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55:06
Latino Americans
Peril and Promise
Examine the past 30 years, as a second wave of Cubans and hundreds of thousands Salvadorans, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans flee to the U.S., creating a debate over undocumented immigrants.
Episode
55:16
Latino Americans
Pride and Prejudice
Witness the creation of the proud "Chicano" identity as labor leaders organize farm workers in California, and as activists push for better education opportunities for Latinos, the inclusion of Latino studies and empowerment in the political process.
Episode
55:44
Latino Americans
The New Latinos
Review the decades after World War II through the early 1960s, as swelling numbers of immigrants from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic seek economic opportunities.
Episode
55:16
Latino Americans
War and Peace
Trace the World War II years and those that follow, as Latino Americans serve their new country by the hundreds of thousands, yet still face discrimination and a fight for civil rights in the United States.
Episode
55:46
Latino Americans
Empire of Dreams
See how the American population is reshaped by Latino immigration starting in 1880 and continuing into the 1940s.
Episode
53:37
Latino Americans
Foreigners In Their Own Land
Survey the history of Latinos from 1565-1880, as the first Spanish explorers enter North America.
Episode
55:06
Latino Americans
Episode 6: Peril and Promise
Takes viewers through the past 30 years of immigration and transformation
Episode
55:16
Latino Americans
Episode 5: Prejudice and Pride
Details the creation of the proud “Chicano” identity
Episode
55:44
Latino Americans
Episode 4: The New Latinos
Highlights the swelling immigration from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic
Episode
55:46
Latino Americans
Episode 2: Empire of Dreams
Documents how the American population begins to be reshaped by the influx of immigrants