Latino Americans

Latino Americans

Documentary 2013

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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.

Documentary 2013

PG

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.

51 min Sept 17, 2013 PG
EPISODE 2

Empire of Dreams

Latino immigration reshapes America from 1880 to the 1940s.

53 min Sept 17, 2013 14+
EPISODE 3

War and Peace

Latin-American soldiers in World War II endured discrimination.

53 min Sept 24, 2013 PG
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.

53 min Sept 24, 2013 PG
EPISODE 5

Prejudice and Pride

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

53 min Oct 1, 2013 PG
EPISODE 6

Peril and Promise

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

53 min Oct 1, 2013 PG

Benjamin Bratt

Narrator

About

Latino Americans

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.

Information

Studio: PBS
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.