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Jamie Naidoo, an assistant professor in UA's School of Library and Information Studies, got a call from 'Sesame Street' in early February to assist the show in reaching out to the growing Latino population in the United States.
A University of Alabama professor recently received the rare honor of being asked for advice by none other than the curators of “Sesame Street.”
Jamie Naidoo, an assistant professor in UA’s School of Library and Information Studies, got a call from the legendary children’s TV show in early February to assist the show in reaching out to the growing Latino population in the United States.
Naidoo’s research interests focus on the representation of minority populations in print and non-print media for children and young adults.
He directs the National Latino Children’s Literature Conference, which he co-developed in 2007, and also runs “Imagínense Libros!”, a review blog of Latino children’s and young adult literature.
Rocio Galarza, the show’s senior director of content planning and design for outreach, emailed Naidoo after reading some of his research and his blog.
Naidoo said he didn’t believe the initial email was real.
Jamie Campbell Naidoo (Alabama), 2009-2010 SIG Co-Chair.
“I mean, why would ‘the’ ‘Sesame Street’ be contacting me?” Naidoo said in an email interview. “Once reality set in, I could barely contain my excitement. … I grew up watching ‘Sesame Street’ as a kid and never imagined that one day I would actually go there.“Although I didn’t get to meet Bert, Cookie Monster or Grover, I did get to meet some of the creative masterminds behind them.”
Naidoo was one of four consultants “Sesame Street” contacted in order to discuss how to incorporate authentic, accurate portrayals of Latin cultures into the show’s many properties including its television programs, websites, books and toys.
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