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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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Journey from Mexico
14:41
Journey from Mexico
Victor Villasenor describes his family's harrowing journey to the United States
Eligio Pena
2:38
Eligio Pena
An immigrant from the Dominican Republic who fled the civil war and settled 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
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.
Gustavo Perez Firmat
3:57
Gustavo Perez Firmat
Gustavo Perez Firmat left Cuba in 1960 at age 11.
Los Angeles Walk Out
11:04
Los Angeles Walk Out
In 1968 Sal Castro organized the East Los Angeles high school walkouts
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