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The Codebreaker
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52:23
American Experience

The Codebreaker

Served Like a Girl
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Independent Lens

Served Like a Girl

Artist Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle with her son, Johari | Still from KCET Artbound's "Artist and Mother" Mother AB s9
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Artist and Mother

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A girl playing in a fountain water at the park
In Santa Ana, a majority Mexican and renting population is heavily affected by pandemic. Advocates argue that the need to address the community’s lack of affordable housing and green space, crucial public health issues even before coronavirus, is now even more urgent.
Singer Linda Ronstadt belts out songs in Spanish from her "Canciones de Mi Padre" album at a 1988 Los Angeles, California concert. | George Rose/Getty Images
Linda Ronstadt is an icon in music, and she continues to use her fame to open doors for generations of musicians of Mexican American heritage and beyond.
Women Solar Engineers Transform Zanzibar Communities
13:17
Women attending the Barefoot College in Zanzibar are learning solar power engineering.
Laura Chick Challenged LA’s Powerful Police Union
3:52
LA City Councilwoman Laura Chick questions whether elected officials have done enough.
 Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks on stage at the Chase Center before President-elect Joe Biden's address to the nation November 07, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
The Golden State will gain a strong ally in the White House and new national influence with a Californian as Joe Biden’s second-in-command.
Celia Lacayo | Ricardo Palavecino for "187"
28:00
Celia Lacayo compares 187's "Save Our State" campaign with Trump's "Make America Great" again slogan.
Pilar Marrero | Samanta Helou Hernandez for "187"
Pilar Marrero was four years into her career at La Opinión when Proposition 187 landed.
Sandra Diaz | Ricardo Palavecino for "187"
Anti-187 walkouts were how Sandra Díaz learned what collective action was.
Antonia Hernández | Samanta Helou Hernandez for "187"
Antonia Hernández was at Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund when Prop 187 came about.
Gloria Molina | Ricardo Palavecino for "187"
In her public career, Gloria Molina achieved a lot of “firsts.”
Maria Elena Durazo | Samanta Helou Hernandez for "187"
Maria Elena Durazo has been at the forefront of major issues since her childhood in California fields.
Cristina Vazquez | Ricardo Palavecino for "187"
Cristina Vasquez expected at most 5,000 people to show up to protest 187. She saw more.
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