Videos on Global Conditions

The 51st state 2008

T. N Mohan, Julia Sartorio, Betina Goldman , Cristina Brandner Garcia, Lathika International Film & Entertainment, and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

Discusses the growing issue of the working poor in America.  Explores the realities faced by people in low-wage jobs who must often make choices between paying the rent, buying groceries, or going to the doctor.  Also discusses how standards of living are measured, how suburban areas have produced economic hardship, and welfare-to-work programs and their effects.  Finally the program discusses connections between America's immigration challenges and the swelling numbers of working poor. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2552

 

The 800 mile wall 2009

"This documentary highlights the construction of the new border walls along the U.S.-Mexico border as well as the effect on migrants trying to cross into the U.S."--Container. 1 videodisc (88 min.)

MEDIA 10-5369

 

AbUSed the Postville Raid c2010

Luis Argueta and Maya Media (Firm)

The arrest of nearly 400 undocumented workers in Postville, Iowa, pushed the town to the brink of collapse and severed an economic lifeline to one of the poorest areas in the Western Hemisphere. These are stories in Guatemala and Iowa of the immigrants affected. 1 videodisc (97 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3166

 

La Americana 2009

Nicholas Bruckman, People's Television, and Cinema Guild

A documentary following a single mother from Bolivia who has come to work as an illegal immigrant in New York City, in order to support her daughter's medical needs. The daughter's life without her mother is also featured, as is the mother's relationship with her new boyfriend who also an illegal immigrant. 1 videodisc (65 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3522

 

Americano as apple pie the blending of culture 2001

Mark Kelley and Gus Gnorski

A look at the "three houses of Latino culture"--Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American--and their widespread influence, from entertainment to politics to economics. Key issues include how long Hispanic peoples have been in America, and how U.S. immigration laws affect their assimilation. 1 videodisc (30 min.)

MEDIA 10-126

 

Americano as apple pie the yearning to be-- 2001

Mark Kelley and Gus Gnorski

A detailed look at the fastest growing minority in the United States and what it means to be Latino and American.  The film contrasts the experience of being a Latino in a flourishing ethnic neighborhood of a big city with living in a small town where many Latinos feel isolated. 1 videodisc (30 min.)

MEDIA 10-127

 

And the pursuit of happiness 2007

"In 1986, Louis Malle (himself a transplant to the United States) set out to investigate the ever widening range of immigrant experience in America. Interviewing a variety of newcomers in middle- and working-class communities from coast to coast, Malle paints a generous, humane portrait of their individual struggles in an increasingly polyglot nation"--Container. 1 videodisc (81 min.)

MEDIA 10-5571

 

Asalto al sueńo assaulted dream c2006

Uli Stelzner and ISKA (Firm)

"Thousands of people leave their impoverished Central American countries to get into the USA. By crossing the Northern border of Guatemala into Mexico they're embarking on one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world. In a small border town in the farthest South of Mexico migrants try to jump on a freight train that shall carry them to the US-border. But hardly anybody manages to make the 5,000 km trip. Already on the outset of their journey they get mugged by youth gangs and fall prey to corrupt border officials. They fall exhausted from the train or get arrested in large-scale raids by the Mexican migration police and army, who jail them for days and deport them."--tulipanes.org. 1 videodisc (83 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2995

 

Becoming American the Chinese experience c2003

Bill D Moyers, Thomas Lennon, Joe Angier, Mi Ling Tsui, Steve Cheng, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Public Affairs Television (Firm), Thomas Lennon Films (Firm), and WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Traces the history and experiences of Chinese Americans; also includes personal journeys of AIDS researcher Dr. David Ho, market reserch pioneer Shirley Young, author Gish Jen, physicist Samuel Ting, and architect Maya Lin. 3 videodiscs (366 min.)

MEDIA 10-659 v.1-3

 

The best place to live 1982

Peter O'Neill, Ralph Rugoff, and Skylight Films (Firm)

A documentary about the changing lives and feelings of members of a Hmong community living in Providence, Rhode Island in 1980-81. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 10-3614       2-7710

 

Bread & roses 2001

Ken Loach, Adrien Brody, Pilar Padilla, Elpidia Carrillo, Paul Laverty, Parallax Pictures, Road Movies Filmproduktion, Tornasol Films, Alta Films, British Screen, Lion's Gate Films, and Lions Gate Home Entertainment

A group of Latino immigrants working as janitors in Los Angeles take a stand against the million dollar corporations who employ them. 1 videodisc (110 min.)

MEDIA 10-336

 

Chicago's Puerto Rican story c2008

Antonio Franceschi, Gloricelly Franceschi, Tino Ojeda, and New Film Productions

A portrait of the Puerto Rican experience in Chicago, probing the early years of migration, settlement, and struggles, and recollecting the events and influences that shaped the political awareness and activism of the community. Explores a wide range of social themes including family, work, housing, and education. Emphasizes the accomplishments of political activism such as community organizations, educational reforms, health centers and clinics, and the creation of the cultural-commercial business district known as "Paseo Boricua.". 1 videodisc (ca. 80 min.)

MEDIA 10-1393

 

Children in no man's land Nińos en tierra de nadie 2008

Anayansi Prado, Julie Parker Benello, Wendy Ettinger, Judith Helfand, Impacto Films (Firm), Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm), Fledgling Fund, and New Day Films 

People who immigrate to the U.S. do so because they are looking for a better quality of life--risking their own lives, paying any price to survive--even if this means leaving behind their loved ones. Each year there are an estimated 100,000 unaccompanied minors entering the United States, crossing the US/Mexico border alone to reunite with their mothers. These children's journeys illustrate a problem--presented by the mass media as a security crisis--which is really a question about how social policy, the legal system, and economic pressures conspire against men, women, and children trying to create a life with greater opportunities. A strong tool to help people desirous of finding peaceful and fair solutions to the "problem" of undocumented immigration, this film captures a piece of American history as it unfolds amidst misconceptions, confusion, and ultimately, transition. 1 videodisc (39 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3041

 

Children of labor a Finnish-American history 2011

Richard Broadman, Al Gedicks, Community Action on Latin America, C.D. Film Workshop, and Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)

Social and political lives of Finnish immigrants and their descendants in northern Minnesota. 1 videodisc (55 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3390

 

La ciudad The city 1999

David Riker and Paul Mezey

"With ... intensive collaboration with the New York Latino immigrant community over a five-year period, The City [La Ciudad] weaves a rich narrative tapestry of present day immigrant life. The film's four unforgettable stories center on a group of day-laborers scavenging for bricks; two teenagers from the same hometown who meet in the projects and fall in love; a homeless father who tries to enroll his daughter in school; and a garment worker who seeks justice in the sweatshops"--Publisher's Web site. 1 videocassette (88 min.)

MEDIA 2-5372, 10-543

 

Crossing Arizona c2006

Joseph Mathew, Dan DeVivo, Laurie MacMillan, Rainlake (Firm), and Cinema Guild

Examines the border crisis as seen through the eyes of Arizona ranchers, border patrol agents, politicans, farmers, humanitarians, and Mexican migrants. 1 videodisc (77 min.)

MEDIA 10-1154

 

A day without a Mexican c2004

Sergio Arau, Yareli Arizmendi, John Getz, Maureen Flannigan,  Muse Watson, Fernando Arau, and Xenon Pictures

California awakens one day to discover that one third of its population has vanished. A peculiar pink fog surrounds the state and communication outside its boundaries has completely shut down. As the day progresses, it becomes apparent the sole characteristic linking the missing 14 milion is their Hispanic heritage. 1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.)

MEDIA 10-350

 

Eat a bowl of tea 1989

Tom Sternberg, Wayne Wang, Cora Miao, Russell Wong, Judith Rascoe, and Louis Chu

In New York's Chinatown of the late 1940's, young Ben Loy, fresh out of the service, has his whole life spread out before him--including a job, an apartment and a marriage arranged by his father. 1 videocassette (104 min.)

DANA    MEDIA 511            10-1490

 

El sueńo americano puertorriqueńos y mexicanos en Nueva York = The American dream c2007

Sonia Fritz, Isla Films, and Cinema Guild

Documents the social and economic conditions of Puerto Rican and Mexican immigrants in New York City. 1 videodisc (ca. 30 min.)

