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Hatred
directed by Mitzi Goldman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 1 hour 18 mins
This wide ranging documentary travels from Berlin to Harlem to the Middle East and Australia to investigate the connection between hatred on a personal level and hatred between nations. Is there a connection between the hatred that leads to mass violence and the hatred we all feel from time to time? The filmmaker'...
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directed by Mitzi Goldman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 1 hour 18 mins
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This wide ranging documentary travels from Berlin to Harlem to the Middle East and Australia to investigate the connection between hatred on a personal level and hatred between nations. Is there a connection between the hatred that leads to mass violence and the hatred we all feel from time to time? The filmmaker's father was a refugee from Nazi Germany in 1939. The film opens with their return to his birthplace in east Germany. For the first tim...
This wide ranging documentary travels from Berlin to Harlem to the Middle East and Australia to investigate the connection between hatred on a personal level and hatred between nations. Is there a connection between the hatred that leads to mass violence and the hatred we all feel from time to time? The filmmaker's father was a refugee from Nazi Germany in 1939. The film opens with their return to his birthplace in east Germany. For the first time, the filmmaker understands what it must be like to have been the object of hatred, as she watches her father's reaction to the places of his childhood. Returning to New York the filmmaker found increasing tension between blacks and Jews. Calvin Butts, Pastor of the Abysinnian Baptist Church, talks about the history of discrimination faced by American blacks. Psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton feels that groups chose a designated victim to scapegoat in order to assert their own identity. Others interviewed are Michele Wallace, author; jazz musician Milt Hinton; Akbar Ahmed, academic and author; and Prof. Yehuda Bauer of Hebrew University. Traveling to Egypt and Israel, the filmmaker constantly asks people who and what they hate. In this explosive part of the world, no one ever admits to hating anyone. Yet their deeply felt passions of nationalism, religion and race belie this denial. The filmmaker concludes 'it is easier to hate another than to see hatred in yourself.' College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Mitzi Goldman
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Ethnic groups, Race and culture, Religion, Ethnic Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Losing Knowledge: 50 Years of Change
directed by Laura Nader, 1930- and Roberto J. González, 1969-; produced by Laura Nader, 1930- and Roberto J. González, 1969- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2012), 40 mins
This profound ethnographic documentary explores the myriad of ways in which centuries-old indigenous knowledge is rapidly vanishing throughout the world. The film focuses on the southern Mexican village of Talea, Oaxaca. For half a century, the Zapotec people of this region have experienced rapid modernization: Th...
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directed by Laura Nader, 1930- and Roberto J. González, 1969-; produced by Laura Nader, 1930- and Roberto J. González, 1969- (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2012), 40 mins
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This profound ethnographic documentary explores the myriad of ways in which centuries-old indigenous knowledge is rapidly vanishing throughout the world. The film focuses on the southern Mexican village of Talea, Oaxaca. For half a century, the Zapotec people of this region have experienced rapid modernization: The creation of a road linking the village to cities, the arrival of electricity, and the introduction of computers and Internet have all...
This profound ethnographic documentary explores the myriad of ways in which centuries-old indigenous knowledge is rapidly vanishing throughout the world. The film focuses on the southern Mexican village of Talea, Oaxaca. For half a century, the Zapotec people of this region have experienced rapid modernization: The creation of a road linking the village to cities, the arrival of electricity, and the introduction of computers and Internet have all transformed the texture of daily life. However, the people of Talea have often experienced progress as a double-edged sword. Farmers are now able to export coffee and other cash crops, but many of their children have migrated to the United States and today, fertile fields lay abandoned. Governance was once a village affair, but state and national government has disrupted and sometimes displaced local political autonomy. Most new buildings in Talea are constructed with imported concrete, not with regional materials. And traditional healing practices are rapidly being displaced by Western biomedicine. By exploring the transformation of agriculture, governance, architecture, and medical practices in the village, filmmaker/anthropologists Laura Nader and Roberto Gonzalez pose a series of provocative questions: Is it possible that 50 years of development has done more to unravel local culture than 500 years of conquest? What are the long-term implications of the knowledge that has been lost? Is there any possibility these processes might be reversed? The film also examines how disappearing indigenous knowledge isn't just a Zapotec problem. It is a global problem, for throughout the world, local knowledge developed over centuries -- a priceless intellectual treasure trove -- is withering away at an alarming rate. Losing Knowledge is both insightful and poignant. It will engage students and engender thought and discussion in a wide range of classes in cultural anthropology, Latin American studies, development issues and economics, and third-World studies. It was produced and directed by Laura Nader (University of California, Berkeley) and Roberto Gonzalez (San Jose State University).
