The U.S. Latino Experience

Explore our new collection featuring a selection of films documenting the U.S. Latino Experience — along with articles and original features exploring America’s continued struggle with democracy, inclusion and justice for Hispanics and Latinos, and celebrating their contributions to the American story.

Explore nuestra nueva colección: una selección de películas que, documentan experiencias latinas en los Estados Unidos, junto con artículos y videos originales que exploran la lucha continua de los Estados Unidos por la democracia, la inclusión y la justicia de los latinos y que, celebran sus aportes a la historia del país.

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Film
Roberto Clemente

An in-depth look at an exceptional baseball player and committed humanitarian who challenged racial discrimination to become baseball’s first Latino superstar.
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Film
Zoot Suit Riots

In June 1943 the murder of a young Mexican-American man ignited a firestorm in the City of the Angels. In no time at all, ethnic and racial tensions that had been building up over the years boiled over.
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Film
A Class Apart

From a small-town Texas murder emerged a landmark civil rights case. The little-known story of the Mexican American lawyers who took Hernandez v. Texas to the Supreme Court, challenging Jim Crow-style discrimination.

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Audio
Sheri Neely and Dr. Gina Tillis

In this recording, Sheri Neely interviews her friend Dr. Gina Tillis. Dr. Tillis recalls growing up in diverse California schools, and the whiteness that prevailed in both the curriculum and staff. Gina shares the pressure she felt to reshape herself and her background in order to conform to the expectations of an educated person. She describes the consequences of this conformity to her own understanding of her culture and heritage.
Image Gallery
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Latinx and Hispanic figures from history who have contributed to the American experience.

Zoot Suit Riots | Image Gallery
How Bleacher Seats Demolished a Barrio

Chavez Ravine was a thriving Mexican-American community—until L.A. needed a place to put Dodger Stadium.
Zoot Suit Riots | Image Gallery
How the Zoot Suit Got So Much Swag

The evolution of a flamboyant style that became a symbol for marginalized communities.
A Class Apart | Image Gallery
Mexican Americans Who Made A Difference

Meet a group of Texan lawyers, mothers, advocates, and others — including a fatal clash led to a landmark court case, Hernandez v. Texas

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Flood in the Desert | Article
Soledad Luna and the St. Francis Dam Disaster

How a 10-year-old girl survived one of the worst civil engineering failures in American history.
Roberto Clemente | Article
Clemente's Family and Legacy

Clemente family members reflect on the player and the humanitarian.
Zoot Suit Riots | Article
The Rise of Riots

The Sleepy Lagoon murder and zoot suit riots of 1943.
The Eugenics Crusade | Article
Latinos and the Consequences of Eugenics

Eugenic beliefs had serious implications for Latinos in California, especially working-class Mexican-origin women and men, who were a growing population in the state in the first half of the 20th century.
The Vote | Article
‘Washed Away by the Majority’

Inside Texas attorneys’ long fight for Latino voting rights.
The Vote | Article
Getting Out the Latino Vote in Rural California

A woman’s journey to raise Latino voter participation in the eastern Coachella Valley.