MEDIA 10-1184

 

First person plural c2000

Deann Borshay Liem, Center for Independent Documentary, Independent Television Service, National Asian American Telecommunications Association, and Center for Asian American Media

"In 1966, Deann Borshay Liem was adopted by an American family and was sent from Korea to her new home. Growing up in California, the memory of her birth family was nearly obliterated until recurring dreams led Borshay Liem to discover the truth: her Korean mother was very much alive. Bravely uniting her biological and adoptive families, filmmaker Borshay Liem's heartfelt journey makes FIRST PERSON PLURAL a poignant essay on family, loss, and the reconciling of two identities"--Container. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

MEDIA       MEDIA 10-722              2-5495

 

Five points 2006

Joshua Brown, Stephen Brier, and American Social History Project

"The story of 1950s New York City and its notorious immigrant slum district, The Five Points, is seen through the conflicting perspectives of a native born Protestant reformer and an Irish-Catholic family. Through these personal stories, Five Points chronicles the daily life of the lower Manhattan working-class neighborhood, the labor and culture of Irish immigrants, and their role in the rise of pre-Civil War America's great cities"--Container. 1 videodisc (23 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3208

 

Fremont, U.S.A c2008

Pluralism Project (Harvard University)

Fremont, California, has been transformed by new immigration and is a city of many religions. After 9/11, a Muslim woman was murdered on a Fremont street. Discusses the community's response to this event and Fremont's future. 1 videodisc (57 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2364

 

From mambo to hip hop a Bronx tale 2009?

Henry Chalfant, Elena Martainez, Steven J Zeitlin, Marci Reaven, City Lore (Organization), Public Art Films, Inc, Independent Television Service, Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm), and MVD Visual (Firm)

An "hour-long documentary that tells a story about the creative life of the South Bronx, beginning with the Puerto Rican migration and the adoption of Cuban rhythms to create the New York salsa sound; continuing with the fires that destroyed the neighborhood but not the creative spirit of its people; chronicling the rise of hip hop from the ashes; and ending with reflections on the power of the neighborhood's music to ensure the survival of several generations of its residents, and, in the process, take the world's pop culture by storm"--Container. 1 videodisc (ca. 56 min.)

MEDIA 10-1776

 

Golden Venture 2006

Peter Cohn, Tim Robbins, Hillcrest Films, and New Day Films

"The film chronicles the ongoing struggles of passengers who were aboard the Golden Venture, an immigrant smuggling ship that ran aground near New York City in 1993. Passengers had paid at least $30,000 to be brought to the U.S. from China's Fujian Province, expecting to arrive indebted but unnoticed. But a seemingly golden opportunity quickly evolved into a hellish descent through the cruel whims of U.S. immigration policy." -- www.goldenventuremovie.com. 1 videodisc (70 min.)

MEDIA 10-783

 

Grandma has a video camera 2007

Tānia Cypriano, Leslie Clark, KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.), and Viva! Pictures

Documentary about the use of home video by a family of Brazilian immigrants, which portrays their lives in the United States for over twenty years. From enchantment to disillusionment, from idealization to conformity, first-hand images and voices depict how newly arriving immigrants see their new world, and struggle to establish their final home. 1 videodisc (56 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2939

 

The great hunger c1997

Follows the Irish immigration to America. This episode explores the great potato famine, which precipitated the mass emigration. 1 videocassette (85 min.)

MEDIA 10-5534

 

H2 worker 1990

Stephanie Black

Each year 10,000 Caribbean men are selectively chosen by American sugar corporations to harvest sugar cane for six months in Florida under temporary "H-2" visas.  "H-2 worker" is a film exposing the brutal, systematic exploitation of Jamaican guest workers by the Florida sugar cane industry. 1 videocassette (70 min.)

MEDIA 10-3519         2-1700

 

Harvest of loneliness Cosecha triste  c2011

"Shedding light on the current debate over immigration reform and the use of 'guest workers' in American agriculture, this historical documentary examines what was known as the Bracero Program--a system put in place from 1942 to 1964 to recruit Mexican farm laborers for temporary work in the United States. The film presents ample testimony from surviving braceros as well as family members and descendants of these displaced workers, who typically went north expecting not just high wages but also humane treatment and working conditions--expectations that were rarely if ever met. Featured experts include Mexican activist and politician Victor Quintana, Bracero Program in California author Henry Anderson, and several others. Extensive archival material is also included." -- Container. 1 videodisc (58 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3761

 

Harvest of shame 2005, c1991

Edward R Murrow, Dan Rather, CBS News, Docurama (Firm), and New Video Group

Presented by CBS News correspondent Dan Rather, Murrow's Harvest of Shame is among the most famous television documentaries of all time. Richly photographed and arrestingly poignant, this long-acclaimed 1960 expose on the plight of migrant farm workers resonated deeply for a nation unfamiliar with such brutally honest depictions of living conditions that, as Murrow remarks, "wrong the dignity of man.". 1 videodisc (ca. 55 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 495 10-2246     2-2482

 

Heaven will protect the working girl  1993

Pennee Bender, Joshua Brown, and Andrea Ades Vasquez

Period still and motion pictures and words derived from interviews, memoirs, newspapers and other sources are assembled to show the life of immigrant shirtwaist makers in New York City during the first decade of the 20th century.  Illustrates the strike movement and their arrests. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 10-3207         2-2087

 

Immigrant nation! the battle for the dream c2010

"[This] is a documentary combining the story of activist Elvira Arellano with the larger story of the pro-immigrant movement that primarily began in Chicago". 1 videodisc (96 min.)

MEDIA 10-4276

 

Inocente c2012

Documents the inspirational life of Inocente Izucar, a homeless, undocumented fifteen-year old girl in San Diego, a bourgeoning artist, and the extraordinary challenges she must contend with on a daily basis. 1 videodisc (40 min.)

MEDIA 10-4147

 

Journey to America 2011

A tribute to the over 12 million immigrants entering the United States between 1890-1920. 1 videodisc (74 min.)

MEDIA 10-5336

 

The Joy Luck Club 1993

Amy Tan, Oliver Stone, Wayne Wang, Amy Tan, Rosalind Chao, Kieu Chinh, Lisa Lu, and France Nuyen

Juxtaposes scenes from the lives of four Chinese women in pre-1949 China and the lives of their American-born daughters to show how the mothers' experiences in China and as immigrants in the United States shaped their dreams for their daughters' lives. 1 videocassette (139 min.)

MEDIA 10-3820       2-2611

 

Letters from the other side 2006

Heather Courtney, Eugenia Gonzįlez, Maria Yańez, Carmela Rico, Laura Almanza Cruz, Front Porch Films, KERA Dallas/Ft. Worth (Television station), Independent Television Service, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and New Day Films

"Interweaves video letters carried across the U.S./Mexico border by [filmmaker Heather Courtney] with the personal stories of women left behind in post-NAFTA Mexico, giving voice to 4 amazing women who feel the effects of failed immigration and trade policies on a daily basis. Focusing on a side of the immigration story rarely told by the media or touched upon in our national debate, LETTERS offers a fresh perspective, painting a complex portrait of families torn apart by economics, communities dying at the hands of globalization, and governments incapable or unwilling to do anything about it"--Container. 1 videodisc (72 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2949

 

Los que se quedan 2010

Juan Carlos Rulfo, Carlos Hagerman, Nicolįs Vale, Sombra del Guayabo (Firm), Fundación BBVA Bancomer, and ZC Entertainment

Documentary film that interviews families in Mexico of relatives who migrated to the United States. Presents the economic and social impact of migration on the divided families from the point of view of those remaining in Mexico, rather than those who emigrated. 1 videodisc (97 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3000

 

Lost in detention c2011

Maria Hinojosa, Rick Young, Margaret Ebrahim, Catherine Rentz Pernot, American University (Washington, D.C.), School of Communication, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), and Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

More than one million immigrants have been deported since President Obama took office. Deportations and detentions have reached record levels. The get-tough policy has brought complaints of abuse and harsh treatment. Now viewers can investigate Obama's enforcement strategies and journey into the secretive world of immigrant detention, while getting a penetrating look at who is being detained and what is happening to them. 1 videodisc (55 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3420

 

Marķa en tierra de nadie Maria in nobody's land 2010

Marcela Zamora Chamorro, Edu Ponces, Oscar Martķnez, Ruido photo (Firm), El Faro (Firm), Idheas (Firm), and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"Maria in Nobody's Land is an unprecedented and intimate look and the illegal and extremely dangerous journey of three Salvadoran women to the United States, through Mexian territory.... Dońa Ines, Maria and Sandra, tired of the violence from their husbands and wanting to oversome poverty, decide to leave their families behind to travel to America - with only thirty dollars in their pockets. During their harrowing journey, the three women encounter prostitution, slave trade, rape, kidnap and even death, all in an unwavering quest for a better life"--Container. 1 videodisc (91 min.)

