Latinos are still a rarity on American television, especially in proportion to their population. That makes the study of Latino characters and how they’re represented even more important, says Isabel Molina-Guzman, a professor of media and cinema studies and of Latina/Latino studies. She focuses on the funny ones in her new book “Latinas and Latinos on TV,” and in the process examines the changing form of sitcoms in a “post-racial” television era. She spoke with News Bureau social sciences editor Craig Chamberlain.

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