The Californian (USA TODAY) PBS film 'East of Salinas' features local teacher, student

‘East of Salinas’: How a farmworkers’ son grew up to teach farmworkers’ kids

Monday's TV highlights: 'Independent Lens: East of Salinas' and more

NPR interview: Bright, Young, In Limbo: Film Sees Migrant Farm Life Through A Child's Eyes
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Audio podcast: How education is helping migrant children 'East of Salinas'

NY Times Review: ‘East of Salinas,’ on PBS, Tells a Migrant Boy’s Story

Listen to an Audio Podcast from Public Radio International about the film

Great article on NBC news interviewing Laura Pacheco.

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Like many of his students, this teacher grew up with migrant parents. Now he's showing how their dreams can become reality.

The “Independent Lens” documentary East of Salinas follows third-grader Jose Ansaldo, who is an undocumented immigrant and the son of farmworkers. Jose is gifted in school but has just begun to realize that some doors may be closed to him because he is not an American citizen. Meanwhile, his teacher, Oscar Ramos, tries to decide how best to help his students, many of whom have migrant parents. The one-hour documentary is available at http://bit.ly/EastofSalinas.

“I grew up working in the lettuce fields”: What it’s like as a migrant farmworker in Central California
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Editor's Picks on The Atlantic - 10 min preview of the film.