China Prep: Production Diary II
Judgment Day -- June 7, 2008. After three years of researching, writing, fundraising and filming, the two-day exam finally begins.
Judgment Day -- June 7, 2008. After three years of researching, writing, fundraising and filming, the two-day exam finally begins.
Global remittances -- funds sent from migrant workers to their home countries -- were recorded at $318 billion in 2007.
Filmmaker Nina Alvarez talks about a mother's love for her son and shares her personal experience as a Salvadoran-American.
Salvadoran gang member Traveiso's mother went north to find work in the United States. His mother’s story paints a portrait of one immigrant’s experience and the difficulties of life stretched across borders.
What do you think about the deportation of criminals from the United States? Take our poll.
Read about gangs in the U.S., China, South Africa, El Salvador, and Brazil.
WIDE ANGLE viewers often ask what they can do to help. Here is a short list of organizations that are working to help child soldiers in Uganda and around the world.
Links to additional online resources about "Lord's Children" and child soldiers.
Credits for Lord's Children
Lord’s Children follows three former child soldiers who escaped from the bush and have since taken refuge in a rehabilitation center.
WIDE ANGLE host Aaron Brown interviews Betty Bigombe, a former Ugandan government minister who is involved in negotiations with the LRA.
An estimated 300,000 child soldiers serve as armed combatants, sex slaves, spies, messengers, minesweepers and even suicide bombers around the world. This interactive map shows where child soldiers are involved in armed conflicts.
An interview with filmmaker Oliver Stoltz about the making of "Lord's Children."
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