Ethnic Man
De Forest, Wisconsin, United States
Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
Your presentation, Ethnic Man, challenged us to think beyond race and color. It offered a very stimulating and enriching dialogue that generated much conversation in our college community. The Black History Month Committee wishes to thank you for your time, your honesty and you powerful performance. May our paths cross again in the future.
- Raritan Valley Community College
I would like to thank you for the wonderful opportunity that CIA Speakers gave us, in bringing Mr. Teja Arboleda to our campus. He is such a pleasant and funny person to talk to. We were delighted with his show, Ethnic Man! His show gave us an insight on real cultural diversity.
- Oklahoma State University
Teja Arboleda (Ethnic Man) was wonderful, everyone who attended really enjoyed his presentation. Teja really got the students to think about issues they may have not thought about before and to reflect on their own ethnic background. He went beyond what was expected and really made an impact on people. His presentation was humorous and entertaining yet his message came across seriously as he made each point non confrontational. I believe all students should have the opportunity to hear Teja's message. It is extremely important in today's diverse population. - Texas Tech University
Discography
INDUSTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Emmy Award for Public Affairs Programming
2009 Silver Telly Award for best documentary
Appeared before the Senate committee on racial classification where he testified for changes in federal racial and ethnic categories.
Awarded an excellence distinction for service as a faculty member in the Public Affairs program production training courses for PBS-Boston.
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Bio
Teja Arboleda is a television producer, director, writer, actor and public speaker. He also is the founder and president of Entertaining Diversity, Inc. a company that provides consulting and education programs on cross-cultural and diversity issues for educational institutions, companies, and civic groups all over the United States.
Arboleda is a television producer and director. He acts as a liaison producer between television and video production companies in Japan and the US. He has produced, directed and filmed music videos, including 500 corporate sales and training videos, commercials, PSA's and independent films.
Arboleda is the author of In The Shadow of Race, an account of his personal experiences as a multicultural, multiethnic and "multiracial" American. Recently he created, produced, directed, wrote and starred in the six part, first through fourth grade educational video series, Diversity Elementary, which aired on PBS in early 2001. He has produced segments on cultural diversity issues for WCVB-TV's (ABC) Chronicle and has recently completed web marketing videos for Verizon Wireless.
Arboleda is adjunct professor, teaching Race & Ethnic Relations and Media Production at The New England Institute of Art in Brookline, Massachusetts. He received his B.A from Clark University, and his M.Ed from Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.
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