Robert Garcia to be featured in CNN's "Latino in America."

By Karen Robes Meeks on October 20, 2009 12:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

Long Beach City Councilman Robert Garcia will be part of the CNN documentary special, "Latino in America."

The two-day CNN special, which also features actress Eva Longoria, will air at 6 p.m. PST on Wednesday and Thursday.

The 31-year-old, who was elected to the council in April, was born in Lima, Peru, and immigrated to the United States when he was 5. He became the first person in his family to attend and graduate college.

"I immigrated to the United States at a young age and I am grateful and honored to be in a position where I can serve my community and my country," Garcia said in a statement. "As an American and a Latino, I think it is important to be a role-model, especially to our youth."

Read more about later today in the P-T.

Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional politics. A newcomer to the Press-
Telegram, he previously has covered local and state government and politics in San Diego County, Mexico and his home state of Kansas.

E-mail Paul at paul.eakins@presstelegram.com.

Kris Hanson reports on the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, covering environmental issues, economic triumphs and pitfalls and trade trends of America’s largest port. He also writes a weekly column “On The Waterfront”, appearing Tuesdays, and also produces an occassional video and column titled “On The Job,” which follows the hard-working men and women who keep Southern California’s economy humming.

E-mail Kris at kristopher.hanson@
presstelegram.com.

Karen Robes Meeks came to work for the Press-
Telegram in April 2002 as a beat reporter, covering the cities of Lakewood, Bellflower and Paramount. She now covers business, specifically redevelopment, tourism and small businesses. She also writes Eye on Redevelopment, a monthly column that appears in the Business Monday section.