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THIRTEEN Specials
An Unknown Country
Season 2017
Episode 16
The story of European Jews who escaped Nazi persecution to find refuge in Ecuador---a South American republic barely known at the time. Featuring first hand accounts and archival material, the film follows the exiles' perilous escape and difficult adjustment as they remade their lives in what was for them an exotic, unfamiliar land.
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26:59
A New York City summer program for children seeking asylum from volatile conflicts.
58:52
From Protest to Resistance (1968) follows three veterans of the civil rights movement.
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26:46
In this local documentary, New Yorkers share memories of trips to U.S. National Parks.
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58:19
Desi: South Asians in New York explores the South Asian community in early-2000s NYC.
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54:57
Harmony & Spirit: Chinese-Americans in New York (2001) explores this community in NYC.
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46:09
Korean-American Spirit (1999) explores this specific ethnic community in New York City.
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50:47
Dominican-American Spirit (1999) explores this specific ethnic community in New York City.
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56:46
Nuyoricans: Puerto Ricans in New York (2002) explores this community in NYC.
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56:46
Fragile Waterways
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28:54
Old Alaska is part of the 1960s series that explores the then newly admitted 49th state.
30:39
Locksmith, keymaker and safecracker Phil Mortillaro is a decades-long fixture in NYC.