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Mi Puerto Rico
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...
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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
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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 Rico and the United States. The film moves fluidly between Puerto Rico itself and New York's South Bronx barrio. By illuminating the pa...
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 Rico and the United States. The film moves fluidly between Puerto Rico itself and New York's South Bronx barrio. By illuminating the past, examining the present, and bringing Puerto Rico's vibrant cultural heritage to audiences, the film illustrates why the political fate of this tiny Caribbean island concerns all Americans. The style of the film is personal, intimate, and accessible to all students, with producer/writer Raquel Ortiz serving as on-screen host and narrator. Her participation in the process of learning about her own heritage infuses the film with an engaging dynamic of discovery and interaction. Traditional Puerto Rican music -- including storytelling plenas -- punctuates the film, while noted Puerto Rican artist Juan Sanchez's collages -- composed of striking graphics, images from the past, and symbols from popular culture -- provide an innovative method of presenting history, as visual elements from the collages are "assembled" and "disassembled" on screen.To facilitate educational use, "Mi Puerto Rico" is well-edited into 15-minute segments. It is essential viewing for many classes in Latin American studies, American history and studies, multiculturalism, and Caribbean studies. "Mi Puerto Rico" was directed by Sharon Simon and produced by Raquel Ortiz and Sharon Simon.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sharon Simon, fl. 1995, Raquel Ortiz, fl. 1981-2007
Author / Creator
Sharon Simon, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Race relations, Cultural identity, Sociology, Puerto Ricans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Berkeley Media
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Monkey Dance (Director's Version)
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...
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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
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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 Cambodian refugees, the three teens inhabit a gritty blue-collar American world that is indelibly colored by their parents' nightmares...
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 Cambodian refugees, the three teens inhabit a gritty blue-collar American world that is indelibly colored by their parents' nightmares of the Khmer Rouge. Traditional Cambodian dance links each of them to their parents' culture, but fast cars, hip consumerism, and young romance pull them even harder into American popular culture. Their parents fled the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia in the 1970s, trekking through the jungle to refugee camps in Thailand. In the early 1980s, they resettled in Lowell, a historic New England mill city now home to America's second-largest Cambodian community. For these immigrants, Lowell offered hope of safety and employment and a chance to rebuild some of what was shattered by the Khmer Rouge. But for their children, the city offers a dizzying array of choices -- many of them risky. Deftly interweaving scenes of great poignancy and scenes of engaging drama, "Monkey Dance" examines how the three teenagers navigate the confusing landscape of urban American adolescence and ultimately start to make good on their parents' dreams. Linda Sou is a freewheeling 17-year-old who struggles to overcome the shame cast on her family when her older sister was imprisoned for murdering an abusive boyfriend. Linda has been dancing since age three, when her father founded the Angkor Dance Troupe in an attempt to preserve traditional Cambodian culture. Over time, Linda is lured away from the dance troupe by the excitement of fast cars and hot dates. Her wild ways intensify until she and a friend are injured in a serious car accident. A trip to Cambodia with her family to meet her village relatives endows Linda with some perspective on her life and a new awareness of her parents' losses and sacrifices. Samnang Hor, an athletic 16-year-old born in a refugee camp in Thailand, is driven to achieve to make up for his two older brothers, who dropped out of high school because of their involvement with gangs and drugs. Sam works hard, and his mentors encourage him to see education as a way out of the ghetto. On the exciting day he receives his college acceptance letters, he also realizes that getting into school is only part of the challenge -- finding money to pay for it may be even more difficult. Sochenda Uch, a lanky, fashion-conscious 16-year-old, works a series of part-time jobs to pay for the necessities and accessories of teen life -- while his mother worries that he doesn't study enough. Hungry to reinvent himself, Sochenda drops out of Angkor Dance Troupe and becomes a backup dancer in a hip Cambodian-American band. Too many distractions soon take their toll: Sochenda's grades start to slide, leading him to be rejected from all the colleges he applies to. Only after another year-and-a-half of hard work does he begin to understand what success or failure means to himself and his family. Dance -- both traditional and modern -- is ultimately what makes a difference for the three teenagers. The Angkor Dance Troupe to which they belong provides rigor and structure in their lives. Sam performs the troupe's signature piece: the Monkey Dance, a traditional tale about a folk hero figure that has been electrified and transformed by Sam's addition of hip-hop choreography. Cambodian dance provides Linda, Sam, and Sochenda with a unique connection to their parents' culture at a time when many children of immigrants reject their traditional culture as irrelevant to their lives in America. By making the dance their own, the three teenagers forge a link with the past while also finding their way in America.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013
Author / Creator
Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2004, 2005
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Cambodia and Thailand Border, Cultural identity, Immigrant life, Cultural assimilation, The Arts, Sociology, Cambodian, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Berkeley Media
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Monkey Dance (PBS Version)
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...
