This story is about how the agricultural industry is hiring movie stars in Asian countries such as China and India to promote its crops, especially nuts. Read the story here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/04/us-farmers-nuts-asia-movie-stars_n_829131.html and link to PDF
Also, here is a link to a gallery of photos I shot for the story:
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/117082843.html?tab=gallery
STORY: Radionovela tackles gay issues among Latino farmworkers
This is my first AP story. Short, but important: A Spanish-language radio drama is aiming to break the silence surrounding homosexuality and its acceptance among the agricultural community. Read the story here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20110211/us-gay-radionovela-/ or
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=12897022 or link to PDF
You can listen to the episodes of the radionovela (en Español) on the Radio Bilingue website: http://conectate.radiobilingue.org/novelas/
You can also read my previous story about Latinos and homosexuality, which I wrote for The Oregonian, here:
Often shunned by family, Oregon’s gay Latinos fight for respect