Jun 14th, 2008 · The yet-to-be completed Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond, Calif., is located near the dockyards where thousands of people — men and women — were employed during the 1940s war effort. Park officials and a few of the "Rosies" who still live in the area talk to NPR's Andrea Seabrook.
Jun 12th, 2006 · Actress Rosie Perez steps behind the camera for a documentary on Puerto Rico's people, politics, and culture. Perez, actor Jimmy Smits, and co-director Liz Garbus discuss Yo Soy Boricua, Pa Que Tu Lo Sepas! (I Am a Boricua, Just So You Know It.)
Apr 27th, 2006 · Actress -- and now director -- Rosie Perez talks about her documentary Yo Soy Boricua, Pa' Que Tu Lo Sepas! (in English, "I'm Boricua, Just So You Know!"). The film, about the political history between the United States and Puerto Rico told through people's personal stories, opens Thursday at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
Aug 24th, 2005 · Rosie Perez made a big splash with her big-screen debut in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. Now she's being honored by BAM Cinématek in her hometown of Brooklyn with a two-day tribute and screenings of her films since that 1989 breakthrough performance. She talks about her struggles as a "non-traditional" Hollywood actress.