MEDIA 10-4071

 

La misma luna 2008

Gerardo Barrera, Patricia Riggen, Ligiah Villalobos, Adriįn Alonso, Kate del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez, Maya Zapata, Carmen Salinas, Angelina Pelaez, Marķa Rojo, Mario Almada, America Ferrera, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Weinstein Company, Potomac Pictures, Creando Films (Firm), and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc

Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while Rosario's mother cares for Carlitos in Mexico. Mother and son face daunting challenges and obstacles to reunite, but are sustained by their constant hope of finally being together again. 1 videodisc (110 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2812

 

New American soldier 2010

Emma Cott, Anna Belle Peevey, Mark Gorney, Roy Baril, University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism, and New Day Films

Follows three immigrant soldiers through training and deployment, as they take steps towards US citizenship. Examines two of the most debated issues in US politics today: immigration and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 1 videodisc (24 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2357

 

Other people's children 2010

Beth Botshon and In The Red Productions (Firm)

There are thousands of women in New York City taking care of other people's children. Every day they arrive at households prepared to pick up where moms leave off. They're on the playground, at the park, in preschool lobbies with arms outstretched. They work long hours with no benefits to keep kids safe and parents happy. An intimate, eye-opening look at the lives of three immigrant women working as nannies in New York City. 1 videodisc (43 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3631

 

The oxcart c2005

José Torres Garcia, Luis Vera, Lucy Boscana, Ramon Novarro, Janice Marietti, Jaime Sánchez, René Marqués, Educational Broadcasting Company, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), and Cinema Guild

Television adaptation of selected scenes from the first act of La carreta, a play by René Marqués, which portrays the migration of a Puerto Rican family from the countryside to the San Juan ghetto and eventually to Spanish Harlem in New York City. 1 videodisc (29 min.)

MEDIA 10-1152

 

Papers stories of undocumented youth  2009

Anne Frances Galisky, Rebecca Shine, Graham Street Productions, Grupo Juvenil, and Film Action Oregon (Organization) 

Twelve million undocumented immigrants live in the United States; two million of them are children.  This film is about people who did not decide to become illegal immigrants.  Their parents made that choice for them.  Although born outside the U.S., these young people were raised in this country, educated in American schools, hold American values, know only the U.S. as home and who, upon high school graduation, and find the door to their future slammed shut.  65,000 undocumented students graduate every year from high school without "papers."  It is against the law for them to work or drive.  It is difficult, if not impossible in some states, to attend college.  They live at risk of arrest, detention, and deportation to countries they may not even remember.  Currently, there is no path to citizenship for these young people. 1 videodisc (88 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3427

 

Perils of the new land films of the immigrant experience (1910-1915) 2008

Giorgio Bertellini, Shelley Stamp, Philip Carli, Rodney Sauer, Thomas A Edison, George Beban, Clara Williams, J. Frank Burke, Ethel Grandin, Matt Moore, Jane Gail, Thomas H Ince, Reginald Barker, Eugene Nowland, George Loane Tucker, Walter McNamara, Harry Beaumont, Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Paramount Pictures Corporation, New York Motion Pictures Corporation, Universal Film Manufacturing Company, and Flicker Alley (Firm)

Four films that address the immigrant experience in the United States in the early twentieth century. 2 videodiscs (ca. 194 min.)

MEDIA 10-1427

 

Pueblos hermanos c2010

Charles Dillard Thompson, Michael Davey, Filomeno Raymundo Diaz, Duke University, Center for Documentary Studies, and Bullfrog Films

Story of two towns linked by immigration, family, and work: Jacaltenango, a highland Maya town in Guatemala; and Jupiter, a coastal resort town where many Jacaltecos have settled in Florida. The film chronicles a story of how and why people migrate across borders, how people make and remake their communities when they travel thousands of miles from home, and how people maintain families despite their travel. Because we are all immigrants, this is a universal human story, and a quintessential American one. All of us understand family. It is also a story of local and international controversy. News of undocumented immigrants is familiar in nearly every community across the U.S., and citizens must choose how they respond to this issue. 1 videodisc (58 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2369

 

Rights on the line vigilantes at the border c2005

Tamaryn Nelson, Ray Ybarra, Gy Mirano, American Friends Service Committee, American Civil Liberties Union, Witness (Organization), and Witness Films, Inc

Explores the continuum between official border militarization and vigilante action on the U.S.-Mexico border. 3 videodiscs (ca. 26 min.)

MEDIA 10-2020

 

Sentenced home c2006

David Grabias, Nicole Newnham, Sentenced Home Productions, Independent Television Service, and Center for Asian American Media

The video portrays 3 immigrant men, Many Uch, Loeun Lun, Kim Ho Ma, who arrived in the United States as refugees from Cambodia in the '80s. After fleeing the Khmer Rouge and settling in Seattle as children, each was drawn into gang life, and ultimately jail. According to U.S. law they should have been deported, but Cambodia did not accept deportees at the time of their sentences.  After September 2001, the U.S. pressured Cambodia into changing its policy.  As a result, thousands of individuals were separated from their families and returned to a land that many barely knew.  Many deportees faced the prospect of paying a double penalty: having already served their original prison sentences and moved on with their lives, they now faced deportation. 1 videodisc (76 min.)

MEDIA 10-1177

 

The short life of José Antonio Gutierrez c2006

Heidi Specogna, Marion Canute, First Hand Films (Firm), Tag/Traum Filmproduktion, PS Film Zürich, Specogna Filmproduktion, and Cinema Guild

The story of the Guatemalan immigrant and former homeless street child who became the first American soldier killed in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-1150

 

Sin país 2010

Theo Rigby, Dan Wool, New Day Films, Stanford University, and Documentary Film and Video Program

"With intimate access and striking imagery, Sin País (Without Country) explores one family's experience as they are separated by deportation. Sam and Elida Mejia escaped a violent Civil War in Guatemala and came to California. After raising their family for nearly 20 years in the Bay Area, immigration agents stormed the Mejia's house in 2007. After a passionate fight to stay in the U.S., Sam and Elida are deported back to Guatemala, and leave their two teenage ch[i]ldren in the U.S. This short documentary explores the complexities of the Mejia's new reality: parents living without their children, and children doing their best to succeed without their parents." -- Container. 1 videodisc (20 min.) :

DANA. MEDIA 10-2373 10-2373

 

The sixth section La sexta sección 2003

"Follows the transnational organizing of a community of Mexican immigrants who live and work in upstate New York. The men profiled in the film form an organization devoted to raising money in the U.S. to rebuild their hometown in Mexico. In the process, they accomplish more than they expected: they find power."--Container. 1 videodisc (27 min.)

MEDIA 10-3906

 

A state of many nations c2001

The story of immigrants from many nations who settled in New Jersey in the nineteenth century, in particular German and Irish immigrants. 1 videocassette (26 min., 46 sec.)

