Videos (27)

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  South Asian and Arab American Comedians: Race in America

  published 33 months ago

  7:30 | 2,858 views

  South Asian/Arab comedians crack audiences up at Breakthrough’s “Laff it Up” event at Joe’s Pub in NYC. Watch Comedy Central’s Dean Obeidallah and others dish about race in America.

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  My brother came home late, but I'm the one who is punished.

  published 33 months ago

  1:03 | 1,724 views

  My brother came home late, but I'm the one who is punished. Is this justice? Breakthrough's new campaign asks this very question. Our new campaign, Is This Justice? aims to bring attention to the growing incidence of stigma and...

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  He can't drive, but I'm the one who is being punished

  published 33 months ago

  1:02 | 1,679 views

  He can't drive, but I'm the one who is being punished. Is this justice? Breakthrough's new campaign asks this very question. Our new campaign, Is This Justice? aims to bring attention to the growing incidence of stigma and...

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  A man looks at me, but I'm the one who is being punished.

  published 33 months ago

  0:52 | 1,431 views

  A man looks at me, but I'm the one who is being punished. Is this justice? Breakthrough's new campaign asks this very question. Our new campaign, Is This Justice? aims to bring attention to the growing incidence of stigma and discrimination...

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  Agatha Joseph: Exposing Detention

  published 34 months ago

  2:52 | 1,671 views

  Agatha Joseph sits down with Breakthrough to tell the hardships her daughter endured while being in detention for three years. A few years prior, her curious 16-year-old daughter, a greencard holder, smoked a joint, and was charged with a $50...

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  Professor Brotherton: Detention Trial

  published 34 months ago

  2:18 | 1,420 views

  David Brotherton, Professor of Sociology at John Jay College in New York City, has done extensive research on the effects of deportation. His work as an expert witness has allowed him to view an immigration trial firsthand. He shares the overall...

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  Through Thick and Thin: Immigration and Gay Couples

  published 34 months ago

  3:59 | 2,506 views

  Breakthrough interviewed Sebastian Cordoba on his new film, “Through Thick and Thin,” a documentary about the immigration struggles for lesbian and gay couples in America. With no legal way to sponsor a foreign born partner, gay couples are fighting...

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  Susan Davies: Her fight to save her friend from deportation

  published 34 months ago

  1:16 | 1,500 views

  Susan Davies, tells Ansar Mahmood’s story of the American dream. He gets his green card, comes to the United States, but then the unexpected happens. After months of fighting to keep Ansar from being deported, Susan shares how the immigration system...

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  Agatha Joseph: A mother's battle to get her daughter out of dete

  published 34 months ago

  1:34 | 1,217 views

  Agatha Joseph has faced enormous hardships as a mother. Her 16 year old daughter smoked a joint, paid the fine, and moved on with her life. Yet years later, she faced mandatory detention and deportation proceedings for that same minor marijuana...

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  Anita: HIV+ Woman in India holds her head high despite discrimin

  published 34 months ago

  1:13 | 1,840 views

  Anita is an HIV+ woman in India. She never thought she would get HIV-- especially from her husband. She lives in a society plagued with discrimination, but she is a fighter, despite the cards she's been dealt. Breakthrough's new campaign,...