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Season 2 – Global Voices

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International independent documentary series.
Global Voices — Season 2

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 25, 2009 The Dictator Hunter An American lawyer and son of a Holocaust survivor work with a Chadian survivor to bring Chad's former dictator Hissène Habré to justice. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 1, 2009 Two Bolivian boys work long shifts in the Cerro Rico silver mines to earn enough money to go to school. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 8, 2009 Afghanistan Unveiled The effects on Afghan women of the Taliban's repressive rule and of the U.S.-sponsored bombing campaign. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 15, 2009 Mirror Dance Both ballerinas, twin sisters try to overcome their differences as one goes to America while the other embraces the Cuban Revolution. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 22, 2009 Witnesses to a Secret War Three generations of Hmong refugees struggle with personal and political legacies. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 29, 2009 Power Trip An American energy company purchases a formerly state-run electricity company in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Details Episode 7 Aired May 6, 2009 Rules of the Game The 2007 elections in Papua New Guinea saw three candidates vying for governor. Details Episode 8 Aired May 13, 2009 Death of a Shaman A young Mien woman strives to come to terms with her father's death and her sister's murder. Details Episode 9 Aired May 20, 2009 Beyond the Border Four sons leave their family in Mexico seeking a better life in Kentucky. Details Episode 10 Aired May 27, 2009 Estilo Hip Hop The emergence of hip-hop music in Latin America and its impact on youth culture. Details Episode 11 Aired Jun 3, 2009 The New Americans Nigerian families, a Palestinian woman and two Dominican baseball players decide to travel the U.S. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 10, 2009 The New Americans The Palestinian woman is married; the baseball players face language and cultural differences; Nigerian families struggle with low-wage jobs. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 17, 2009 The New Americans All the immigrants face discrimination and culture clashes. Details Episode 14 Aired Jun 24, 2009 The New Americans The Dominicans and one Nigerian woman return home; a Mexican family attempts to immigrate to the U.S. Details Episode 15 Aired Jul 1, 2009 The New Americans An Indian computer programmer plans to work in Silicon Valley; a Mexican family arrives in Kansas. Details Episode 16 Aired Jul 8, 2009 The New Americans One Nigerian family falls behind, while another finds success; Mexican family struggles; Palestinian and Indian couples are strained. Details Episode 17 Aired Jul 15, 2009 The New Americans The Indian couple goes back home, with no plans to return to the U.S.; the Palestinian woman questions her place in America after Sept. 11. Details Episode 18 Aired Jul 22, 2009 End of the Rainbow Mine structures and equipment are reconstructed to begin gold processing in Guinea, West Africa. Details Episode 19 Aired Jul 29, 2009 En Route to Baghdad Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de Mello devoted his life to global humanitarian efforts. Details Episode 20 Aired Aug 5, 2009 Senorita Extraviada; Why Cybraceros? Fernando's First Snow Hundreds of young women are raped and murdered in Juarez, Mexico. Details Episode 21 Aired Aug 12, 2009 Seoul Train; The Chestnut Tree North Koreans try to escape their homeland and China, while activists put themselves in harm's way to attempt to help them. Details Episode 22 Aired Aug 19, 2009 Pickles Eight widows in the Israeli Arab village of Tamra, in Galilee, establish the Azka Pickle Cooperative, seeking financial independence for themselves and their children. Details Episode 23 Aired Aug 26, 2009 End of Waiting Time Family members search for the remains of relatives who disappeared during the dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco. Details Episode 24 Aired Sep 2, 2009 Hell of a Nation; Omelette Two Afghans try to attend the constitutional convention; a woman tries to make ends meet. Details Episode 25 Aired Sep 9, 2009 Archeology of Memory Exiled Chilean musician Quique Cruz creates a multimedia installation. Details Episode 26 Aired Sep 9, 2009 Revolucion The lives and work of five Cuban photographers. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 25, 2009