MEDIA 10-3860

 

The Trail north c2003

Thomas Karlo, Paul Espinosa, Martin Sheen, Robert Alvarez, KPBS (Television station : San Diego, Calif.), and Cinema Guild

Follows anthropologist Robert Alvarez and his ten-year-old son Luis as they re-create the journey made by their Mexican ancestors when they immigrated to the United States. 1 videodisc

MEDIA 10-1375

 

Transnational fiesta, 1992 1993

Paul H Gelles, Wilton Martinez, University of California, Berkeley, Center for Media and Independent Learning, and Berkeley Media

Until recently, it was widely assumed that Native communities throughout the Americas would be absorbed into the mainstream or otherwise disappear. But 500 years after the beginning of the Conquest, indigenous peoples are asserting their presence and identity with renewed vigor. This remarkable video illustrates this by exploring the multicultural and transnational experiences of a family of Peruvian Andean immigrants living in Washington, D.C. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 10-1180

 

Turbans c1999

Erika Andersen, Carol Ruiz, Kavi Raz, Juhi Dudani, Neil Merchant, Yogananda Touzene, Meera Simhan, Kartar Dhillon, Different Drum Productions, National Asian American Telecommunications Association, and Filmakers Library, inc

Based on the memoirs of the film-maker's grandmother, this film explores the inner struggles of an Asian Indian immigrant family torn between their cultural traditions and a desire for social acceptance. Members of one of the first East Indian families to settle on the West Coast of America, the Singh boys are taunted for the turbans they wear, a tradition sacred to their Sikh ancestors. In the prejudiced landscape of 1918 Astoria, Oregon, however, the turbans serve only to identify them as outsiders. 1 videodisc (29 min.)

MEDIA 10-1775

 

Walking the line 2006

Jeremy Levine, Landon Van Soest, Two-Headed Productions, and Filmakers Library, inc

Explores the chaos of the border crisis along the Southern Arizona region as experienced by Mexican migrants, private citizens, vigilantes, and humanitarians. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-1935

 

Wetback the undocumented documentary  2007

"Filmmaker Arturo P© rez Torres follows in the footsteps of two friends traveling on an extraordinary and extremely dangerous journey from Central America to North America. On their journey they encounter gangs and vigilantes, as well as border patrol. But these immigrants navigate real-life nightmares with uncanny calm, grace and even humor in their pursuit of a better life."--Container. 1 videodisc (91 min.)

MEDIA 10-5371

 

Which way home c2009

Rebecca Cammisa, James Lavino, HBO Documentary Films, Good and White Buffalo Entertainment, Mr. Mudd (Firm), Documentress Films, and Bullfrog Films

A feature documentary that follows unaccompanied child migrants on their journey through Mexico as they try to reach the United States. We follow children like Olga and Freddy, 9-year old Hondurans, who are trying to reach their parents in the US. Children like Jose, a 10-year old El Salvadoran, who has been abandoned by smugglers and ends up alone in a Mexican detention center, and Kevin, a streetwise 14-year- old Honduran, whose mother hopes that he will reach the US. 1 videodisc (90 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2376

 

Age of hope, 1900 1998

David Espar, Peter Pagnamenta, Zvi Dor-Ner , Jonathan Lewis, and John Forsythe

The dawn of the twentieth century was forged in hope and optimism. Here interviewees from Europe, Asia and the United States  recount the part they played in the century's early history. Whether fighting on the barricades of the failed Russian Revolution of 1905 or campaigning for votes for women; recalling the Paris Exposition of 1900, or President McKinley's assassination or witnessing the sinking of the Titanic, all remember the changes they lived through and the clash of forces and ideas before World War I. 1 videocassette (56 min)

 MEDIA 2-5620, 3839, 4086a

 

All across America  1997

Michael Murphy and Mark Zwonitzer

Documents the Irish immigration to the United States in the 19th century. The Irish were poorly received in America, nevertheless they spread out across the country and built communities for themselves. The success of three individuals--John L. Sullivan, John Mackay, and Marcus Daly--is highlighted. 1 videocassette (115 min.)

MEDIA 2-4273

 

Americano as apple pie the blending of culture 2001

Mark Kelley and Gus Gnorski

A look at the "three houses of Latino culture"--Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American--and their widespread influence, from entertainment to politics to economics. Key issues include how long Hispanic peoples have been in America, and how U.S. immigration laws affect their assimilation. 1 videodisc (30 min.)

MEDIA 10-126

 

Americano as apple pie the yearning to be-- 2001

Mark Kelley and Gus Gnorski

A detailed look at the fastest growing minority in the United States and what it means to be Latino and American.  The film contrasts the experience of being a Latino in a flourishing ethnic neighborhood of a big city with living in a small town where many Latinos feel isolated. 1 videodisc (30 min.)

MEDIA 10-127

 

The Americans the Latin American and Caribbean presence in the U. S 1993

Peter Bull, Joseph Tovares, and Raul Julia 

Reviews the history and impact of Spanish American immigration on the United States and on the immigrants. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-1922

 

Ancestors in the Americas Chinese in the frontier west, an American story 1998

Loni Ding and Pat Morita

Chronicles the arrival of the Chinese during the 1850s to 1880s in California during the Gold Rush period and their subsequent settlement in the Western states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota. Includes the history of their labor, community building and activism for justice and equality in the courts of mid-19th century America. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1547 2-5070

 

Ancestors in the Americas coolies, sailors, settlers 1996

Loni Ding and Sab Shimono

The untold story of how Asians--Filipino, Chinese, Asian Indian--first arrived in the Americas. The film crosses centuries and oceans from the 16th century Manila-Acapulco trade, to the Opium War, to the 19th century plantation coolie labor in South America and the Caribbean. 1 videocassette (64 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 757 2-5605

 

And thereafter c2003

Hosup Lee, Hyun-Ock Im, Filmakers Library, inc, and Docu-Eye Production

Seventy-six year-old Young-Ja Wike is one of 10,000 Korean women who married American G.I.'s after the Korean War. For these women marriage was the only escape from the crushing poverty of post-war Korea. Now "Grandma" lives in south New Jersey with her husband. Never having learned to speak English fluently, she is isolated from the community and her family as well. 1 videocassette (56 min.)

MEDIA 2-6963

 

The Asianization of America 1988

Michael Rosenblum and Tony Marshall

Describes the increasing role of Asians in American business and in society. Examines how this trend is affecting American society. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

MEDIA 2-3001

 

Asylum 2003

Sandy McLeod, Gini Reticker, Constant Communications, and Filmakers Library, inc

Upon her father insisting that she undergo a circumcision and then marry an old man, a young woman escapes Ghana for the United States. 1 videocassette (20 min.)

MEDIA 2-6541

 

Avalon 1991

Barry Levinson, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Aidan Quinn, Joan Plowright, and Elizabeth Perkins

The story of several generations of a family, from the arrival of immigrant Sam Krichinsky in the suburb of Baltimore called Avalon down through his children and grandchildren. The family goes from poverty to prosperity and the world changes around them, but their love and humor hold the family together. 1 videocassette (ca. 126 min.)

MEDIA 2-1724

 

Becoming American 1983

Ken Levine, Ivory Waterworth Levine, and Ted D'Arms

Follows a Hmong refugee family from northern Laos awaiting resettlement in a remote refugee camp in northern Thailand, from the time its members learn of their acceptance as immigrants, to the time they are settled in Seattle, Washington. 1 videocassette (59 min.)

MEDIA 2-2964

 

Becoming American the Chinese experience c2003

Bill D Moyers, Thomas Lennon, Joe Angier, Mi Ling Tsui, Steve Cheng, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Public Affairs Television (Firm), Thomas Lennon Films (Firm), and WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Traces the history and experiences of Chinese Americans; also includes personal journeys of AIDS researcher Dr. David Ho, market reserch pioneer Shirley Young, author Gish Jen, physicist Samuel Ting, and architect Maya Lin. 3 videodiscs (366 min.)

MEDIA 10-659 v.1-3

 

The best place to live 1982

Peter O'Neill, Ralph Rugoff, and Skylight Films (Firm)

A documentary about the changing lives and feelings of members of a Hmong community living in Providence, Rhode Island in 1980-81. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-7710

 

Bharati Mukherjee : conquering America 1994

Bharati Mukherjee, Bill D Moyers, and Gail Pellet

Writer Bharati Mukherjee discusses America's newest Asian immigrants like herself, as well as the tension, struggles, and dreams in the enculturation process. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-2584

 

Blue collar and Buddha a documentary  1996

Taggart Siegel, Kati Johnston, Charles Hallisey, and Ajaan Xamonphry Per

Explores the dilemma of Laotian refugees living in Rockford, Illinois who are torn between preserving their cultural identity and adapting to their new life in America. Re-settlement is complicated by rising tensions with neighbors, many of whom resent the Laotians' economic gains and view their Buddhism with hostility. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-3995

 

Bontoc eulogy c2003

Marlon Fuentes and Cinema Guild

A personal and poignant docudrama that examines the Filipino experience at the 1904 St. Louis World's fair, and America's turn-of-the-century attitude toward the racial "other". 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-6783

 

Born in East L.A 1988, 1987

Cheech Marin, Peter Macgregor-Scott, Daniel Stern, Paul Rodriguez, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Kamala Lopez

A U.S. citizen from East Los Angeles is accidentally departed to Mexico without any identification, and is unable to convince immigration officials to let him back into the States. 1 videocassette (85 min.)

