| William Powers |
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William Powers hails from Long Island, NY and has worked for over a decade in development aid and conservation in Latin America, Africa, Washington, D.C., and Native North America. A 2004-2005 recipient of the Open Door Foundation for non-fiction, he is the author of the Liberia memoir Blue Clay People and the Bolivian memoir Whispering in the Giant's Ear. From 2002 to 2004 he managed the community components of a project in the Bolivian Amazon that won a 2003 prize for environmental innovation from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. His essays and commentaries on global issues have appeared in the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune, and on National Public Radio. Mr. Powers has worked at the World Bank, and holds international relations degrees from Brown University and Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. Read Bill’s New York Times and other essays, and hear his interviews. Click here. |
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| Gustavo Arellano |
A writer for the Orange County Weekly, Gustavo Arellano takes on questions from the racist to the inane or naïve in his nationally syndicated column, “Ask a Mexican!” His column was published in a best seller book by the same title published in 2007 (Scribner Press). His most recent book is a memoir, Orange County: A Personal History. The writer is also a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times Op/Ed pages and a radio host on KPFK-FM 90.7. Arellano’s column has a weekly circulation of over 2 million in 39 newspapers across the United States and won the 2006 and 2008 Association of Alternative Weeklies award for Best Column. Arellano was a finalist for the 2005 Maggie Award's Best Public Service Series or Article category for his work on the Catholic Diocese of Orange sex-abuse scandal, a topic for which he was the recipient of the Lilly Scholarship in Religion from the Religion Newswriters Association. In addition, he is the recipient of the Los Angeles Press Club's 2007 President's Award and an Impacto Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, and was recognized by the California Latino Legislative Caucus with a 2008 Spirit Award for his “exceptional vision, creativity, and work ethic.” Arellano has been the subject of press coverage in the Los Angeles Times, Houston Chronicle, Reuters, Mexico City's El Universal newspaper, The Today Show, Hannity & Colmes, Nightline, The New York Times, Good Morning America, Utne, and The Colbert Report. He lives in Orange County and is the proud son of Mexican immigrants. |
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