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The Family Business

Art runs in the family this week as Spark introduces us to the inner workings of family businesses.

Salvador Santana rocks out with his dad, Carlos Santana, as he rehearses for a Latin American tour and launches his own band.

Ruth Asawa has created dozens of San Francisco landmarks, and now her children are following in her footsteps.

And the art of teaching is passed on from mother to daughter, with performance instructors Miss Tilly Abbe and Iliza Gates in their San Francisco studio.

[Original air date: Wed, May 04, 2005]

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