MEDIA 2-2418

 

Bread & roses 2001

Ken Loach, Adrien Brody, Pilar Padilla, Elpidia Carrillo, Paul Laverty, Parallax Pictures, Road Movies Filmproduktion, Tornasol Films, Alta Films, British Screen, Lion's Gate Films, and Lions Gate Home Entertainment

A group of Latino immigrants working as janitors in Los Angeles take a stand against the million dollar corporations who employ them. 1 videodisc (110 min.)

MEDIA 10-336

 

Brincando el charco portrait of a Puerto Rican 1994

Frances Negrón-Muntaner

Contemplates the notion of "identity" through the experiences of a Puerto Rican woman living in the U.S. In a mix of fiction, archival footage, processed interviews and soap opera drama, this film tells the story of Claudia Marin, a middle-class, light-skinned Puerto Rican, lesbian, photographer/videographer who is attempting to construct a sense of community in the U.S. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-5189

 

Bui do`i life like dust c1995

Ahrin Mishan, Rick Rothenberg, Urban Nomad Productions, National Asian American Telecommunications Association, and NAATA Distribution (Firm)

A young adult Vietnamese immigrant, currently serving time in prison for armed robbery, recounts his evolution from a 13 year old immigrant to a life of crime. He relates his immigration from a Vietnamese refugee camp to California, his entry into American schools, his subsequent involvement with Asia American gangs followed by criminal activity and prison. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-7392

 

Carved in silence Felicia Lowe

Documentary about Chinese immigration to the United States and the discriminatory U.S. immigration policy toward Asians. Tells the dramatic story of Angel Island where Chinese Americans were detained and vigorously questioned for sometimes up to three years before being allowed to enter the country. 1 videocassette (45 min.)

MEDIA 2-3913

 

Chicago's Puerto Rican story c2008

Antonio Franceschi, Gloricelly Franceschi, Tino Ojeda, and New Film Productions

A portrait of the Puerto Rican experience in Chicago, probing the early years of migration, settlement, and struggles, and recollecting the events and influences that shaped the political awareness and activism of the community. Explores a wide range of social themes including family, work, housing, and education. Emphasizes the accomplishments of political activism such as community organizations, educational reforms, health centers and clinics, and the creation of the cultural-commercial business district known as "Paseo Boricua.". 1 videodisc (ca. 80 min.)

MEDIA 10-1393

 

The Chinatown files c2001

Amy Chen, Ying Zhan, Andrea Weiss, Martin D Toub, Michael Chin, Amy Hill, Second Decade Films, Filmakers Library, inc, and Second Decade Films (Firm)

Seven men and women speak out on how they and their friends were investigated and persecuted by government agents during the McCarthy witch-hunts of the fifties. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-6396

 

La ciudad The city 1999

David Riker and Paul Mezey

"With ... intensive collaboration with the New York Latino immigrant community over a five-year period, The City [La Ciudad] weaves a rich narrative tapestry of present day immigrant life. The film's four unforgettable stories center on a group of day-laborers scavenging for bricks; two teenagers from the same hometown who meet in the projects and fall in love; a homeless father who tries to enroll his daughter in school; and a garment worker who seeks justice in the sweatshops"--Publisher's Web site. 1 videocassette (88 min.)

MEDIA 2-5372, 10-543

 

The colonization of North America: French settlements c2003

Ned Rodgers, Greg Heimer, Full Circle Entertainment, Goldhil Home Media International (Firm), and Goldhil Video (Firm)

This program focuses on New France, the French designation for North American territories, reasons why the French immigration was not as successful as the English, the importance of fun trade, and the role that Native Americans played in New France. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-7186

 

Coming into America c2004

Alan Alda, John Angier, PBS Home Video, Connecticut Public Television, and Chedd-Angier Production Company

Who were the first Americans? New discoveries and techniques for dating have archeologist rethinking what they know-- and rewriting history. 1 videcassette (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-6972

 

Cultural identity vs. acculturation implications for theory, research, and practice 2002

There in ongoing discussion regarding the impact of acculturation on cultural identity development. Featuring the commentary of Manuel Ramirez, this video questions whether acculturation to mainstream culture means the inevitable relinquishment of ethnic identity. It provides historical and contemporary perspectives on the issue for indibiduals of Mexican heritage. 1 videocassette (45 min.)

MEDIA 2-6282

 

A day without a Mexican c2004

Sergio Arau, Yareli Arizmendi, John Getz, Maureen Flannigan,  Muse Watson, Fernando Arau, and Xenon Pictures

California awakens one day to discover that one third of its population has vanished. A peculiar pink fog surrounds the state and communication outside its boundaries has completely shut down. As the day progresses, it becomes apparent the sole characteristic linking the missing 14 milion is their Hispanic heritage. 1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.)

MEDIA 10-350

 

De l'autre côté 2002

Chantal Akerman, Audiovisuel Multimedia International Production, CarreŢ Noir (Firm), Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française, and First Run/Icarus Films

In images and interviews, this film examines the plight of poor Mexicans who try to emigrate to the United States illegally with the hope of a better life. U.S. attempts to stem the influx has forced immigrants to take dangerous routes to avoid detection, and many have died. 1 videocassette (99 min.)

MEDIA 2-7720

 

Desi South Asians in New York 2000

Shebana Coelho, Skjalg Molvaer, Ignition Point (Firm), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Educational Broadcasting Corporation, and Center for Asian American Media

Presents dozens of first- and second generation New Yorkers who share their insights, reflections and experiences to illustrate the wide spectrum of Pakistanis, Indians, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans, Nepalese and other South Asians who have become an integral part of the city. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

DANA 367

 

Dollar a day, ten cents a dance a historic portrait of Filipino farmworkers in America 1995

Geoffrey Dunn, Mark Schwartz, T. C Golez, Impact Productions, and Center for Asian American Media

Presents a portrait of Filipino farm laborers who came to the United States in the 1920s and 1930s expecting a more prosperous life-style. Voicing their recollections these now elderly men reveal the poverty and social and cultural difficulties they experienced. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

MEDIA 2-7397

 

Dreams ensnared the Dominican migration to New York 1994

Sonia Fritz, Cristina Soler, and Elaine Torres

Focuses on the problems confronting Dominican immigrants in New York and their reasons for coming to the United States. 1 videocassette (21 min.)

MEDIA 2-2854

 

Dreams of distant shores 1985

Michael Laurence and James Whitmore

Celebrates the Statue of Liberty as hostess to a most extraordinary migration. Mixes archival films with many unpublished stills to recount what immigrants left behind and what they found in the United States. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

MEDIA 2-2743

 

Eat a bowl of tea 1989

Tom Sternberg, Wayne Wang, Cora Miao, Russell Wong, Judith Rascoe, and Louis Chu

In New York's Chinatown of the late 1940's, young Ben Loy, fresh out of the service, has his whole life spread out before him--including a job, an apartment and a marriage arranged by his father. 1 videocassette (104 min.)

DANA    MEDIA 511            10-1490

 

Echando raices Taking root : immigrant and refugee communities in California, Texas and Iowa c2002

Rachael Kamel, J. T Takagi, and American Friends Service Committee

Shares stories from some of the immigrant community organizations that work in partnership with the American Friends Service Committee. 1 videocassette (120 min.)

MEDIA 2-6746

 

El sueńo americano puertorriqueńos y mexicanos en Nueva York = The American dream c2007

Sonia Fritz, Isla Films, and Cinema Guild

Documents the social and economic conditions of Puerto Rican and Mexican immigrants in New York City. 1 videodisc (ca. 30 min.)

MEDIA 10-1184

 

El Super 1989

Leon Ichaso, Orlando Jiménez-Leal, Manuel Arce, Emilio Guede, Gloria Pińeyro, Mariano Ros, Raymundo Hidalgo-Gato, Zully Montero, Reynaldo Medina, Elizabeth Peńa, and Iván Acosta

"A humorous and touching view of Cuban exiles living in a basement apartment during a snowy winter in New York. El Super is the story of Roberto, a superintendent, who dreams of his warm and friendly homeland, and stubbornly refuses to assimilate into the new culture"--Container. 1 videocassette (90 min.)

