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8 Episodes 2014 - 2014
Episode 1
Thu, Oct 2, 201425 mins
Welcome to Clarkston, Georgia-one of America's most diverse square miles. Designated as a refugee resettlement site in the 1980s, Clarkston is home to people from over 40 different countries. Once a hub for the Ku Klux Klan, the city has gone from being 90% white to 82% non-white in just 30 years. We examine how Clarkston's daily realities reflect wider demographic trends, and explore the collaborations and collisions that are occurring between the old and new South.
Episode 2
Thu, Oct 9, 201425 mins
Pacific Islanders serve in the U.S. military in disproportionally high numbers, and have suffered the highest casualty rates in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We visit Guam, a U.S. territory in the Pacific, to speak to some of the island's veterans. The men and women here are American citizens and serve in our country's military at a rate three times higher than the rest of the country. We explore why Guam's returning veterans say they can't get the healthcare they need.
Episode 3
Thu, Oct 16, 201425 mins
American suburbs are becoming more diverse, but the "exurbs" that surround them remain overwhelmingly white. In fact, while whites account for only 6% of total U.S. population growth, they make up 73% of growth in exurban areas. We visit Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-a town that successfully ousted the Aryan Nations in 2000, but remains overwhelmingly white. We explore both the allure and the complexity of living in a homogeneous community.
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 23, 201425 mins
The Bakken Oil Boom is bringing billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs to North Dakota. But most people don't know that a substantial part of the state's oil production is concentrated on an Indian reservation. Fort Berthold Reservation's 1,000-plus oil wells have brought in money and jobs for some. But the oil has also brought danger-organized crime, hard drugs, traffic fatalities-and other problems. We speak to tribal members about the benefits and consequences of the boom.
Episode 5
Thu, Oct 30, 201425 mins
We return to Clarkston, Georgia to follow unlikely candidates in the city's 2013 local election, as three Mayoral and City Council candidates are former refugees who will be running for office and voting for the first time. These new American candidates were inspired to run for office after screening and participating in America By The Numbers with Maria Hinojosa: Mainstream, USA. Will they be able to bring new voters to the polls and make their voices heard? We document this remarkable moment in Clarkston's history.
Episode 6
Thu, Nov 6, 201425 mins
Asian Americans are the best-educated and highest-income ethnic group in the United States. They are often referred to as the "model minority," suggesting that all Asians are successful in school and in life. But Southeast Asian Americans have some of the lowest high school completion rates in the nation. We visit Long Beach, California-the city with America's largest Cambodian community-to find out why this educational crisis is happening and what people are doing about it.
Episode 7
Thu, Nov 13, 201425 mins
The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other nation, and the biggest portion goes towards pregnancy and childbirth. Despite that, the nation ranks 56th lowest in the world for infant mortality. To find out more about this critical issue, we visit Rochester, New York, where babies are dying at a rate almost twice the national average, and where mothers of color are two times as likely as white mothers to lose their babies before their first birthday. As we search for answers, we also visit the programs that are working to reverse these dramatic disparities.
Episode 8
Thu, Nov 20, 201425 mins
With a collective purchasing power of $3 trillion, people of color are quickly becoming the nation's most sought-after consumers. Iconic brands are re-examining their marketing strategies in order to stay competitive in the changing marketplace. Latinos, with a buying power of $1.2 trillion, are at the heart of this new consumer focus. We take an exclusive look inside LatinWorks, one of the most successful multicultural ad agencies in the country, and learn how they are speaking to the multicultural millennial market.