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Background Paper re: U.S.-Mexican Emergency Planning, c. 1979
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written by United States. Department of Defense. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency and United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency, in General Records of the Department of Commerce, 1898 - 2000 (RG40). Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978 - 1980 (P 12), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1979), Box 1, Border Working Group Meeting - April 24-25 Rm. 1406 State Dept. (Aldrete folder) , 5 page(s)
written by United States. Department of Defense. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency and United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency, in General Records of the Department of Commerce, 1898 - 2000 (RG40). Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978 - 1980 (P 12), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1979), Box 1, Border Working Group Meeting - April 24-25 Rm. 1406 State Dept. (Aldrete folder) , 5 page(s)
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Barely Surviving
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written by Alice Farmer, fl. 2013 (New York, NY: Human Rights Watch, 2013),
Source: www.hrw.org
written by Alice Farmer, fl. 2013 (New York, NY: Human Rights Watch, 2013),
Source: www.hrw.org
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Baseball on the Border: A Tale of Two Laredos
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written by Alan M. Klein, 1946- (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997), 317 page(s)
From 1985 to 1994 there existed a significant but unheralded experiment in professional baseball. For ten seasons, the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (The Owls of the Two Laredos) were the only team in professional sports to represent two nations. Playing in the storied Mexican League (an AAA affiliate of major leag...
written by Alan M. Klein, 1946- (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997), 317 page(s)
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Battle For Warsaw '44
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directed by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986; produced by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009, originally published 2004), 47 mins
The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the...
directed by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986; produced by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009, originally published 2004), 47 mins
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Before the Boat: Understanding the Migrant Journey
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written by Jacob Townsend, fl. 2013 and Christel Oomen, fl. 2013 (District of Columbia: Migration Policy Institute, 2015),
Source: www.migrationpolicy.org
written by Jacob Townsend, fl. 2013 and Christel Oomen, fl. 2013 (District of Columbia: Migration Policy Institute, 2015),
Source: www.migrationpolicy.org
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Beggars' Oasis
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directed by Janine Waeber, fl. 2015 and Carole Pirker, fl. 2015; produced by Florence Adam, fl. 2015 and Mattieu Henchez, fl. 2015, JMH Productions (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2015), 1 hour 26 mins
The Roma can be found in towns and cities across Europe, but how do local populations feel about their presence? This film follows the bid in Lausanne for a ban on begging that will effectively force the Roma out of the Swiss town. In doing so, it shines a spotlight on a people shunned by respectable society. In a...
directed by Janine Waeber, fl. 2015 and Carole Pirker, fl. 2015; produced by Florence Adam, fl. 2015 and Mattieu Henchez, fl. 2015, JMH Productions (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2015), 1 hour 26 mins
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Behind Forgotten Eyes
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directed by Anthony Gilmore; produced by Anthony Gilmore and Alex Ferrair (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008, originally published 2007), 1 hour 17 mins
While Korea groaned under the harsh colonial rule of Imperial Japan from 1932 until 1945, the Japanese military coerced, tricked, and forced more than 200,000 women of Korea into a brutal and systematic form of sexual slavery on an unimaginable scale. Forbidden to leave the rickety shacks hastily constructed near...
directed by Anthony Gilmore; produced by Anthony Gilmore and Alex Ferrair (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008, originally published 2007), 1 hour 17 mins
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Behind The Wall
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directed by Michael Patrick Kelly, fl. 2002; produced by Anna McKenna, Suzanne Hayes Kelly and Michael Patrick Kelly, fl. 2002, Aquapio Films (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2011), 1 hour 11 mins
Inspired by the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9th, 2009, 'Behind the Wall' tells the stories of ordinary people living on both sides of the Wall and what life was like for them before, during and after the Wall fell. All politics being local, who else but the people who experienced it...
directed by Michael Patrick Kelly, fl. 2002; produced by Anna McKenna, Suzanne Hayes Kelly and Michael Patrick Kelly, fl. 2002, Aquapio Films (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2011), 1 hour 11 mins
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Between Dreams and Nightmares
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produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 33 mins
Catalonia in Spain is the second biggest location in the world for illegal immigrants – only the USA has more. Most of the illegals are children and come from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa. The provincial Catalan government has put in place a system to handle this influx, but still most of the children end up o...
produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 33 mins
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Beyond la Frontera: the History of Mexico-U.S. Migration
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edited by Mark Overmyer-Velazquez, fl. 2011 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2011, originally published 2011), 400 page(s)
Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date historical overview of Mexican migration to the U.S., Beyond la Frontera: The History of Mexico-U.S. Migration examines the transnational and historical impact of migratory trends as they developed in Mexico and the U.S. from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. F...
edited by Mark Overmyer-Velazquez, fl. 2011 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2011, originally published 2011), 400 page(s)
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