he first Latino drama series on U.S. broadcast television. The series celebrates the enduring strength of family in America today as it chroniclesthe lives of the Gonzalez family, residents of East Los Angeles. Jess Gonzalez, a Mexican-American barber shop owner, introduces us to his family and allows us to witness their day-to-day experiences. The program reveals the universal struggles and triumphs of domestic life that all families encounter.

Visit the PBS American Family web site and learn more about the series through a variety of interactive features.

In conjunction with American Family, NJN will present portraits of four New Jersey families who reflect New Jersey's rich cultural diversity and illustrate the different ways people create families. Don't miss the stories of real-life families including The McEntee Family, The Sethi Family, The Matias Family, and The Hoebee-Elardo Family -- right here on www.njn.net.

NJN producers who collaborated on this project include Eric Schultz, Bob Szuter, Susan Wallner, and Walt Wasdyke.

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Funded in part by Johnson & Johnson and CPB (The Corporation for Public Broadcasting).