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Laura Nader, 1930-, Roberto J. González, 1969-
Author / Creator
Laura Nader, 1930-, Roberto J. González, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Agriculture, Immigration and emigration, Anthropology, Zapotec, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Berkeley Media
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Message From Hiroshima
directed by Masaaki Tanabe, 1937-; produced by Masaaki Tanabe, 1937-, Knack Images Production (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2015), 52 mins
Narrated by George Takei, Message From Hiroshima provides an inside look at life and culture in the city before the first ever atomic bomb was used. Today, where the Hon and Motoyasu rivers meet, stands the Peace Memorial Park – the former location of the Nakajima district, which once was home thousands to peopl...
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directed by Masaaki Tanabe, 1937-; produced by Masaaki Tanabe, 1937-, Knack Images Production (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2015), 52 mins
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Narrated by George Takei, Message From Hiroshima provides an inside look at life and culture in the city before the first ever atomic bomb was used. Today, where the Hon and Motoyasu rivers meet, stands the Peace Memorial Park – the former location of the Nakajima district, which once was home thousands to people and hundreds of businesses. When the first ever atomic bomb was detonated 2,000 feet above Hiroshima’s city center on August 6, 194...
Narrated by George Takei, Message From Hiroshima provides an inside look at life and culture in the city before the first ever atomic bomb was used. Today, where the Hon and Motoyasu rivers meet, stands the Peace Memorial Park – the former location of the Nakajima district, which once was home thousands to people and hundreds of businesses. When the first ever atomic bomb was detonated 2,000 feet above Hiroshima’s city center on August 6, 1945, all of that vanished. Seventy years later, director Masaaki Tanabe makes it his mission to revive the memory of what once was by interviewing hibakusha (survivors) and former residents. These heart wrenching testimonials, along with computer-generated recreations of restaurants, shoe stores, cinemas, and the famous Industrial Promotion Hall, takes us deep into the hustle and bustle, sights, sounds, and smells of a lost culture and people.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Masaaki Tanabe, 1937-, Knack Images Production, George Takei, 1937-
Author / Creator
Masaaki Tanabe, 1937-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Speaker / Narrator
George Takei, 1937-
Topic / Theme
Memoirs, Monuments, Radiation victims, Cities, Nuclear warfare, War victims, Survivors, Atomic Bombing, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945, War and Violence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Cinema Libre Studio
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Natives: Immigrant Bashing On the Border
produced by Jesse Lerner and Scott Sterling, fl. 1991 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 37 mins
Starkly shot in black and white, this multi-festival film captures the unabashed xenophobia of a number of Americans living in California along the U.S.-Mexican border. They are reacting to the influx of undocumented aliens, who they believe are draining community resources and committing crimes. Nativist organiza...
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produced by Jesse Lerner and Scott Sterling, fl. 1991 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 37 mins
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Starkly shot in black and white, this multi-festival film captures the unabashed xenophobia of a number of Americans living in California along the U.S.-Mexican border. They are reacting to the influx of undocumented aliens, who they believe are draining community resources and committing crimes. Nativist organizations have been formed such as "Light Up The Border" which masses cars along the border with head-lights blazing at possible intruders....
