Clip: Season 1 | 6m 35s
Guy Gabaldon was a Mexican American U.S. Marine who at the age of 18, captured 1,500 Japanese during the Battle of Saipan in World War II. The U.S. Government awarded him the silver star and the Navy Cross and was nominated for the Medal of Honor.
Aired: 09/23/13
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The Chicano movement changed the political landscape of Texas, and America.
Immigration Demonstrations of 2006
If HR4437 passed the senate 12 million undocumented immigrants would have been 'felons'
Takes viewers through the past 30 years of immigration and transformation
Episode 5: Prejudice and Pride
Details the creation of the proud “Chicano” identity
Highlights the swelling immigration from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic
Latino Americans serve their country during WWII but still face discrimination at home.
Documents how the American population begins to be reshaped by the influx of immigrants
