June is Immigrant Heritage Month. As of 2022, June was designated National Immigrant Heritage Month, recognizing the countless contributions that immigrants have had on our country. PBS Books shares interviews about outstanding American immigrants, who have contributed to the rich fabric of our society; highlights include Maria Hinojosa, Geraldine Brooks, Juliet Menéndez and more.
Maria Hinojosa joins us as part of Immigrant History Month to discuss her thirty-year career as a journalist, including reporting for PBS, CBS, WGBH, WNBC, CNN, NPR, and anchoring and executive producing the Peabody Award–winning show Latino USA.
Australian-born Peabody Award-winning author Geraldine Brooks discusses her book, “Horse: A Novel”
Author Juliet Menéndez discusses her book “Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers”