Our Disappeared/Nuestros Desaparecidosby Juan Mandelbaum They dreamed of a revolution that would transform Argentina. But what happened to this hopeful generation who suddenly “disappeared”? Independent Lens, Global Voices | |
Point of Entry: An Intimate Look at Modern ImmigrationCarlos is an illegal immigrant living in the United States with his wife and two children. His decision to leave Mexico, his parents and siblings weighed heavily on him, but he knew that for them to get ahead he would have to leave for America. He was 15 years old at the time. Today, Carlos is 30 and continues sending money home to his family. Global Voices | |
Precious Knowledgeby Ari Luis Palos and Eren Isabel McGinnis When a highly successful Mexican American Studies program at a high school in Tucson comes under fire for teaching ethnic chauvinism, teachers and students fight back in a modern civil rights struggle. Independent Lens | |
A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfmanby Rodrigo Dorfman and Peter Raymont An exploration of exile, memory, longing, and democracy as seen through the eyes of one of America’s literary treasures — world-renowned playwright, Ariel Dorfman. Global Perspectives Collection | |
Revolucion: Five Visionsby Nicole Cattell Revolucion: Five Visions presents the story of five Cuban photographers whose lives and work span more than four decades, and whose perspectives on photography are as varied as their opinions about the Cuban Revolution. Global Voices, Independent Lens | |
Señorita Extraviada (Missing Young Woman)by Lourdes Portillo The remains of more than 250 sexually assaulted girls have been found in the desert outside of Juarez, Mexico. The victims’ relatives will not rest until these crimes are solved. Global Voices, POV | |
The Siegeby Elise West, Bentley Dean, Curtis Levy, and Christine Olsen In a desperate attempt to save his wife’s life, Nestor Cerpa leader of the Peruvian Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement and his squad of commandos seized the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Lima, holding dozens of foreign diplomats and businessmen hostage for 126 days. Global Perspectives Collection, Global Voices | |
The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapasby Saul Landau and Meredith Burch The confrontation in Mexico's most southern state raises global questions about the price of progress. | |
Small Ball: A Little League Storyby Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker Follow the hope, thrills, and excitement of players, parents, and coaches as a team of 11- and 12-year-old Little Leaguers go from their small Northern California town all the way to the 2002 Little League Baseball World Series Championship in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. | |
The Storm that Swept Mexicoby Raymond Telles The complex historical, social, political, economic and cultural forces that shaped the Mexican Revolution and its legacy. |
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