This collection (which has been edited from the original), created by RIM@SI Fellow Ashley Naranjo from the Smithsonian Office of the Undersecretary for Education, includes a video interview and testimonial with Emilia Castañeda (April 10, 1926). Castañeda was a young Mexican American girl when she and her family were forced to leave their home and deported to Mexico from the United States in the 1930s. The interview includes a first-hand account of the impact of the federal government's forced removal of Mexican Americans.

Complementary resources to the short film include: Smithsonian Libraries' graphic organizers for evaluating historical sources, and additional documents highlighting this history. The collection encourages users to consider personal and societal viewpoints. 

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Keywords:  Mexican Americans, repatriation,