Join us for a screening of the the PBS documentary Latino Americans: 500 Years of History.
Part 1 "Foreigners in Their Own Land"
Explores the period from 1565-1880, as the first Spanish explorers enter North America, the U.S. expands into territories in the Southwest that had been home to Native Americans and English and Spanish colonies, and as the Mexican-American War strips Mexico of half its territories by 1848.
A six-hour documentary series at the Oceanside Public Library every Tuesday for a six-week period, April 5 to May 10.
Screenings followed by a scholar-led lecture and discussion.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Civic Center Library Community Rooms
Oceanside Library
330 North Coast Highway
Oceanside, 92054
Dates and times:
Tuesday, April 5 - 5:30 PM to Foreigners in their Own Land (1565-1880)
Tuesday, April 12 - 5:30 PM to Empire of Dreams (1880-1942)
Tuesday, April 19 - 5:30 PM to War and Peace (1942-1954)
Tuesday, April 26 - 5:30 PM to The New Latinos (1946-1965)
Tuesday, May 3 - 5:30 PM to Prejudice and Pride (1965-1980)
Tuesday, May 10 - 5:30 PM to Peril and Promise (1980-2000)
For more information, please call (760) 435-5586
Part 1 "Foreigners in Their Own Land"
Explores the period from 1565-1880, as the first Spanish explorers enter North America, the U.S. expands into territories in the Southwest that had been home to Native Americans and English and Spanish colonies, and as the Mexican-American War strips Mexico of half its territories by 1848.
A six-hour documentary series at the Oceanside Public Library every Tuesday for a six-week period, April 5 to May 10.
Screenings followed by a scholar-led lecture and discussion.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Civic Center Library Community Rooms
Oceanside Library
330 North Coast Highway
Oceanside, 92054
Dates and times:
Tuesday, April 5 - 5:30 PM to Foreigners in their Own Land (1565-1880)
Tuesday, April 12 - 5:30 PM to Empire of Dreams (1880-1942)
Tuesday, April 19 - 5:30 PM to War and Peace (1942-1954)
Tuesday, April 26 - 5:30 PM to The New Latinos (1946-1965)
Tuesday, May 3 - 5:30 PM to Prejudice and Pride (1965-1980)
Tuesday, May 10 - 5:30 PM to Peril and Promise (1980-2000)
For more information, please call (760) 435-5586
