September 20, 2013

PBS Series on Latinos in the United States

From http://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/about

LATINO AMERICANS is a landmark three-part, six-hour documentary series that is set to air nationally on PBS in the fall of 2013.

It is the first major documentary series for television to chronicle the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have helped shape the United States over the last 500-plus years and have become, with more than 50 million people, the largest minority group in the U.S.

The films chronicle Latinos in the United States from the sixteenth century to present day. It is a story of people, politics, and culture, large in scale and deep in its reach. 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.

The first episode aired on September 17th. Watch it at http://video.pbs.org/video/2365075996

Read a New York Times article about this series at http://tv.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/arts/television/latino-americans-a-six-hour-pbs-documentary.html?_r=0

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