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By Leticia Ordaz
KCRA Anchor / Reporter
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Leticia Ordaz
As news anchor/reporter in Sacramento at KCRA TV, I’m so fortunate to be working at the television station where I interned during college. I’m paid to read out loud for a living and give the community a voice. Beginning this month, I’ll have a new, live audience. They’re pint-sized 4-to 8-year-olds.
In March, my bilingual children’s book The Adventures of Mr. Macaw was released, featuring Latino characters. As a Latina and the mother of two little boys, I’m compelled to educate students about the importance of learning about their culture. Now, when I’m not at the station, I’m busy reading my book to young students in Northern California.
The reaction so far has been amazing. There is a huge need to create diverse books and make them accessible to schools, libraries, stores and communities at large.
Leticia Ordaz and her sons Maxton and Bronx proudly pose with her new bilingual book “The Adventures of Mr. Macaw.”
I’ve written this book because it’s been so challenging finding books my sons can see themselves in. Turns out only five percent of the children’s books published every year in the U.S. feature Latino characters, most of them authored by non-Latinos. It’s
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Liviakis is a KRON 4 news anchor based in San Francisco and has always wanted a career in journalism. She describes, “My father was a TV repairman and his brother was a rocket scientist. My mother’s family loved to perform – on Broadway and at The Met. Because I lacked the talent to sing – I used my voice to tell stories, to inform and sometimes even move people”.
The intelligent Greek-American journalist was born to Greek parents and grew up in Sacramento, California. Her father’s origins are from a small village outside of Hania, Crete, while her mother is from Kalamata and Corinth. The acclaimed news anchor explains how her ethnicity influences her daily life, “I never altered my given name – Vicki Liviakis. Like any ethic name it can create an opportunity to educate. I’m always happy to explain its roots from the island of Crete”. Her favorite places in Greece are Santorini, Crete and Hydra. She views Greece as, “a special place to refresh your body, mind and soul”.
Liviakis, a mother of one son, had an all-American childhood with a Greek twist. Her father coached Little League, while her mother was the PTA President, but also served as the President of the Orthodox Church community and taught Sunday
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