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directed by Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013; produced by Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2005), 57 mins
Description
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 Cambodian refugees, the three teens inhabit a gritty blue-collar American world that is indelibly colored by their parents' nightmares...
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 Cambodian refugees, the three teens inhabit a gritty blue-collar American world that is indelibly colored by their parents' nightmares of the Khmer Rouge. Traditional Cambodian dance links each of them to their parents' culture, but fast cars, hip consumerism, and young romance pull them even harder into American popular culture. Their parents fled the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia in the 1970s, trekking through the jungle to refugee camps in Thailand. In the early 1980s, they resettled in Lowell, a historic New England mill city now home to America's second-largest Cambodian community. For these immigrants, Lowell offered hope of safety and employment and a chance to rebuild some of what was shattered by the Khmer Rouge. But for their children, the city offers a dizzying array of choices -- many of them risky. Deftly interweaving scenes of great poignancy and scenes of engaging drama, "Monkey Dance" examines how the three teenagers navigate the confusing landscape of urban American adolescence and ultimately start to make good on their parents' dreams. Linda Sou is a freewheeling 17-year-old who struggles to overcome the shame cast on her family when her older sister was imprisoned for murdering an abusive boyfriend. Linda has been dancing since age three, when her father founded the Angkor Dance Troupe in an attempt to preserve traditional Cambodian culture. Over time, Linda is lured away from the dance troupe by the excitement of fast cars and hot dates. Her wild ways intensify until she and a friend are injured in a serious car accident. A trip to Cambodia with her family to meet her village relatives endows Linda with some perspective on her life and a new awareness of her parents' losses and sacrifices. Samnang Hor, an athletic 16-year-old born in a refugee camp in Thailand, is driven to achieve to make up for his two older brothers, who dropped out of high school because of their involvement with gangs and drugs. Sam works hard, and his mentors encourage him to see education as a way out of the ghetto. On the exciting day he receives his college acceptance letters, he also realizes that getting into school is only part of the challenge -- finding money to pay for it may be even more difficult. Sochenda Uch, a lanky, fashion-conscious 16-year-old, works a series of part-time jobs to pay for the necessities and accessories of teen life -- while his mother worries that he doesn't study enough. Hungry to reinvent himself, Sochenda drops out of Angkor Dance Troupe and becomes a backup dancer in a hip Cambodian-American band. Too many distractions soon take their toll: Sochenda's grades start to slide, leading him to be rejected from all the colleges he applies to. Only after another year-and-a-half of hard work does he begin to understand what success or failure means to himself and his family. Dance -- both traditional and modern -- is ultimately what makes a difference for the three teenagers. The Angkor Dance Troupe to which they belong provides rigor and structure in their lives. Sam performs the troupe's signature piece: the Monkey Dance, a traditional tale about a folk hero figure that has been electrified and transformed by Sam's addition of hip-hop choreography. Cambodian dance provides Linda, Sam, and Sochenda with a unique connection to their parents' culture at a time when many children of immigrants reject their traditional culture as irrelevant to their lives in America. By making the dance their own, the three teenagers forge a link with the past while also finding their way in America.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013
Author / Creator
Julie Mallozzi, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2004, 2005
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Topic / Theme
Cambodia and Thailand Border, Cultural identity, Immigrant life, Cultural assimilation, Sociology, The Arts, Cambodian, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Berkeley Media
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Near Normal Man
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...
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directed by Charlene Y. Stern, fl. 2015; produced by Charlene Y. Stern, fl. 2015 (Eixample, 2017), 28 mins
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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 reject violence, and remain dedicated to a life of courage, kindness and hope? After 2 ghettos, 9 concentration camps, and 2 death mar...
