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

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Mexican Hometown Associations

Mexican migrants across the U.S. are making a global impact through local efforts. Learn more about these pioneering immigrant groups in this article reprinted from the Citizen Action in the Americas series. | »

Wiring money back home to Mexico

INTERVIEWS

From Baseball to Transnational Power Plays

We explore the past, present and future of hometown associations with sociologists Gaspar Rivera-Salgado and Robert Smith, experts on Mexican migration and civic activism. | »

A transnational map of Boqueron, Mexico and Newburgh, New York
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* Note: "The Sixth Section" premieres on September 2, 2003, following "Soldados: Chicanos in Viet Nam"

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