Latino Americans

Episode 6: Peril and Promise Trailer

Preview: Episode 6 | 3m 23s

From Cuba a second wave of refugees to United States – the Mariel exodus – floods Miami . The same decade sees the sudden arrival of hundreds of thousands of Central Americans (Salvadorans, Guatemalans, and Nicaraguans)

Aired: 09/30/13 | Rating: NR

Funding for LATINO AMERICANS is provided by CPB, PBS, Ford Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and The Summerlee Foundation

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