00:00:09:19	00:00:10:24	>> I send my children
00:00:10:24	00:00:11:28	to Bruce Guadalupe
00:00:11:28	00:00:12:29	community school.
00:00:12:29	00:00:14:28	>> I know it's a great school.
00:00:14:28	00:00:16:02	>> Students at Milwaukee's
00:00:16:02	00:00:17:18	Bruce Guadalupe School
00:00:17:18	00:00:18:29	have unique opportunities
00:00:18:29	00:00:20:15	through the Latino Arts programs
00:00:20:15	00:00:22:00	to explore their own cultural
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00:00:23:25	00:00:25:25	to the greater community.
00:00:25:25	00:00:27:03	>> We're all from the same
00:00:27:03	00:00:29:03	cultural area.
00:00:29:03	00:00:30:02	>> My first language
00:00:30:02	00:00:31:05	is Spanish.
00:00:31:05	00:00:32:05	>> My first language
00:00:32:05	00:00:33:14	is Spanish.
00:00:33:14	00:00:34:14	>> Okay, because you see
00:00:34:14	00:00:35:26	how small it is...?
00:00:35:26	00:00:37:00	>> All our instruction
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00:00:38:03	00:00:39:16	>> I can say that I'm fluent
00:00:39:16	00:00:41:15	in both Spanish and English.
00:00:41:15	00:00:44:13	>> We think that to be part
00:00:44:13	00:00:45:15	of the society at large,
00:00:45:15	00:00:47:16	you have to have a skill set
00:00:47:16	00:00:48:29	that basically, you're
00:00:48:29	00:00:51:05	a rounded person in all aspects,
00:00:51:05	00:00:52:14	not only academically,
00:00:52:14	00:00:54:13	but socially.
00:00:54:13	00:00:56:00	So we incorporate the arts,
00:00:56:00	00:00:57:10	both the visual
00:00:57:10	00:00:58:14	and the performing arts,
00:00:58:14	00:00:59:17	as part of our curricula.
00:00:59:17	00:01:00:21	It's part of what we do
00:01:00:21	00:01:01:21	every day.
00:01:01:21	00:01:03:05	That's why we are so emphatic
00:01:03:05	00:01:04:25	about creating the facilities,
00:01:04:25	00:01:06:13	the setting in which the arts
00:01:06:13	00:01:07:26	can take place.
00:01:07:26	00:01:09:13	>> The Latino Arts Auditorium
00:01:09:13	00:01:10:28	and the Latino Arts Gallery
00:01:10:28	00:01:12:24	are two important facilities
00:01:12:24	00:01:14:08	at Bruce Guadalupe School
00:01:14:08	00:01:15:20	where cultural programs
00:01:15:20	00:01:17:10	can flourish.
00:01:17:10	00:01:18:18	>> My vision is to have them
00:01:18:18	00:01:20:13	gain an appreciation for art,
00:01:20:13	00:01:21:16	creating and contributing
00:01:21:16	00:01:23:03	something beautiful and positive
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00:01:24:16	00:01:26:02	Excellent opportunities for them
00:01:26:02	00:01:27:23	to showcase part of the culture
00:01:27:23	00:01:29:03	and the heritage.
00:01:29:03	00:01:30:18	The danger of the old traditions
00:01:30:18	00:01:31:24	start to--
00:01:31:24	00:01:32:29	They start to fade.
00:01:32:29	00:01:34:06	Projects like this
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00:01:35:11	00:01:36:17	because they keep them alive.
00:01:36:17	00:01:37:27	Very cool!
00:01:37:27	00:01:39:05	One of the things
00:01:39:05	00:01:40:14	that we instill in them
00:01:40:14	00:01:41:29	is to be a positive ambassador
00:01:41:29	00:01:43:05	for the Latino community
00:01:43:05	00:01:44:19	to the entire city.
00:01:44:19	00:01:46:22	§ §
00:01:46:22	00:01:48:10	>> It's very well established
00:01:48:10	00:01:49:13	that the study of music
00:01:49:13	00:01:50:18	is something that enhances
00:01:50:18	00:01:51:24	the lives of people.
00:01:51:24	00:01:52:27	>> To see what they can
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00:01:54:02	00:01:55:12	they can stand up there.
00:01:55:12	00:01:56:20	They are proud.
00:01:56:20	00:01:58:21	They are sure of themselves.
00:01:58:21	00:02:00:14	§ §
00:02:00:14	00:02:02:09	It brings tears of joy,
00:02:02:09	00:02:04:00	every time they play.
00:02:04:00	00:02:05:19	>> So, we explore the music,
00:02:05:19	00:02:07:22	also by exploring our culture.
00:02:07:22	00:02:08:26	They have a strong
00:02:08:26	00:02:10:14	cultural identity.
00:02:10:14	00:02:11:16	>> We have to learn
00:02:11:16	00:02:12:22	all our Mariachi music
00:02:12:22	00:02:14:01	to be able to perform.
00:02:14:01	00:02:15:08	>> I graduated from here,
00:02:15:08	00:02:16:18	and I loved how the program
00:02:16:18	00:02:18:02	is here with the Mariachi.