Starkly shot in black and white, this multi-festival film captures the unabashed xenophobia of a number of Americans living in California along the U.S.-Mexican border. They are reacting to the influx of undocumented aliens, who they believe are draining community resources and committing crimes. Nativist organizations have been formed such as "Light Up The Border" which masses cars along the border with head-lights blazing at possible intruders.The film critiques the nativist position by contrasting the professed love of country with racist and anti-democratic attitudes. One white-haired couple advocates machine-gunning down a few at the border as a warning. Other residents complain that "the illegals bring drugs and disease, multiply like rabbits, fill up the jails, and go on welfare."A closed captioned version is available on vhs only. Please specify when ordering High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jesse Lerner, Scott Sterling, fl. 1991
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Crossing borders, Immigrant populations, Immigration and emigration, Law, Politics & Policy, Ethnic Studies, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Paul Tomkowicz: Street-railway Switchman
directed by Roman Kroitor; produced by Tom Daly, 1918-2011 and Roman Kroitor, National Film Board of Canada (Canada: National Film Board of Canada, 1954), 9 mins
In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to the life he knew in Poland, marvelling at the freedom Canadians enjoy. In winter the rail-switches on streetcar tracks in Winnipeg froze and jammed with freezing mud a...
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directed by Roman Kroitor; produced by Tom Daly, 1918-2011 and Roman Kroitor, National Film Board of Canada (Canada: National Film Board of Canada, 1954), 9 mins
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In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to the life he knew in Poland, marvelling at the freedom Canadians enjoy. In winter the rail-switches on streetcar tracks in Winnipeg froze and jammed with freezing mud and snow. Keeping them clean, whatever the weather, was the job of the switchman.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tom Daly, 1918-2011, Roman Kroitor, National Film Board of Canada, Tommy Tweed
Author / Creator
Roman Kroitor
Date Published / Released
1954
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Speaker / Narrator
Tommy Tweed
Person Discussed
Paul Tomkowicz
Topic / Theme
Railroads, Streetcars, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1953 by the National Film Board of Canada
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Pig Tusks and Paper Money
produced by Lilliana Gibbs Production and Australian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 1 hour 1 mins
There are two currencies in Papua New Guinea. The modern cash economy and a traditional economy based around shell money, banana leaf bundles and pig tusks. But there exists no legitimate system of exchange between the two. Henry Tokabak dreams of creating a bank where people can exchange their shell money for cas...
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produced by Lilliana Gibbs Production and Australian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2000), 1 hour 1 mins
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There are two currencies in Papua New Guinea. The modern cash economy and a traditional economy based around shell money, banana leaf bundles and pig tusks. But there exists no legitimate system of exchange between the two. Henry Tokabak dreams of creating a bank where people can exchange their shell money for cash. He feels that the global economy takes a heavy toll on indigenous people. "Shell money gets exchanged within the community, but pape...
There are two currencies in Papua New Guinea. The modern cash economy and a traditional economy based around shell money, banana leaf bundles and pig tusks. But there exists no legitimate system of exchange between the two. Henry Tokabak dreams of creating a bank where people can exchange their shell money for cash. He feels that the global economy takes a heavy toll on indigenous people. "Shell money gets exchanged within the community, but paper money just goes away." In the traditional economy, indigenous people live quite well without money. They build their houses, farm their land and barter for any extra items. They need cash only for bus fare, school fees and taxes. However, by standards set by the global economy they are cash poor. Henry’s dream is frustrated by the regulation of the banking business. Even the word "bank" cannot be used to describe his operation. Further hindering his crusade is his pending court case for misappropriating public funds to establish an informal bank. Yet Henry has the support of many in his community. Sarah, a successful storekeeper on the Trobriand Islands, deals with both currencies and agrees on the need for such an institution. A provocative film for both anthropology and economics classes. College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lilliana Gibbs Production, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Sonata for the Left Hand
directed by Sarah Harbin; produced by Sarah Harbin (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 33 mins
Cuba has a highly educated, extremely musical population, yet due to the American embargo, hundreds of trained pianists must struggle with barely working instruments. Not only are Cuban pianos aged and termite infested, they also lack strings, felts and hammers because economic sanctions prohibit Cuban tuners from...
