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Chile: A History in Exile
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directed by Cecilia Araneda; produced by Cecilia Araneda (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 28 mins
Cecilia Aranada returned to Chile years after her family had escaped the bloody Pinochet regime. Her own mother had been held and tortured in the Estadio Nacional, the infamous stadium from which many never emerged. She was shocked that in Chile today, many did not know of the horrors of the Pinochet regime. Inste...
directed by Cecilia Araneda; produced by Cecilia Araneda (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 28 mins
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Color of Honor: The Japanese American soldier in WWII
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directed by Loni Ding, 1931-2010; produced by Loni Ding, 1931-2010 (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1987), 1 hour 29 mins
A vivid, collective portrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II. Three distinct stories are told: the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most decorated military unit in U.S. history; M.I.S. (Military Intelligence Service), linguists who decoded Japanese military plans; and the thousands of draft resisters a...
directed by Loni Ding, 1931-2010; produced by Loni Ding, 1931-2010 (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1987), 1 hour 29 mins
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Disobeying Orders: G. I. Resistance to The Vietnam War
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directed by Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990; produced by Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1990), 30 mins
This documentary focuses on the antiwar movement within the armed forces. Interviews with Vietnam veterans, including a navy nurse, are interwoven with archival photos, film footage, and popular music of the 1960's. One nurse coordinated an air drop of antiwar leaflets over her naval base for which she was court-m...
directed by Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990; produced by Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1990), 30 mins
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The Guestworker
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directed by Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003 and Charles Thompson; produced by Charles Thompson and Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 53 mins
When President Bush and some members of Congress proposed guest worker programs as part of new immigration reform legislation, it was as though nothing like this had existed before. Yet since 1986, thousands of Mexican men have legally entered the United States to work here, because of the little known H-2A guestw...
directed by Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003 and Charles Thompson; produced by Charles Thompson and Cynthia Hill, fl. 2003 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 53 mins
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Mi Puerto Rico
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directed by Sharon Simon, fl. 1995; produced by Sharon Simon, fl. 1995 and Raquel Ortiz, fl. 1981-2007 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2005), 1 hour 27 mins
This wide-ranging and much-honored documentary explores Puerto Rico's rich cultural traditions and untold history, revealing the remarkable stories of its revolutionaries and abolitionists, poets and patriots -- all of whose struggles for national identity unfold within the complex web of relations between Puerto...
directed by Sharon Simon, fl. 1995; produced by Sharon Simon, fl. 1995 and Raquel Ortiz, fl. 1981-2007 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2005), 1 hour 27 mins
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Monkey Dance (Director's Version)
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directed by Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013; produced by Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2005), 1 hour 4 mins
This extraordinary documentary provides an illuminating and richly discussible case study of immigrant acculturation in contemporary America. With keen sensitivity to detail and a sharp eye and ear for nuance, the film explores the lives of three teenagers as they come of age in Lowell, Massachusetts. Children of...
directed by Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013; produced by Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2005), 1 hour 4 mins
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Monkey Dance (PBS Version)
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directed by Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013; produced by Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2005), 57 mins
This extraordinary documentary provides an illuminating and richly discussible case study of immigrant acculturation in contemporary America. With keen sensitivity to detail and a sharp eye and ear for nuance, the film explores the lives of three teenagers as they come of age in Lowell, Massachusetts. Children of...
directed by Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013; produced by Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2005), 57 mins
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Near Normal Man
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directed by Charlene Y. Stern, fl. 2015; produced by Charlene Y. Stern, fl. 2015 (Eixample, 2017), 28 mins
How does a young person maintain resilience and humanity in the face of vicious racism, unspeakable violence and unfolding genocide? This is the story of Holocaust Survivor Ben Stern, as he explores the question that haunts: how did he emerge from overwhelming physical pain and psychological terror, determined to...
directed by Charlene Y. Stern, fl. 2015; produced by Charlene Y. Stern, fl. 2015 (Eixample, 2017), 28 mins
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Uncommon Courage: Patriotism and Civil Liberties
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directed by Gayle Yamada, fl. 2003; produced by Gayle Yamada, fl. 2003, Bridge Media, Center for Asian American Media and KVIE (San Francisco, CA: Bridge Media, 2011), 57 mins

For the first time ever, Uncommon Courage: Patriotism and Civil Liberties tells the story of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) during World War II and the Occupation of Japan. Thousands of MIS soldiers, mostly Japanese American, fought for the United States in the Pacific in a unique role, using language as...

directed by Gayle Yamada, fl. 2003; produced by Gayle Yamada, fl. 2003, Bridge Media, Center for Asian American Media and KVIE (San Francisco, CA: Bridge Media, 2011), 57 mins
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When Castro Seized the Hilton
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directed by Bjarte Thoresen; produced by Bente Olav (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010, originally published 2009), 54 mins
This documentary, by Bjarte Thoresen, is about the takeover of the Havana Hilton by Fidel Castro for his revolutionary headquarters only one year after the hotel opened.
directed by Bjarte Thoresen; produced by Bente Olav (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010, originally published 2009), 54 mins
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