisdom that left the crowd at a hushed awe with her stories of growing up in the Bronx and how different it was in her education in her neighborhood versus when she went to college with people from all over the country. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c…I went from an \u2018A\u2019 student, top of my class, to a \u2018C\u2019 student. I just couldn\u2019t keep up\u2026\u201d Manzano mentions during a recollection of going from her school in the Bronx to college in New York. <\/span><\/p>\n

Manzano conveyed to the audience that growing up she experienced an education much different than other students. This example was just one of many that Manzano made to drive the point home about how important it is to be more diverse. It is a point that even though our country is diverse and holds many different types of cultures within our borders, there are still barriers and challenges that we face even today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Her life and the struggle she went through growing up living in a world that wasn\u2019t so accepting and transitioning from that, can be found in her latest book, \u201cBecoming Maria.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>The book goes into detail of all the points that Manzano made during her presentation and is on shelves now.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manzano has written many books, including \u2018A Box Full of Kittens,\u2019 and \u2018The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano.\u2019 Her book, \u2018No Dogs Allowed!\u2019 has been turned into a children\u2019s musical. Since her time on Sesame Street has ended, Manzano has authored \u2018Miracle on 133rd Street,\u2019 which is a picture book for children and \u2018Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Lindsey Huff<\/strong>
\nIntern
\nMeggan Lanahan<\/strong>
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