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Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez: What's Missing from the American Immigrant Narrative | TED

2020

Recounting her story of finding opportunity and stability in the US, Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez examines the flaws in narratives that simplify and idealize the immigrant experience -- and shares hard-earned wisdom on the best way to help those around us. See more...

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A Conversation with Latinos on Race - Op-Docs

In this short documentary, Latinos grapple with defining their ethnic and racial identities. While talking with Latino people we find out the understanding of their personal identity as well as what they deal with in their everyday lives.

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2016
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First-Generation Graduates Read Letters from Their Parents

UC Riverside has a long history of supporting first-generation students. At 58%, first-generation students make up more than half the student population at UCR. We connected with 11 of our first-generation graduates to see what being the first in their family to graduate meant to them.

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2019
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06:43

The Immigrant Mindset - Why Indians Drive Cabs & Own Convenience Stores

The stereotype is that Indian immigrants come to America, where they end up driving cabs and owning motels or convenience stores. Jaspreet Singh explains why he thinks this happens so often, including the immigrant mindset and what Indian immigrants commonly come to America to accomplish.

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2018
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As Hispanic Americans Leave Catholicism, Church Looks to Pope for Guidance

Nearly one-third of American Catholics are Hispanic, according to a new Pew Research Center study. But the report says Hispanics are also leaving the faith at a high rate. In 2010, 67 percent of Hispanic Americans identified as Catholic, but in 2013 that figure dropped to 55 percent.

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2015
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Latino Students on Why It’s Hard to Talk About Mental Health

This story was produced by Maria Ruiz and Christopher Sarenana at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Lake Balboa, California.

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2020
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Cristina Ibarra, Documentary Filmmaker | 2021 MacArthur Fellow

MacArthur Fellow Cristina Ibarra is crafting nuanced narratives about borderland communities, often from the perspective of Chicana and Latina youth.

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2021
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Latinos Talk About Coming Out

You’re not alone.

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2016
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Multicultural Expressions of Parenting Love

Exploring lived experience of positive parenting.

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2016
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03:42

What Afro-Latinos Want You to Know

Time to talk about micro-aggressions like: “Arregla la raza.”

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2017
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America Ferrera: My Identity Is a Superpower—Not an Obstacle

Hollywood needs to stop resisting what the world actually looks like, says actor, director and activist America Ferrera. Tracing the contours of her career, she calls for more authentic representation of different cultures in media—and a shift in how we tell our stories.

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2019
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Immigration and Assimilation