Chasing the Dream
Don Pablo Doesn't Want Welfare
Clip: Special | 3m 47s
One Puerto Rican resident is not applying for welfare after his home was ruined
Pablo, who was a chef, refuses to apply for financial relief, feeling embarrassed to do so when he has the strength to work. Sociologist Linda Colon explains that the middle class in Puerto Rico mostly lives check by check, and thus have been financially devastated by Hurricane Maria, which stopped many forms of income for residents and left them with little savings to fall back on.
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Chasing the Dream is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS
Major funding for Chasing the Dream is provided by The JPB Foundation, with additional funding from The Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund and Sue and Edgar Wachenheim, III.
Chasing the Dream
Don Pablo Doesn't Want Welfare
Clip: Special | 3m 47s
Pablo, who was a chef, refuses to apply for financial relief, feeling embarrassed to do so when he has the strength to work. Sociologist Linda Colon explains that the middle class in Puerto Rico mostly lives check by check, and thus have been financially devastated by Hurricane Maria, which stopped many forms of income for residents and left them with little savings to fall back on.
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The Reconstruction of a Severely Indebted Puerto Rico
Clip: Special | 3m 24s | Economists and Sociologists discuss the financial ramifications of Hurricane Maria (3m 24s)
Skilled Workers at Risk of Poverty
Clip: Special | 2m 20s | In Puerto Rico, skilled workers are out of jobs as businesses struggle to stay open (2m 20s)
Small Businesses After Hurricane Maria
Clip: Special | 3m 34s | After Hurricane Maria, small businesses in Puerto Rico struggle to rebuild (3m 34s)
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Chasing the Dream is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS
Major funding for Chasing the Dream is provided by The JPB Foundation, with additional funding from The Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund and Sue and Edgar Wachenheim, III.