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directed by Sarah Harbin; produced by Sarah Harbin (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 33 mins
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Cuba has a highly educated, extremely musical population, yet due to the American embargo, hundreds of trained pianists must struggle with barely working instruments. Not only are Cuban pianos aged and termite infested, they also lack strings, felts and hammers because economic sanctions prohibit Cuban tuners from ordering parts made in the U.S. Moved by this predicament, U.S. citizen Benjamin Treuhaft started Send a Piana to Havana, an organizat...
Cuba has a highly educated, extremely musical population, yet due to the American embargo, hundreds of trained pianists must struggle with barely working instruments. Not only are Cuban pianos aged and termite infested, they also lack strings, felts and hammers because economic sanctions prohibit Cuban tuners from ordering parts made in the U.S. Moved by this predicament, U.S. citizen Benjamin Treuhaft started Send a Piana to Havana, an organization whose primary purpose is that of collecting used pianos and sending them, along with trained piano tuners, to Cuba. For two weeks each year, these tuners form a brigade and invade Cuba on a mission of musical mercy. Transcending borders and politics, this delightful film gives an intimate view of Cuban daily life where humor helps its hard-pressed musicians overcome obstacles. English and Spanish, with subtitles. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sarah Harbin
Author / Creator
Sarah Harbin
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Music, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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To Live with Herds
directed by David MacDougall, 1939-; produced by Judith MacDougall, fl. 1970-2011 and David MacDougall, 1939-, University of California. Extension Media Center (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1974), 1 hour 10 mins
This classic, widely acclaimed film on the Jie of Uganda, produced by the renowned ethnographic filmmaking team of David and Judith MacDougall, examines the effects of nation building in pre-Amin Uganda on the seminomadic, pastoral Jie. Much more than an intrinsically interesting historical document, it has achiev...
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directed by David MacDougall, 1939-; produced by Judith MacDougall, fl. 1970-2011 and David MacDougall, 1939-, University of California. Extension Media Center (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 1974), 1 hour 10 mins
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This classic, widely acclaimed film on the Jie of Uganda, produced by the renowned ethnographic filmmaking team of David and Judith MacDougall, examines the effects of nation building in pre-Amin Uganda on the seminomadic, pastoral Jie. Much more than an intrinsically interesting historical document, it has achieved classic status among ethnographic films owing to its remarkable success in developing a coherent analytical statement about its subj...
This classic, widely acclaimed film on the Jie of Uganda, produced by the renowned ethnographic filmmaking team of David and Judith MacDougall, examines the effects of nation building in pre-Amin Uganda on the seminomadic, pastoral Jie. Much more than an intrinsically interesting historical document, it has achieved classic status among ethnographic films owing to its remarkable success in developing a coherent analytical statement about its subjects' situation, yet at the same time allowing them to speak for themselves about the world as they see and experience it. The film explores life in a traditional Jie homestead during a harsh dry season. The talk and work of adults go on, but there is also hardship and worry, exacerbated by government policies that seem to attack rather than support the values and economic base of Jie society. A mother counts her children; among them is a son she hardly knows who has joined the educated bureaucracy. Later we find him supervising famine relief for his own people in a situation that seems far beyond his control. At the end of the film Logoth, the protector of the homestead, travels to the west to rejoin his herds in an area of relative plenty; at least for the time being his life seems free from official interference.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David MacDougall, 1939-, Judith MacDougall, fl. 1970-2011, University of California. Extension Media Center
Author / Creator
David MacDougall, 1939-, Judith MacDougall, fl. 1970-2011
Date Published / Released
1971, 1974
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Benin and Nigeria Border, Living conditions, Government programs, Government policy, Cultural identity, Law, Sociology, Jie, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1974 Berkeley Media
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Vietnamese Bike Dreams
directed by Yasuhiko Egawa; produced by NHK International Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 27 mins
In Ho Chi Minh City, the motor bike reigns supreme. With limited public transportation and not enough affluence to afford automobiles, people long for motor bikes to take them to work and cruise about on weekends. With a population around 4 million, there are reported to be some eight hundred thousand motor bikes,...
