Independent Lens

East Of Salinas

Season 17, Episode 4 of 20

East of Salinas is a story about immigration, childhood, and circumstance. With little support at home, Salinas, California third grader Jose Ansaldo often turns to his teacher, Oscar Ramos, once a migrant farm kid himself. Oscar helps Jose imagine a future beyond the lettuce fields where his parents work. But Jose was born in Mexico - and he's on the cusp of understanding the implications of that. As we watch this play out, we begin to understand the cruelty of circumstance - for Jose and many millions of migrant kids like him. East of Salinas asks: What is lost when kids like Jose are denied opportunities?

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
12/28/2015
10 p.m.
12/29/2015
3 a.m.
1/3/2016
9 p.m.
9/8/2016
10 p.m.
9/9/2016
5 a.m.
1/4/2017
6 p.m.
9/25/2017
2:30 a.m.
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