00:02:18:02	00:02:19:06	I know it makes my parents
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00:02:20:07	00:02:21:07	>> I'd like to say
00:02:21:07	00:02:22:11	I've lived here
00:02:22:11	00:02:23:18	since I was three years old.
00:02:23:18	00:02:25:12	And my children are doing
00:02:25:12	00:02:28:02	more things from my culture
00:02:28:02	00:02:29:09	than I ever had
00:02:29:09	00:02:30:14	the opportunity to do.
00:02:30:14	00:02:32:06	>> I am utterly and completely
00:02:32:06	00:02:34:13	grateful for the strings program
00:02:34:13	00:02:36:23	at our school.
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00:02:39:00	00:02:40:12	>> As cultural ambassadors,
00:02:40:12	00:02:41:22	these musicians of the
00:02:41:22	00:02:43:14	Latino Arts String Program
00:02:43:14	00:02:44:27	have performed throughout
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00:02:47:00	00:02:48:14	One very special performance
00:02:48:14	00:02:49:27	was at the State Capitol
00:02:49:27	00:02:52:14	on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
00:02:52:14	00:02:53:22	>> I was like really excited,
00:02:53:22	00:02:55:23	like, I had never been there.
00:02:55:23	00:02:57:05	>> It surprised me
00:02:57:05	00:02:59:07	that being a Latino group,
00:02:59:07	00:03:00:28	we actually were invited to go
00:03:00:28	00:03:02:04	play for the Martin Luther King
00:03:02:04	00:03:03:04	event.
00:03:03:04	00:03:04:07	>> We were invited as
00:03:04:07	00:03:05:22	one of the three musical groups
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00:03:10:09	00:03:12:06	>> I was really honored.
00:03:12:06	00:03:13:25	(applause)
00:03:13:25	00:03:15:04	>> Latino Arts also showcased
00:03:15:04	00:03:16:09	their Mariachi music
00:03:16:09	00:03:17:19	in a cross-cultural performance
00:03:17:19	00:03:19:18	with a Milwaukee dance troupe.
00:03:19:18	00:03:21:18	§ §
00:03:21:18	00:03:22:26	>> You know, my kids,
00:03:22:26	00:03:24:06	they have an opportunity to see
00:03:24:06	00:03:26:03	other cultures and share.
00:03:26:03	00:03:27:09	>> This youth group performs
00:03:27:09	00:03:28:21	and educates about traditional
00:03:28:21	00:03:29:24	West African drumming
00:03:29:24	00:03:31:07	and dances.
00:03:31:07	00:03:32:29	>> An opportunity for audiences
00:03:32:29	00:03:34:15	to see a culture
00:03:34:15	00:03:36:28	that maybe is not known
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00:03:40:05	00:03:41:14	>> This activity
00:03:41:14	00:03:43:02	brings them together.
00:03:43:02	00:03:44:28	§ §
00:03:44:28	00:03:46:06	Before they walked into this
00:03:46:06	00:03:47:13	collaboration, they knew nothing
00:03:47:13	00:03:49:04	about African dancing.
00:03:49:04	00:03:50:08	They knew nothing about
00:03:50:08	00:03:51:20	the African American cultures,
00:03:51:20	00:03:53:11	you know, because our
00:03:53:11	00:03:54:27	communities don't mix very much.
00:03:54:27	00:03:56:06	>> We're very different.
00:03:56:06	00:03:57:14	>> And they're very different.
00:03:57:14	00:03:58:21	The children, the first thing
00:03:58:21	00:04:00:03	that they take away
00:04:00:03	00:04:01:15	is this sense of
00:04:01:15	00:04:03:22	"Oh, I want to do what they do.
00:04:03:22	00:04:06:04	That is so cool!"
00:04:06:04	00:04:07:13	(cheering and applause)
00:04:07:13	00:04:08:20	>> All these cultures can
00:04:08:20	00:04:11:07	come together and just play.
00:04:11:07	00:04:12:14	We're all kids.
00:04:12:14	00:04:13:24	And we're all playing together
00:04:13:24	00:04:15:10	our music, or we're dancing,
00:04:15:10	00:04:16:26	or we're singing.
00:04:16:26	00:04:19:15	It gives a lot to other people.
00:04:19:15	00:04:20:28	>> You know, we look for this
00:04:20:28	00:04:22:09	school to continue to grow,
00:04:22:09	00:04:23:28	to continue to flourish.
00:04:23:28	00:04:25:27	We have many supporters
00:04:25:27	00:04:27:05	that constantly are saying,
00:04:27:05	00:04:29:00	keep it up, continue to do it.
00:04:29:00	00:04:31:00	But most important, our parents,
00:04:31:00	00:04:32:12	who basically every day
00:04:32:12	00:04:35:02	entrust their kids' lives to us,
00:04:35:02	00:04:37:14	and hoping that we really make
00:04:37:14	00:04:39:11	a better citizen of them.
00:04:39:11	00:04:40:20	That, to us, is the reward
00:04:40:20	00:04:42:20	that we get by working here.