MEDIA 2-5361

 

Far away Portuguese in California 1994

David Martins, Sérgio Lago, and Mario Machado

A historical and cultural overview of the Portuguese presence in California.  Surveys the history of Portuguese immigration to the West Coast of America and examines the important economic, social and cultural contributions of Portuguese immigrants to the dairy industry, whaling, fishing and agriculture.  Concludes with a celebration of current day Portuguese customs indicative of their strong adherence to Portuguese traditions. 1 videocassette (70 min.)

DANA 1400

 

Farmingville c2004

Carlos Sandoval, Catherine Tambini, Camino Bluff Productions, CatTails LCC, Docurama (Firm), New Video Group, and P.O.V. (Firm)

Documentary film about the next group of immigrants, the Mexicans, that are following in our long history of immigration. It looks at the people of Farmingville, New York, and at how they are dealing with the influx of about 1,500 Mexican workers. 1 videocassette (ca. 78 min.)

MEDIA 2-6662

 

Fear and learning at Hoover Elementary  1997

Laura Angelica Simón and Tracey Trench

A documentary by Los Angeles teacher Laura Angelica Simón, exploring the impact of California's Proposition 187 on the immigrant community. 1 videocassette (ca. 53 min.)

DANA 1902

 

Filipino Americans discovering their past for the future 1994

John F Wehman and Paul K Barnet

Documentary on Filipino Americans, who are the oldest and one of the largest Asian-American ethnic populations in the United States. 1 videocassette (54 min.)

DANA 836

 

First person plural c2000

Deann Borshay Liem, Center for Independent Documentary, Independent Television Service, National Asian American Telecommunications Association, and Center for Asian American Media

"In 1966, Deann Borshay Liem was adopted by an American family and was sent from Korea to her new home. Growing up in California, the memory of her birth family was nearly obliterated until recurring dreams led Borshay Liem to discover the truth: her Korean mother was very much alive. Bravely uniting her biological and adoptive families, filmmaker Borshay Liem's heartfelt journey makes FIRST PERSON PLURAL a poignant essay on family, loss, and the reconciling of two identities"--Container. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

MEDIA       MEDIA 10-722              2-5495

 

The Flynn family 1982

William F Miller, Lee Richmond, and Don Wescott

The Irish American story is told through an overview of Ireland's history, a survey of the development of Irish American communities in the United States through a century of change, and the experiences of several generations of the Flynn family. 1 filmstrip ([137] fr.)

DANA 96

 

Freedom bags 1990

Elizabeth Clark-Lewis, Stanley Nelson, and Carmen Lattimore

The story of African-American women who migrated from the rural south during the first 3 decades of the 20th century.  Most could find jobs only as houseworkers. 1 videocassette (34 min.)

MEDIA 2-1624

 

From mambo to hip hop a Bronx tale 2009?

Henry Chalfant, Elena Martainez, Steven J Zeitlin, Marci Reaven, City Lore (Organization), Public Art Films, Inc, Independent Television Service, Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm), and MVD Visual (Firm)

An "hour-long documentary that tells a story about the creative life of the South Bronx, beginning with the Puerto Rican migration and the adoption of Cuban rhythms to create the New York salsa sound; continuing with the fires that destroyed the neighborhood but not the creative spirit of its people; chronicling the rise of hip hop from the ashes; and ending with reflections on the power of the neighborhood's music to ensure the survival of several generations of its residents, and, in the process, take the world's pop culture by storm"--Container. 1 videodisc (ca. 56 min.)

MEDIA 10-1776

 

The Geography of hope 1996

Stephen Ives, Ken Burns, Peter Coyote, Jody Abramson, and Michael Kantor

By the 1870s the American conquest of the West was nearly complete. In one decade, with Native Americans effectively confined to reservations, some four-and-a-half million new settlers would arrive to stake their claim to the future. Pap Singleton, an ex-slave from Tennessee, became the era's "Black Moses," leading his people to the free soil of Kansas. A frail New York politician, Teddy Roosevelt, transformed himself into a rugged North Dakota rancher, and eventually, president of the United States. And as Americans tried to "tame" the West, the nation's greatest showman, Buffalo Bill Cody, instead offered adoring crowds his enthusiastic version of a "Wild West"--heroic, glorious, romantic, and most of all, mythic. 1 videocassette (87 min.)

DANA. MEDIA. MEDIA 1269 2-3225 2-4236

 

Golden Venture 2006

Peter Cohn, Tim Robbins, Hillcrest Films, and New Day Films

"The film chronicles the ongoing struggles of passengers who were aboard the Golden Venture, an immigrant smuggling ship that ran aground near New York City in 1993. Passengers had paid at least $30,000 to be brought to the U.S. from China's Fujian Province, expecting to arrive indebted but unnoticed. But a seemingly golden opportunity quickly evolved into a hellish descent through the cruel whims of U.S. immigration policy." -- www.goldenventuremovie.com. 1 videodisc (70 min.)

MEDIA 10-783

 

The great hunger 1997

Michael Murphy, Thomas Brown, Thomas Lennon, and Jane West

Follows the Irish immigration to America. This episode explores the great potato famine, which precipitated the mass emigration. 1 videocassette (85 min.)

MEDIA 2-4272

 

A great wonder c2003

Martha Arual Akech, Abraham Dut Jok, Santino Thiep Lual, Terri McMahon, Kim Shelton, Two Shoes Productions, and Bullfrog Films, inc

Traces the journey of three young Sudanese orphans who have spent the majority of their lives either in flight from war or in refugee camps in Ethiopia and northern Kenya to  their arrival and resettlement in Seattle, Washington. 1 videocassette (ca. 62 min.)

MEDIA 2-6983

 

H2 worker 1990

Stephanie Black

Each year 10,000 Caribbean men are selectively chosen by American sugar corporations to harvest sugar cane for six months in Florida under temporary "H-2" visas.  "H-2 worker" is a film exposing the brutal, systematic exploitation of Jamaican guest workers by the Florida sugar cane industry. 1 videocassette (70 min.)

MEDIA 2-1700

 

Heaven will protect the working girl  1993

Pennee Bender, Joshua Brown, and Andrea Ades Vasquez

Period still and motion pictures and words derived from interviews, memoirs, newspapers and other sources are assembled to show the life of immigrant shirtwaist makers in New York City during the first decade of the 20th century.  Illustrates the strike movement and their arrests. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-2087

Home is struggle historias paralelas 1991

Marta Noemi Bautis

Explores the lives of women who have immigrated to the United States from different Latin American countries for very different reasons, economic and political.  In sharing their stories they present an absorbing picture of the construction of Latina identity and the immigrant experience. 1 videocassette (37 min.)

MEDIA 2-2777

 

The Hungarian spark in America 2000?

Jim Markovic, Kathyrn Zaheny Livingston, and Dell M Wade

This videorecording describes the contributions of Hungarian-Americans to American society. 1 videocassette (12 min.)

HUNGARIAN 7

 

Immigration and cultural change c1996

Dana Palermo, Henry Nevison, Margaret Hennessy, Jonathan Zimmerman, Art Levy, Hollis Payer, InVision Communications, and Schlessinger Video Productions

"Old" and "new' immigration; the world of the immigrants; a new working class, the limits of mobility and ethnic diversity; the Chinese Exclusion Act; new forms of leisure and mass entertainment; the American Dream. 1 videocassettes (ca. 35 min.)

MEDIA 2-6606

 

In no one's shadow Filipinos in America c1995

Ray Gatchalian, Naomi De Castro, Antonio E De Castro, Jonna Ramey, Visual Communications/Asian American Studies Central, Philippine Arts in the Community (Firm), and National Asian American Telecommunications Association

Surveys the social history of Filipinos in the U.S., especially during the 20th century. Includes interviews with California residents of Philippine origin. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-6829

 

Journey to America  1989

Charles Guggenheim and David G McCullough

A tribute to over 12 million men, women and children who made the torturous journey from the old world to the new between 1890-1920. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA 2-2113 2-4019

 

The Joy Luck Club 1993

Amy Tan, Oliver Stone, Wayne Wang, Amy Tan, Rosalind Chao, Kieu Chinh, Lisa Lu, and France Nuyen

Juxtaposes scenes from the lives of four Chinese women in pre-1949 China and the lives of their American-born daughters to show how the mothers' experiences in China and as immigrants in the United States shaped their dreams for their daughters' lives. 1 videocassette (139 min.)

