Filmmaker David Gonzalez profiles his father and stepmother who have contracted COVID-19. (3m 45s)
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Astrid finds a job cleaning subway cars at the peak of the pandemic in New York City. (5m 23s)
Todos Unidos y Yo (Spanish Captions)
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After his business declined, Alfonzo began a program that brings food to people in need. (5m 20s)
Still Standing (Spanish Captions)
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Melanie navigates teaching her students online and caring for her three-year-old daughter. (7m 14s)
A Pescador in the Town (Spanish Captions)
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Meet Pancho Pescador, an artist who spends his pandemic-era days bringing art to Oakland. (4m 36s)
Night Shift (Spanish Captions)
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Dulce Bueno is an EMT who works long nights during the difficult days of the pandemic. (4m 36s)
Growing in the Shadows (Spanish Captions)
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Anel Medina is a nurse and one of 200,000 DACA recipients classified as essential workers. (3m 4s)
Chelsea: An Essential City (Spanish Captions)
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Meet a councilwoman and a sanitation worker who are keeping the city of Chelsea running. (4m 56s)
All Around Us (Spanish Captions)
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Journalist Maria Hinojosa discusses her reporting on the pandemic’s effect on Latinos. (5m 4s)
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Journalist Maria Hinojosa discusses her reporting on the pandemic’s effect on Latinos. (5m 4s)
Video has Closed Captions
After his business declined, Alfonzo began a program that brings food to people in need. (5m 20s)
Video has Closed Captions
Melanie navigates teaching her students online and caring for her three-year-old daughter. (7m 14s)
Video has Closed Captions
Dulce Bueno is an EMT who works long nights during the difficult days of the pandemic. (4m 36s)
Video has Closed Captions
Two married teachers struggle to teach virtually among thehardships of Puerto Rico. (5m 15s)
Video has Closed Captions
Meet Pancho Pescador, who spends his pandemic-era days bringing art to Oakland streets. (4m 36s)
Video has Closed Captions
Anel Medina is a nurse and one of 200,000 DACA recipients classified as essential workers. (3m 4s)
Video has Closed Captions
Monica Navarro takes pride in her work at Walmart, the site of the El Paso mass shooting. (4m 18s)
Video has Closed Captions
Meet a young city councilwoman and a sanitation worker who are keeping the city running. (4m 56s)
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