VOCES

Two Veteran Brothers Become Unlikely Activists

When Manuel Valenzuela finds out his brother also receives a letter of deportation, he is shocked and says, “Join the club, brother.” Both had minor offenses on their record, which landed them in deportation court decades later. They decide to fight together and hit the local newscast to share their story and start a movement to stop the deportation of fellow veterans.

Two Veteran Brothers Become Unlikely Activists

3m 33s

  • Sabor Ártico: Latinos En Alaska: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sabor Ártico: Latinos En Alaska

    14m 10s

    Latinos face unique challenges in the Arctic environment where things can be extreme, remote, and sometimes inaccessible. “Sabor Ártico: Latinos En Alaska,” a short documentary, introduces viewers to a growing population of Latinos in Alaska through poignant interviews that give insight on the importance of food and culture in adapting to the Arctic environment and in forging their identity.

  • When It’s Good, It’s Good: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    When It’s Good, It’s Good

    9m 57s

    A filmmaker returns to her hometown in West Texas to document the effects of the boom-and-bust nature of the oil industry. An intimate portrait of family, memory, and economy, “When It’s Good, It’s Good” centers around life in an oil town called Denver City, Texas.

  • Sentir el Son: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sentir el Son

    17m 22s

    Sentir el Son is a poetic documentary short about an Afro-Mexican woman in search of her ethnic and gender identity through the West African and Afro-Mexican practices in music and dance. This is a heroine's journey about the struggle of ethnic invisibility and the hidden African Diaspora in Mexico.

WETA Passport

Stream tens of thousands of hours of your PBS and local favorites with WETA Passport whenever and wherever you want. Catch up on a single episode or binge-watch full seasons before they air on TV.