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From Here | Leaving Home

Tania Mattos talks about her family and why they had to leave Bolivia for the U.S.

Aired 06/01/2023 | Rating TV-PG

America ReFramed

From Here | Leaving Home

Clip: Season 11 Episode 5 | 59sVideo has Closed Captions

Tania Mattos talks about her family and why they had to leave Bolivia for the U.S.

Tania Mattos, an undocumented activist living in Queens, NY, talks about her family, their roots in Bolivia, and the reason why they had to leave the country for the United States. She is like many others who have had no choice but to flee home for a new "home" but no matter the years that pass, they lack a sense of belonging as they search for a path to citizenship.

Aired 06/01/2023 | Rating TV-PG

Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by Open Society Foundations,...

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