MEDIA 2-2611

 

A.k.a. Don Bonus c1998

Spencer Nakasako, Sokly Ny, National Asian American Telecommunications Association, and NAATA Distribution (Firm)

This documentary is a self-portrait of a young Cambodian immigrant growing up in America today. Shot by Sokly Ny himself, it shows his struggles to graduate and survive his complicated life during his senior year of high school. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-7395

 

The Lemon Grove incident 1985

Paul Espinosa, Frank Christopher, Robert Alvarez, and Harold Cannon

"The struggle to end school segregation in usually linked to the 1954 Supreme Court case of Brown vs. the Board of Education.  However, many of the nation's earliest desegregation cases occurred in the American Southwest and they involved the children of Mexican immigrants.  This is the true story of one of those cases."--Opening credits. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-5231

 

Lest we forget c2003

Jason DaSilva, Roopa de Choudhury, Suheir Hammad, In Face Films Productions, and Newsreel (Firm)

After the Terrorist attacks of 9/11, some Americans began defining a new "enemy alien"--American Arabs, South Asians, Muslims. This film explores a lesson that history has forgotten; of a country alienating its own citizens and violating their civil liberties once again. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

DANA 3024

 

Maid in America 2004

Anayansi Prado, Leadingham Kevin, Impacto Films (Firm), and Women Make Movies (Firm)

This video takes a look into the lives of three Latina immigrants working as nannies and housekeepers in Los Angeles. The issue of worker' rights is introduced in the film. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-7214

 

Managing diversity 1992

Reggie Harris, Tony Heriza, and Peter Mattaliano

This program looks at how the influx of women, minorities and immigrants into the American workforce is transforming corporations and labor unions. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-1943

 

The Marinelli family 1982

Margaret M Sloane and Howard Da Silva

The Italian American story is told through an overview of Italy's history, a survey of the development of Italian American communities in the United States through a century of change, and the experiences of several generations of the Marinelli family. 1 filmstrip ([133] fr.)

DANA 101

 

The Merlin family 1982

Paul Kresh, Milton Meltzer, and Eli Wallach

The story of American Jews is told through an overview of their history, a survey of the development of Jewish American communities in the United States through a century of change, and the experiences of several generations of the Merlin family. 1 filmstrip ([133] fr.)

DANA 103

 

Miss India Georgia 1997

Daniel Friedman and Sharon Grimberg

This documentary video follows four contestants in the Miss India Georgia pagent.  It tells the story of their experiences as first generation Americans.  These young women disclose the complexity of their feelings about growing up in the U.S. as children of immigrant parents. 1 videocassette (56 min.)

MEDIA 2-3387

 

Mississippi masala 1992

Mira Nair, Sooni Taraporevala, Michael Nozik, Denzel Washington, Roshan Seth, Sarita Choudhury, Charles S Dutton, and Joe Seneca

In this exotic and erotic interracial love story, an African-American, owner of a small carpet cleaning service, falls for a beautiful Indian immigrant, only to encounter shock and outrage from both families. 1 videocassette (117 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1402 2-5001

 

My American girls a Dominican story 2000

Aaron Matthews and Jennifer Mittelstadt

Dominicans are New York's largest and fastest growing immigrant group. This film chronicles the lives of immigrants from the Dominican Republic to New York City through one family with three daughters. Each daughter is traveling down a different road as their mother, Sandra, struggles to do right by each of them, as they grapple with being a bicultural family while negotiating the hurdles of their adopted city. 1 videocassette (53 min.)

MEDIA 2-5448

 

My town = Mio paése 1986

Katherine Gulla and Lanie Zera

A steady flow of immigrants from Palermiti, a hillside village in Calabria, southern Italy, has been coming to America since the early 1900's. Although they abandoned their homeland for a better life in the New World, these immigrants brought with them strong and lasting family, religious and cultural traditions. 1 videocassette (26 min.)

MEDIA 2-1612

 

The new Americans c2003

Ismael Bashey, Renee Tajima-Pena, Steve James, Jerry Blumenthal, Gordon Quinn, Susana Aikin, Carlos Arapicio, Indu Krishnan, Gita Saedi, Fenell Doremus, Evangeline Griego,  Kartemquin Films, Home Vision Entertainment (Firm), and Independent Television Service

Depicts the journeys of five families from their homes in the Dominican Republic, Nigeria, the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Mexico and India to new lives in the United States. 3 videocassettes (ca. 400 min.)

MEDIA 2-6796 - 2-6798

 

The Olson family 1981

Jere Kupecky, J Marlin, and Fran Carlon

The Swedish American story is told through an overview of Sweden's history, a survey of the development of Swedish American communities in the United States through a century of change, and the experiences of several generations of the Olson family. 1 filmstrip ([132] fr.)

DANA 104

 

The other side El otro lado 2001

Christopher Walker and Lucy Briers

Examines the devastating impact of Mexican-United States migration. This program looks at villagers who strive to ensure that their children will no longer have to migrate to have a better life. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-5917

 

Out of Ireland 1995, 1994

Paul Wagner, Ellen Casey Wagner, Kerby A Miller, Kelly McGillis, Neil Means, and Reid Occhslin

Examines the history of the seven million Irish who emigrated to America in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries including the causes of the exodus and the immigrant experience in the United States.  Uses photographs, archival footage, manuscript material and interviews with Irish immigrants to describe their experiences and the profound influence they have had on American culture. 2 videocassettes (167 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA 2-3115 cassette 1 2-3116 cassette 2 2-4211 cassette 3 2-4212 cassette 4

 

The oxcart c2005

José Torres Garcia, Luis Vera, Lucy Boscana, Ramon Novarro, Janice Marietti, Jaime Sánchez, René Marqués, Educational Broadcasting Company, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), and Cinema Guild

Television adaptation of selected scenes from the first act of La carreta, a play by René Marqués, which portrays the migration of a Puerto Rican family from the countryside to the San Juan ghetto and eventually to Spanish Harlem in New York City. 1 videodisc (29 min.)

MEDIA 10-1152

 

Perils of the new land films of the immigrant experience (1910-1915) 2008

Giorgio Bertellini, Shelley Stamp, Philip Carli, Rodney Sauer, Thomas A Edison, George Beban, Clara Williams, J. Frank Burke, Ethel Grandin, Matt Moore, Jane Gail, Thomas H Ince, Reginald Barker, Eugene Nowland, George Loane Tucker, Walter McNamara, Harry Beaumont, Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Paramount Pictures Corporation, New York Motion Pictures Corporation, Universal Film Manufacturing Company, and Flicker Alley (Firm)

Four films that address the immigrant experience in the United States in the early twentieth century. 2 videodiscs (ca. 194 min.)

MEDIA 10-1427

 

Point of attack c2004

Kathleen Foster, Kathleen Foster Productions, and Cinema Guild

Looks at the U.S. government's policy since September 11, 2001 towards immigrants from Middle Eastern and South Asian countries that are predominantly Muslim. Charges that the compulsory registration of men from these countries and the mass detention and deportation of Muslim immigrants are discriminatory actions based on religion. 1 videocassette (46 min.)

MEDIA 2-7146

 

Prisoners among us Italian-American identity & World War II c2003

Michael Angelo DiLauro, Joseph M Orazi, Tom Brokaw, Mary Ann Esposito, Tony Lo Bianco, and MichaelAngelo Productions

Chronicles the experiences of Italian-Americans and Italian prisoners of war during World War II, and their assimilation into American culture.  Includes historical photographs, archival footage, literature, music, poetry, and personal interviews. 1 videocassette (110 min.)

