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. The changing and yet repeating context of American history provides a backdrop for the drama of individual lives. It is a story of immigration and redemption, of anguish and celebration, of the gradual construction of a new American identity that connects and empowers millions of people today.
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Hispanic Heritage Month Presidential Proclamation
President Barack Obama issued a proclamation in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month read below |
PBS Independent Lens Films
Short movies (mini-documentaries) on Latino Life
From undocumented college hopefuls, to recovering drug addicts giving high school a second shot, teen moms struggling with tough decisions, and families torn apart by deportation, these are stories that get to the heart of our struggles, hopes, and achievements. And now’s as good a time as any to heat up the popcorn, fry up some plátanos, and remember that through the good and bad, it’s great to be Latino. |
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Famous Hispanic- Americans
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Jennifer Lopez
Singer, Actress, Producer |
Sonia Sotomayor
US Supreme Court Justice |
Sandra Cisneros
Author |
Hispanic & Latino Stereotypes
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What History Teaches Us About Walls
Donald Trump may want to take note: World history is full of
examples of engineering thwarted by goal-oriented rank amateurs.
Donald Trump may want to take note: World history is full of
examples of engineering thwarted by goal-oriented rank amateurs.
On August 13, 1961, the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) began to build a barbed wire and concrete “Antifascistischer Schutzwall,” or “antifascist bulwark,” between East and West Berlin. The official purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western “fascists” from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state, but it primarily served the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West. The Berlin Wall stood until November 9, 1989, when the head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens of the GDR could cross the border whenever they pleased. That night, ecstatic crowds swarmed the wall. Some crossed freely into West Berlin, while others brought hammers and picks and began to chip away at the wall itself. To this day, the Berlin Wall remains one of the most powerful and enduring symbols of the Cold War.
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“There are four kinds of people in the world, Ms. Harper. Those who build walls. Those who protect walls. Those who breach walls. And those who tear down walls. Much of life is discovering who you are. When you find out, you also realize there are places you can no longer go, things you can no longer do, words you can no longer say.”
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It would cost more than $22.4 billion to build a fence along the entire 1,969-mile border. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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East German border guards stand on a section of the Berlin wall with the Brandenburg gate
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