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directed by Yasuhiko Egawa; produced by NHK International Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999), 27 mins
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In Ho Chi Minh City, the motor bike reigns supreme. With limited public transportation and not enough affluence to afford automobiles, people long for motor bikes to take them to work and cruise about on weekends. With a population around 4 million, there are reported to be some eight hundred thousand motor bikes, causing massive traffic jams in the mornings. Ly Tu Yung Street, in the center of the city, is lined with bike shops, a sign of the ne...
In Ho Chi Minh City, the motor bike reigns supreme. With limited public transportation and not enough affluence to afford automobiles, people long for motor bikes to take them to work and cruise about on weekends. With a population around 4 million, there are reported to be some eight hundred thousand motor bikes, causing massive traffic jams in the mornings. Ly Tu Yung Street, in the center of the city, is lined with bike shops, a sign of the new prosperity brought about by the country's open door policy, doi moi. Here is the street where eventually everyone in Ho Chi Minh City comes.There is one particular bike, called The Dream that is currently the most coveted by the young Vietnamese. They save, scrimp and borrow to be able to buy one. Minh, aged 32, lives with his wife and child in a tiny 12 foot square room built in a gap between two buildings. He finds it difficult to decide between moving into roomier quarters or buying a Dream. Through this report on the motor bike craze, we are afforded a rare look at the Vietnamese people in a rapidly changing time. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
NHK International Inc.
Author / Creator
Yasuhiko Egawa
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Transportation, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Whole Enchilada
produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010), 28 mins
In recent years over a million Latin Americans in search of a better life have surged into the U.S. -- conventionally and illegally. The U.S. has undergone arguably the most dramatic demographic and cultural shifts in its history and Latinos are expected to emerge as a potential American majority by 2050. The Whol...
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produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010), 28 mins
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In recent years over a million Latin Americans in search of a better life have surged into the U.S. -- conventionally and illegally. The U.S. has undergone arguably the most dramatic demographic and cultural shifts in its history and Latinos are expected to emerge as a potential American majority by 2050. The Whole Enchilada details how this growth has resulted in acute growing pains: conservative commentators railing against porous borders and c...
In recent years over a million Latin Americans in search of a better life have surged into the U.S. -- conventionally and illegally. The U.S. has undergone arguably the most dramatic demographic and cultural shifts in its history and Latinos are expected to emerge as a potential American majority by 2050. The Whole Enchilada details how this growth has resulted in acute growing pains: conservative commentators railing against porous borders and complaining about illegal Latinos taking jobs away from Americans; an increase in hate crimes against Latinos, specifically in the infamous murder in Patchogue, N.Y.; extremely high unemployment in Latino communities; and young Hispanics joining gangs.The film also shows the increasing Latino vibrancy and optimism especially in Los Angeles where there is a new sense of empowerment. The L.A. City Councilman Tony Cardenas, touted as a future political leader, the actress Lupe Ontiveros, Josefina Lopez, the screenwriter of Real Women Have Curves, now the director of a theatre company and TV anchor Geraldo Rivera are some of the people interviewed in this lively film. Most dramatically, the recent appointment of the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice, Sonia Maria Sotomayor, sent a powerful message of hope and opportunity to the Latino community. College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Demographics, Ethnic groups, Ethnic Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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