Week of March 29
Monday, March 29
11:00am The Latino Americans “Part 1: Foreigners in Their Own Land”
This series 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. The series covers the 1500s to the present day.
In part 1: Survey the history and people from 1565-1880, as the first Spanish explorers enter North America, the U.S. expands into territories in the Southwest that had been home to Native Americans and English and Spanish colonies, and as the Mexican-American War strips Mexico of half its territories by 1848.
Watch the show here:
https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-1-foreigners-their-own-land/
Tuesday, March 30
11:00am The Latino Americans “Part 2: Empire of Dreams”
This series 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. The series covers the 1500s to the present day.
In part 2: See how the American population is reshaped by Latino immigration starting in 1880 and continuing into the 1940s: Cubans, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans begin arriving in the U.S. and start to build communities in South Florida, Los Angeles and New York.
Watch the show here:
https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-2-empire-dreams/
Wednesday, March 31
11:00am The Latino Americans “Part 3: War and Peace”
This series 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. The series covers the 1500s to the present day.
In part 3: Trace the World War II years and those that follow, as Latino Americans serve their new country by the hundreds of thousands - yet still face discrimination and a fight for civil rights in the United States.
Watch the show here:
https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-3-war-and-peace/
Thursday, April 1
11:00am The Latino Americans “Part 4: The New Latinos”
This series 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. The series covers the 1500s to the present day.
In part 4: Review the decades after World War II through the early 1960s, as swelling numbers of immigrants from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic seek economic opportunities.
Watch the show here:
https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-4-new-latinos/
Friday, April 2
11:00am The Latino Americans “Part 5: Pride and Prejudice”
This series 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. The series covers the 1500s to the present day.
In part 5: Witness the creation of the proud "Chicano" identity as labor leaders organize farm workers in California, and as activists push for better education opportunities for Latinos, the inclusion of Latino studies and empowerment in the political process.
Watch the show here:
https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-5-prejudice-and-pride/
