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La Americana is the first feature-length documentary film by People’s Television. Winner of multiple awards at film festivals across the country, La Americana is now being used as the centerpiece for a nationwide campaign to engage and inspire audiences to dialogue about immigrants’ rights and immigration reform.
About the Film
Carmen never planned to come to the United States, but when her daughter Carla was only nine-years-old, tragedy struck. Carmen left Carla behind in Bolivia and made the dangerous and illegal journey to New York City where she could earn enough to support her ailing daughter, knowing she may never return home. But after six years of separation, congress proposes ‘amnesty’ legislation that could allow Carmen and Carla to be reunited again…
Will Carmen stay and fight for the American dream, or be home as promised for Carla’s quinceañera? Filmed in three countries and told through an intimate cinema-vérité narrative, her unforgettable story is woven into the current immigration debate in the United States, putting a human face on this timely and controversial issue.
Clarissa Martinez De Castro, Director, Immigration and National Campaigns on MSNBC
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Janet Murguía, NCLR President and CEO responds to Tancredo's comments on CNN
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- Posted by National Council of La Raza
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Janet Murguía, NCLR President and CEO responds to Tancredo's comments on CNN
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2009 NCLR Annual Conference Promotional Video
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- Posted by National Council of La Raza
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The Annual Conference will be held July 25 - 28 at McCormick Place West in downtown Chicago, IL.
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Fireside chat with Janis Bowdler, Associate Director, Wealth-Building Policy Project, NCLR
Fireside chat with A. Elena Lacayo, Immigration Legislative and Field Associate, NCLR
Catherine Singley, Policy Analyst, Employment and Economic Policy Project NCLR
