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"Maria" from "Sesame Street"
to Visit Campus
 Worcester, MA (September 28, 2006) - Assumption College will host a lecture with Sonia Manzano on Thursday, October 5 at 6:30 p.m. in Hagan Campus Center Hall.
Manzano is a first-generation American of Latino descent who has affected the lives of millions of parents and children since the 1970s, when she was offered an opportunity to play “Maria” on the television show “Sesame Street.” She will present "One, Two, Three, Who Put Latins on TV?," a discussion of her journey into television and how it feels to be a Latino woman.
Manzano is highly active in the arts. As a member of the production team for "Sesame Street" she wrote scripts and helped the writing staff garner 15 Emmy Awards. She has written for the Peabody Award winning children's series "Little Bill" and writes an advice column for parents on the Sesame Workshop Web site entitled "Talking Out Loud."
Her children’s book, No Dogs Allowed, published by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing in 2004, was one of five books selected by the General Mills initiative “Spoonfuls of Stories.” As part of that effort, she is working with General Mills and its nonprofit partner, First Book, to encourage children to read and to help get books to children across the country.
Co-sponsored by Student Activities and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, this event is free and open to the public. For more information about Sonia Manzano, please visit www.soniamanzano.com.
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