Immigrant Representation in Broadcasting

Investigates how traditional broadcast media -- radio and network television -- responded to a changing population and asks how newer media outlets -- cable, satellite, public access TV, and the internet -- altered the cultural landscape.

Although primarily concerned with African-American issues, the first chapter -- "Americans All, Immigrants All: Cultural Pluralism and Americanness" -- deals with immigrant populations and assimilation.

Examines educational campaigns to overcome racial, ethnic and religious prejudices in the United States, from the 1920s through World War II. These efforts, including a radio series, celebrated the 'cultural gifts' that immigrant and minority groups brought to society.

Butsch, Richard. "Social Class and Television," pages 2126-2130.

Freeman, James A. and Gilbert A. Williams. "Stereotypes on Radio," pages 1337-1342.

Introduction and chapter one discuss radio as it helped build the "imagined community" of America in the 1920s and 1930s -- in particular, the assimilationist drama exemplified by "The Rise of the Goldbergs."

As a dominant cultural export, American television is often the first exposure to American ideals and the English language for many people throughout the world. Yet, American television is flawed, and, it represents race, class, and gender in ways that many find unfair and unrealistic.

Kotzeva, Elitza. "Television and Radio," pages 997-1001.

This comprehensive study of Asian American representation on network television supplies some unsettling history, cultural criticism, and political analysis through an examination of selected programs from the 1950s to the present.

Castonguay, James. "Film and Broadcast Media," pages 332-337.

Identifies negative stereotypes and demonstrates how careful analysis of media portrayals can create more beneficial alternatives. Richly illustrated with historical and up-to-date photographic illustrations

Since the 1990s, Spanish-language radio has dethroned English-language radio stations in major cities across the United States, taking over the number one spot in Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, and New York City. Sounds of Belonging investigates the cultural and political history of U.S. Spanish-language broadcasts throughout the twentieth century.

Includes "The Negative Effects of Mass Media Stereotypes of Latinos and Immigrants," by Tyler Reny and Sylvia Manzano, pages 195–212.

Includes "The Way We Were: Ritual, Memory, and Television," by Leah A. Rosenberg, pages 11-26.

Includes "What Luigi Basco Taught America About Italian Americans," by Dominic L. Candeloro, pages 77-86.