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Becoming American by Patricia Garcia Rios & Maria Teresa Rodriguez
Recent Mexican immigrants, though generally poorer, tend to be healthier than the 
average American. But the longer they’re here, the worse their relative health becomes. This is known as the “Latino Paradox.” Is there something about life in America that is harmful to health? Conversely, what is protective about new immigrant communities that we can all learn from? Can community and labor organizing reverse the downward trend? Features a portrait of Amador Bernal a mushroom farm worker in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. (USA, 2008, 28 min, in Spanish with English subtitles)
From the Digital Storytelling Training program of the Raíces Project comes two youth produced short films, Carla (USA, 2006, 4:15 min) and Diego (USA, 2007, 4:20 min), that document the hopes, dreams, and challenges faced by young, rural Latin@s today.
Journey to Mars by Juan Pablo Zaramella
5 year old Antonio is fascinated with Mars. Amazingly, his grandfather takes him there in his tow truck. (Argentina, 2004, 16 mins, animation, in Spanish)
The Sixth Section by Alex Rivera
The Sixth Section blends digital animation, home video, cinema verité, 
and interview footage to depict the transnational organizing of a community of Mexican immigrants in Newburgh, New York. The men profiled in the film form an organization called ‘Grupo Unión,’ which is devoted to raising money in the United States to rebuild the Mexican town that they’ve left behind. Grupo Unión is one of at least a thousand “hometown associations” formed by Mexican immigrants in the United States, and they are beginning to have a major impact in the politics and economics of both the U.S. and Mexico. (USA, 2003, 27 mins, in Spanish & English with English Subtitles)
Watch the trailer.
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JUNTOS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization comprised of Mexican and other Latino immigrants in Philadelphia. Its mission is to build power for justice in the city of Philadelphia and members’ home countries in order to create vibrant, organized, vocal, and healthy communities.