Latino Americans

Name: Latino Americans
Released: 2013-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Benjamin Bratt

TV Show · Documentary

Latino Americans tells the story of early settlement, conquest and immigration; of tradition and reinvention; of anguish and celebration; and of the gradual construction of a new American identity from diverse sources that connects and empowers millions of people today.

2013 · 51m

Starring Benjamin Bratt

EPISODE 1

Foreigners in Their Own Land

The history and people from 1565-1880, from the first Spanish explorations in North America to the Mexican-American War.
EPISODE 2

Empire of Dreams

Latino immigration reshapes America from 1880 to the 1940s.
EPISODE 3

War and Peace

Latin-American soldiers in World War II endured discrimination.
EPISODE 4

The New Latinos

Emigrants from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic seek new opportunities in the U.S. through the early 1960s.
EPISODE 5

Prejudice and Pride

Labor leaders organize farm workers in California as activists push for better education opportunities.
EPISODE 6

Peril and Promise

Debate over undocumented immigrants leads to a call for tighter borders.