E-mail a friendMarch 31, 2006
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario explains immigration through the eyes of immigrants. Actress and comedienne Mo'Nique says she didn't set out to be the poster child for fat women.
Sonia Nazario
Sonia Nazario
Sonia Nazario has spent more than two decades reporting on social issues. Her numerous national awards include a Pulitzer Prize for her examination of a young Honduran boy's search for his mother in the U.S. The six-part series is also the foundation of her book, Enrique's Journey. A Los Angeles Times staff writer, Nazario grew up in Kansas and Argentina and has written extensively from Latin America and about Latinos in the U.S. She began her career at the Wall Street Journal and joined the Times in '93.
Mo'Nique
Mo'Nique
Known for her role on The Parkers, Mo'Nique's humor has taken her from college audiences to adult comedy clubs. She developed a fashion line and wrote Skinny Women Are Evil, in which she shares her frustration in a world designed for the skinny. Her credits include the film,Phat Girlz, host of the TV music series, Showtime at the Apollo—the first female comedian to do so—exec producer of Oxygen's, Mo'Nique's F.A.T. Chance, and host of VH1's Charm School. She still does stand-up whenever possible.