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Job as usher shows the way to climb ranks

Chicago Tribune
May 25, 2009

When Rolando Rodriguez and his family emigrated from Cuba in 1970, they settled in Kansas City, Mo., near a movie theater, where he applied for a part-time job his junior year of high school.

"The manager interviewed me and offered me a job as an usher on the spot for $1.50 an hour, free movies for me and my family, free drinks and popcorn," Rodriguez said. "Dressing up made it even more special. You got to wear a jacket, black bow tie and black slacks. I came out of there on cloud nine." Read on