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Oscars 2014: Women, minorities changing the look of the Academy — slowly
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Feb 28, 2014
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Oscars 2014: Women, minorities changing the look of the Academy — slowly
Actress Alma Martinez first tried joining the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — the film industry nonprofit that puts on the Oscars — in the mid-1980s.
Actress Alma Martinez tries on outfits in wardrobe at the Los Angeles Theater Center, where she is workshopping a play.
Actress Alma Martinez tries on outfits in wardrobe at the Los Angeles Theater Center, where she is workshopping a play.
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Actress Alma Martinez first tried joining the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — the film industry nonprofit that puts on the Oscars — in the mid-1980s.

The Oscars are just two days away. Among those attending will be members of the newest and one of the most diverse classes of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  

KPCC's Josie Huang meets some of the new members