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nea arts magazine spotlight: diane rodriguez: sharing the latina experience by rebecca sutton (excerpt) mar 28, 2018 (1) writer, director, and performer diane rodriguez has long been a part of the latino artistic community, making her professional theater debut with el teatro campesino in the mid - 1970s. in subsequent roles as co - director of the latino theater initiative, board president of the theatre communications group (tcg), associate artistic director of the center theatre group in los angeles, and a member of the national council on the arts, she has consistently used her position to uplift traditionally unheard voices, most passionately those of latinas. (2) in recent years, she has found her own voice as a playwright, sculpting title characters who are all strong women: living large centers on a latina widow who remakes her life on her own; itch revolves around a latina social justice worker seeking to at least crack, if not break, the glass ceiling; and a sweetheart deal follows a young latina’s trajectory into becoming a leader within the united farm workers union. she has also reached an entirely new generation of young girls through her work writing and consulting on scripts for mattel’s live barbie productions and the disney select the correct answer. which excerpt best describes that diane rodriguez is making a positive difference in the latina community? a. \i was going to go to graduate school. i applied to california institute of the arts, and i got turned down. the alternative was to join el teatro campesino—that was the best thing that ever happened to me.\ (paragraph 3) b. \we are asking to share in the leadership, and have a space where were not crowded out, where we are heard, and where we dont feel that the doors are slammed in our faces.\ (paragraph 4) c. \but i do think that its very, very hard for a woman of color to be a playwright full - time. i think that will change with the generations—im very hopeful for that.\ (paragraph 6) d. \she has also reached an entirely new generation of young girls through her work writing and consulting on scripts for the disney television show elena of avalor, which focuses on the adventures of a latina princess.\ (paragraph 2)

Explanation:

This excerpt shows Diane reaching a new - gen of young Latina girls, indicating positive impact on the community.

Answer:

D. "She has also reached an entirely new generation of young girls through her work writing and consulting on scripts [for] the Disney television show Elena of Avalor, which focuses on the adventures of a Latina princess." (paragraph 2)