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Latino Americans

Latino Americans

"Latino Americans" is the first major documentary series for television to chronicle the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have helped shape North America over the last 500-plus years and have become, with more than 50 million people, the largest minority group in the U.S.

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Jose Marti
8:01
Jose Marti
Jose Marti led an uprising against the Spanish government in Cuba
The Alamo
1:51
The Alamo
Santa Anna laid siege to the Alamo and the Tejano defenses. All 189 men were killed
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
15:53
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Vallejo was a Sonoma Californios, a general in the Mexican Army who favored annexation
El Dorado
5:17
El Dorado
The Capo family starts their own furniture business in Little Havana, Miami
Macario Garcia
4:20
Macario Garcia
Private Macario Garcia was the first Hispanic to receive the medal of honor
Herman Badillo
6:54
Herman Badillo
Herman Badillo was the first Puerto Rican to be elected to U.S. Representative.
Puerto Rican Youth and West Side Story
6:29
Puerto Rican Youth and West Side Story
Race and Ethnicity increasingly became a source of conflict for Puerto Ricans in New York.
Puerto Rico to New York
0:00
Puerto Rico to New York
In the early years of the great depression New York offered a way out for Puerto Ricans
G.I. Forum
4:27
G.I. Forum
Garcia's friendship with LBJ helped Kennedy carry Texas with his Viva Kennedy clubs.
Voter Mobilization in Texas
21:42
Voter Mobilization in Texas
The Chicano movement changed the political landscape of Texas, and America.
Hector Garcia
6:57
Hector Garcia
Hector Garcia was a Mexican-American doctor who dedicated his life to help veterans.
Guy Gabaldon
6:35
Guy Gabaldon
Guy Gabaldon was a Mexican-American U.S. Marine who captured 1500 Japanese during WWII
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