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 reject violence, and remain dedicated to a life of courage, kindness and hope? After 2 ghettos, 9 concentration camps, and 2 death marches in Nazi Europe, Ben builds a new life in the U.S.--only to face American Nazis and their plan to march in his adopted hometown, Skokie, Illinois, 40 years later. Ben stands up, speaks out and sparks a fierce public battle over Hate Speech. Despite repeated death threats and even buying a gun, Ben rejects vengeance. He defies many who said, “Stay home”, and builds huge national support. In the end, Ben won - the Nazi march was cancelled. Ben--the mystery and wonder of his life and his story, an astounding and cautionary tale--ignites conversation and inspires commitment to action for social justice – today. And a new generation gets it.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Charlene Y. Stern, fl. 2015
Author / Creator
Charlene Y. Stern, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Eixample
Speaker / Narrator
Ben Stern, 1923-
Person Discussed
Ben Stern, 1923-
Topic / Theme
Holocaust (1933-1945), Nazism, Genocide victims, Survivors, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Sociology, History, Origins, Never Again Militancy, Jews, Germans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Eixample L.L.C.
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This is Life with Lisa Ling, America's First Muslims
directed by Heidi Burke, fl. 2000; presented by Lisa Ling, 1973-; produced by Heidi Burke, fl. 2000, in This is Life with Lisa Ling (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2017), 42 mins
Contrary to what many might think, Islam is far from new to America. Lisa meets 3 very different African American Muslims and learns about the power of Islam to reshape lives in the black community, a community that can trace its connection to Islam back to the very first days of slavery.
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directed by Heidi Burke, fl. 2000; presented by Lisa Ling, 1973-; produced by Heidi Burke, fl. 2000, in This is Life with Lisa Ling (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2017), 42 mins
Description
Contrary to what many might think, Islam is far from new to America. Lisa meets 3 very different African American Muslims and learns about the power of Islam to reshape lives in the black community, a community that can trace its connection to Islam back to the very first days of slavery.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Heidi Burke, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Heidi Burke, fl. 2000, Lisa Ling, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Cable News Network (CNN)
Series
This is Life with Lisa Ling
Topic / Theme
Religion, Prisons, Islam, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 CNN Newsource Sales, Inc.
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Untold: Arts, Protest Music of Vietnam War
produced by Makematic, in Untold: Arts (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2020), 2 mins
In protest against the Vietnam War - one of the most divisive conflicts in US history - American musicians wrote and performed hundreds of songs calling for peace and criticising the US government’s handling of the war.
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produced by Makematic, in Untold: Arts (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2020), 2 mins
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In protest against the Vietnam War - one of the most divisive conflicts in US history - American musicians wrote and performed hundreds of songs calling for peace and criticising the US government’s handling of the war.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Makematic
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Makematic
Series
Untold: Arts
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Music and Social Change, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Politics & Policy, Diplomacy, The Arts, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Makematic
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When Castro Seized the Hilton
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.
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directed by Bjarte Thoresen; produced by Bente Olav (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010, originally published 2009), 54 mins
Description
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.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bente Olav, Anders T. Andersen
Author / Creator
Bjarte Thoresen
Date Published / Released
2009, 2010
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Anders T. Andersen
Person Discussed
Fidel Castro, 1926-2016
Topic / Theme
Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro Regime, 1953-2011, Communism, Revolutions, Cuban Revolution, 1956-1959, History, Politics & Policy, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Frameline Films. Used by permission of Filmakers Library.
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Why We Fight, 6, The Battle of China
directed by Frank Capra, 1897-1991 and Anatole Litvak, 1902-1974; produced by Anatole Litvak, 1902-1974, United States. Army. Signal Corps, in Why We Fight, 6 (District of Columbia: United States. Office of War Information, 1944), 1 hour 2 mins
The Battle of China (1944) shines the spotlight on Japan’s genocide in Manchuria.
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directed by Frank Capra, 1897-1991 and Anatole Litvak, 1902-1974; produced by Anatole Litvak, 1902-1974, United States. Army. Signal Corps, in Why We Fight, 6 (District of Columbia: United States. Office of War Information, 1944), 1 hour 2 mins
Description
The Battle of China (1944) shines the spotlight on Japan’s genocide in Manchuria.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anatole Litvak, 1902-1974, United States. Army. Signal Corps, Anthony Veiller, 1903-1965
Author / Creator
Frank Capra, 1897-1991, Anatole Litvak, 1902-1974
Date Published / Released
1944
Publisher
United States. Office of War Information
Series
Why We Fight
Speaker / Narrator
Anthony Veiller, 1903-1965
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Genocide, Chinese people, War, Invasions, Propaganda, Nanking Massacre, 1937-1938, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, War and Violence, History, Origins, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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