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The Sixth Section by Alex Rivera

"The Sixth Section" captures a dynamic form of cross-border organizing through the story of "Grupo Unión," a small band of Mexican immigrants in upstate New York devoted to raising money to rebuild the town they left behind. | Read the synopsis »

Encore: August 31, 2004 at 10:27 PM | Check for Rebroadcasts

"This state of living not here, not there — of living in a suspended animation or a virtual reality — became my "muse"... We all live in multiple, conflicting realities. The immigrant just does it in a more visible way. The immigrant's story is a rich point of departure for filmmaking."
—Alex Rivera

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MEXICAN HOMETOWN ASSOCIATIONS

Mexican migrants across the U.S. are making a global impact through local efforts. $10 and $20 donations here translate back home into a stadium, a well, a road, through collective effort and dollar power. Learn how these pioneering immigrant groups are changing the face of cross-border cooperation. »

FROM BASEBALL TO TRANSNATIONAL POWER
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We explore the past, present and future of hometown associations in depth with sociologists Gaspar Rivera-Salgado and Robert Smith, experts on Mexican migration and civic activism. »

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