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Señorita Extraviada URL: http://www.pbs.org/pov/senoritaextraviada/ Description: This companion to a 2002 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program "wades into the chaos of a booming border town to ask questions the authorities would rather ignore" about the "over 270 woman [who] have been raped and murdered" in Juárez, Mexico, since 1993. Includes articles about Juárez and about maquiladoras ("foreign-owned assembly plants operated along the U.S.-Mexico border"), a list of "border lingo" with audio pronunciation guides, and related resources. Publisher: American Documentary, Inc.; Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Extra Keywords Juarez, Senorita NAFTA Library of Congress Subject Headings: Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) -- Economic conditions Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) -- Social conditions Serial murders Women -- Crimes against LII Database Information: Record 11545 created by Jennifer English on 09/29/2003 Last modification on 09/09/2009 Published: 09/29/2003 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/11545 |