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4 SAG-AFTRA | Spring 2018 | SAGAFTRA.org LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must be signed with your full name and local affiliation. Selected letters are limited to 150 words and may be edited for accuracy, space and clarity. Every effort will be made to preserve the author's intended substance. This section is intended for the general membership and with the exception of convention delegates, is not available to SAG-AFTRA's elected officials. Letters are published at the discretion of the National Editorial Subcommittee. SEND LETTERS TO: Letters to the Editor SAG-AFTRA Magazine 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, 7th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90036 Letters may also be faxed to (323) 549-6500 or emailed to magazine.editor@sagaftra.org EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief Pamela Greenwalt Managing Editor Damon Romine Art Director Yvette Youssefia Senior Writer Tom Leupold Magazine Staff Geordan Baker, Yanelis Garcia, Aaron Goddard, Jillian Hipsman, Tiffany Massey, Michael McNulty, Kamalei Pitoy, Alexandra Tashman, Ron Thomas, Gwen Walker, Valerie Yaros Editorial Subcommittee Liz Zazzi (chair) Assaf Cohen (vice chair) Joe Krebs (vice chair) Jeff Austin Mary McDonald-Lewis Jenny O'Hara Mike Sakellarides Woody Schultz Jeff Spurgeon Christine Bruno (alternate) Rik Deskin (alternate) John Carroll Lynch (alternate) Dileep Rao (alternate) Contributors Jorge Aguirre, Richard Baldwin, Lisha Brock, Mary Cavallaro, Chris Comte, Julie Crane, Melissa Goodman, Amy Hall, Tom Higgins, Rio James, Stephen Leshinski, Betsy Lewis, Sean Miller, Caroline O'Connor, Bernadine Robbins, Ellen Stoolmacher Advertising Sales Ron Thomas (323) 634-8144 2017 ILCA Award Winner for General Excellence and Best Publication Design GETTING INVOLVED Congratulations on the very informative and conclusive Fall/Winter 2017 issue, including information from the recent convention. As a newly elected convention MORE ROLES FOR LATINOS NEEDED Once again there was not a single Latino actor nominated for an individual SAG Award, and it's the same with all the other major awards. Why? The Hispanic population of the United States is 57 million, making people of Hispanic origin the nation's largest ethnic or racial minority. While African- American actors have made great strides, we're practically nonexistent. Can anybody name more than a handful of Hispanic actors who are A-listers? Latino officers in the LAPD outnumber whites and blacks. There are more than 25 percent at the NYPD, Chicago PD over 20 percent, Houston PD 25 percent, but only a handful on TV. There are over 35,000 Hispanic lawyers, 2,000 judges, and as many Latino physicians as blacks in the U.S. Adding a Latino character is as easy as changing the last name of one of your main characters from Jones to Martinez. Juan Carlos Cantu Los Angeles Local delegate this year, I attended my first convention and submitted many resolutions. The convention was eye- opening, exhilarating, invigorating and, needless to say, a learning experience. I encourage all our members to get involved in our union, as I recently have, besides participating in the convention, but also by attending local board meetings, committee meetings, conservatory and union events. I have always been so proud to be a member of this amazing union, since I joined as a child performer in 1970. As a strong union supporter, I will continue to meet that challenge, both as an involved member and working performer, as we grow and adapt to all the changes of the industry in the future. Anthony Marciona Los Angeles Local