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Relax and treat yourself! (6th-12th Grade)
Tuesdays; Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 12, Dec. 10; 5 p.m. at Roy and Helen Hall Library (Hall)
Series
Pub. Date
[2014], c2013
Language
English
Description
World War II is a watershed event for Latino Americans with hundreds of thousands of men and women serving in the armed forces, most fighting side by side with Anglos. In the Pacific, East L.A.'s Guy Gabaldon becomes a Marine Corp legend when he single-handedly captures more enemy soldiers than anyone in U.S. military history. But on the home front, discrimination is not dead: in 1943, Anglo servicemen battle hip young "Zoot suitors" in racially charged...
Series
Language
English
Description
Anglo-Americans tend to lump Hispanics together, forgetting that the category covers a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Mexican culture is different from Puerto Rican culture, and so on. In this program, three Hispanic Americans-New York Justice Frank Torres, a Puerto Rican; Cuban-born former Miami mayor Xavier Suarez; and Mexican restaurateur Gordino Velasco-discuss what unites and divides the various groups. The Puerto Rican perception of themselves...
3) Borderland
Series
Borderland volume 0
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Gathered at the Pima County Morgue, in Arizona and tasked by the medical examiner Dr. Greg Hess, six American volunteers set out to retrace the footsteps of three migrants who died while crossing the border from Mexico. The six American’s embark on an arduous and often heart-breaking journey to Guatemala, El Salvador and Chiapas, southern Mexico, but only after they first explore illegal immigration on the US side of the border. They join a local...
Series
Pub. Date
[2011], c1995
Language
Español
Description
The Day of the Dead is Mexico's most important fiesta. In the city of Pátzcuaro, Mexico, local residents await and discuss the festival with great anticipation. This program highlights their activities leading up to, during, and following Dia de los Muertos, offering plenty of Spanish lessons in the process. Because locally made foods, drinks, and souvenirs are often a big part of the holiday, viewers of the program will find ample opportunity to...
12) Cuban America
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Cuban America explores the continuing Cuban-American story as a concentrated exile group's impact on transforming the sleepy tourist town of Miami into a major metropolitan community. A detailed look into the complex experience of Cuban-Americans: who they are, how they came to be, where they came from, where they are going, what they did, and, more importantly, how they are portrayed.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Political empowerment for Latinos in the United States has always been difficult. A Mexican-American butcher's son from Texas, Willie Velasquez questioned the lack of Latino representation in his city's government, propelling him into a lifelong battle to gain political equality for Latinos. This documentary examines obstacles Latinos had to overcome to obtain representation, and addresses issues facing Latinos today.
Series
Pub. Date
[2005], c2001
Language
English
Description
Though Hispanic people journey to the United States from different homelands, do they all share the same heritage and concerns? This program takes a detailed look at the fastest-growing minority in the U.S. and what it means to be Latino and American. The documentary contrasts the experience of being a Latino in a flourishing ethnic neighborhood of a big city with living in a small town, where many Latinos feel isolated. Interviews with individuals...
17) Want to play?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016?]
Language
English
Description
"It's a sunny day and Pablo wants to play with his friends. Everyone wants to play different things. Will they find the right game to play?"--
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