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Mon, Jan 17, 2011 -- 10:00 AM
Roadtrip Nation
Ten years ago, four friends fresh out of college took a road trip across the country. They interviewed people with interesting jobs about how they ended up doing what they loved. Now, "Roadtrip Nation" is a PBS documentary series and the basis of a school curriculum that has students taking road trips to interview successful people about their jobs.
Host: Scott Shafer
Guests:
- Adriana Jacquez, freshman at the National Hispanic University who participated in Roadtrip Nation as a summer bridge program before her freshman year
- Brian McCallister, founder and outreach director of Roadtrip Nation
- Carina Gomez, sophomore at South San Francisco High School and a participant in the Road Trip Nation curriculum
- Martha Escalera, director of the Student Success Program at the National Hispanic University in San Jose
- Michelle Peyton, teacher at South San Francisco High School who teaches the Roadtrip Nation curriculum
- Tevin Liao, 10th grader at Thurgood Marshall High School who's involved with Roadtrip Nation
More info:
We talk with local participants in the Roadtrip Nation curriculum about what they've learned about how to find their dream job.
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