MEDIA 2-6700

 

The Quran and the American dream 2000

Chris Wells, Shigehiro Ryuke, Hitoshi Sakurai, Hideaki Shimamoto, and Jesse Jackson

In the U.S., Islam is prospering as never before - but some Americans are beginning to fear the burgeoning power of that group, currently 8 million strong. This program traces the rapid expansion of Islam in New York City, where it sustains and brings hope to Muslim citizens, recent Muslim immigrants, and converts drawn primarily from the downtrodden sectors of society. The program also features the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which strives to root out legal injustices and dispel prejudicial stereotypes. 1 videocassette (52 min.)

MEDIA 2-5537

 

Richard Rodriguez victim of two cultures 1994

Betsy McCarthy, Bill D Moyers, and Richard Rodriguez

Presents Rodriguez's experiences of growing up in America as the son of immigrants, the loss of his "Mexican soul", and his first exposure to American culture. Discussion focuses also on the differences between Mexican and American cultures, including Rodriguez' observations on America's growing sense of loss and the essence of American society today. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)

DANA 695

 

Roots in the sand 1998

Jayasri Majumdar Hart, Bill Hart, David Singh Dhillon, Joseph J Anderholt, Bill Ong Hing, and Karen Isaksen Leonard

Through a combined use of extensive archival material and personal interviews, this documentary examines the lives of the Sikh, Moslem and Hindu immigrants of the early 20th century who farmed California's desert regions, particularly the Imperial Valley. There they had to circumvent racism, miscegenation laws, barriers to land ownership and citizenship and even Anglo farmers seeking vengeance. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-5446

 

The Russians are here 1983

Ofra Bikel

Contrasts Russian emigrés' feelings of freedom before and after their immigration to the United States. Examines how abstract ideas like freedom are influenced by culture. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-312

 

Sentenced home c2006

David Grabias, Nicole Newnham, Sentenced Home Productions, Independent Television Service, and Center for Asian American Media

The video portrays 3 immigrant men, Many Uch, Loeun Lun, Kim Ho Ma, who arrived in the United States as refugees from Cambodia in the '80s. After fleeing the Khmer Rouge and settling in Seattle as children, each was drawn into gang life, and ultimately jail. According to U.S. law they should have been deported, but Cambodia did not accept deportees at the time of their sentences.  After September 2001, the U.S. pressured Cambodia into changing its policy.  As a result, thousands of individuals were separated from their families and returned to a land that many barely knew.  Many deportees faced the prospect of paying a double penalty: having already served their original prison sentences and moved on with their lives, they now faced deportation. 1 videodisc (76 min.)

MEDIA 10-1177

 

Sewing woman 1982

Lorraine Dong and Arthur E Dong

Tells the story of one woman's determination to leave war-torn China and build a new life in the United States. Based on the life of Zem Ping Dong who worked in sewing factories for over thirty years. 1 videocassette (14 min.)

MEDIA D-328

 

The short life of José Antonio Gutierrez c2006

Heidi Specogna, Marion Canute, First Hand Films (Firm), Tag/Traum Filmproduktion, PS Film Zürich, Specogna Filmproduktion, and Cinema Guild

The story of the Guatemalan immigrant and former homeless street child who became the first American soldier killed in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. 1 videodisc (58 min.)

MEDIA 10-1150

 

Silent sacrifices voices of the Filipino American family 2001

Christopher T Ridzon, Steve Godwin, and Patricia Heras

Explores the Filipino American first and second generation immigrant experience. Discusses what it is like to grow up in an immigrant family and what it means to be Filipino American. 1 videorecording (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-6106

 

Slaughtered in Hugo 2002

Va-Megn Thoj and Vu Mai Thao

Film is a documentary that looks at a cultural controversy between the white residents of Hugo and the Hmong American community. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

MEDIA 2-2367

 

So far from India 1983

Mira Nair, Ann Schaetzel, Mira Nair Productions, and Filmakers Library, inc

Describes the experiences of a recently arrived Indian immigrant in America, contrasting them with the traditional world of his new bride whom he left behind in India. Seeks to explore the conflicts that arise when Indian culture meets American society. 1 videocassette (49 min.)

MEDIA 2-7509

 

The spirit travels immigrant music in America 1991

Howard Weiss and Linda Ronstadt

Surveys the musical contributions made by a variety of immigrant groups to the American culture.  Celebrates how the gifts of native music, traditions and cultural expressions have enriched the cultural diversity of American music. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-3950

 

The split horn the life of a Hmong Shaman in America c2001

Taggart Siegel, Jim McSilver, Sarita Siegel, Chai Thao, Alchemy Films, Independent Television Service, and National Asian American Telecommunications Association

Shows the life and culture of the Thao family, Hmong Americans in Appleton, Wisconsin. Documents a shaman's struggle to maintain his ancient traditions as his children embrace American culture. 1 videocassette (ca. 58 min.)

MEDIA 2-7711

 

The Statue of Liberty 1996

Ken Burns, Buddy Squires, Bernard A Weisberger, Geoffrey C Ward, and David G McCullough

Features archival photographs, paintings and drawings to tell the story of the statue's construction and installation, along with readings from diaries, letters and newspaper accounts. Part 2 includes interviews with New York Governor Mario Cuomo, writers James Baldwin and Jerzy Kosinski and musician Ray Charles. Film clips show Charlie Chaplin, Jimmy Stewart and Charlton Heston in Hollywood episodes with the statue. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-4216

 

Stranger than paradise 1986, 1985

Jim Jarmusch, John Lurie, Richard Edson, Eszter Balint, and Cecillia Stark

A witty New Wave comic tale about the Old World meeting the New. The story concerns three misfits, one of them a young girl who is a recent immigrant from Hungary, who decide to seek their fortunes together in America, the land of plenty. But their vacation-adventure to Florida turns out to be strangely off-season. 1 videocassette (90 min.)

DOUGLASS. MEDIA 80 2-271

 

Success 1997

Oren Jacoby, Thomas N Brown, and Michael Murphy

Contrasts the lives of two successful Irish-Americans--Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Eugene O'Neill--showing how they exemplify Irish assimilation to American society. 1 videocassette (59 min.)

MEDIA 2-4275

 

Sweatshop Cinderella c2010

Suzanne Wasserman and Women Make Movies (Firm)

"Arriving from Poland around 1890, Anzia Yezierska's family settled on the Lower East Side, where she toiled in sweatshops and laundries. Defying her parents, she pursued her education and devoted herself full-time to writing award-winning stories and novels in Yiddish-English dialect. Soon Hollywood, which turned two of her works into movies, beckoned her to write screenplays. When disenchantment with that world set in, she returned to New York to write. Sweatshop Cinderella, by award-winning filmmaker/historian Suzanne Wasserman, vividly depicts this Jewish immigrant writer's amazing story."--Container. 1 videodisc (27 min.)

DANA 454

 

A Tale of love 1995

T. Minh-Ha Trinh, Jean-Paul Bourdier, M. a. i. Hu ynh, Juliette Chen, Dominic Overstreet, Mai Le Ho, and Kieu Loan

A film loosely inspired by the Tale of Kieu, an early 19th century Vietnamese poem in which a martyred woman sacrifies herself for the good of her family. This film, set in America, portrays the Vietnamese immigrant experience through Kieu, a writer who sends money to her family in Vietnam by working for a woman's magazine. As she works on an article about the legacy of the Tale of Kieu, she comes to understand how the poem resonates in her own life. In the end, overcoming the sorrows of love and exile is, for Kieu, to reinvent both herself and the 200-year-old poem. 1 videocassette (108 min.)

MEDIA 2-3181

 

Tales from Arab Detroit c1995

Joan Mandell, Sally Howell, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, Olive Branch Productions, and New Day Films

"When an Arab American community center brings an Egyptian poet to perform a 1000-year-old epic, sparks fly.  The result is a familiar American tale: parents trying to pass on cherished traditions and language, while their children are at home in a world of McDonald's and MTV"--Container. 1 videocassette (45 min.)

DANA 2025

 

Taxi-vala auto-biography c1994

Vivek Bald, Mistaken Identity (Firm), and Newsreel (Firm)

Documentary, exploring the experiences and attitudes of Indian and Pakistani taxi drivers in New York City, questions as well the filmmaker's relationship to these South Asian immigrants and to his mixed-race heritage. 1 videocassette (48 min.)

DANA 2196

 

The Trail north c2003

Thomas Karlo, Paul Espinosa, Martin Sheen, Robert Alvarez, KPBS (Television station : San Diego, Calif.), and Cinema Guild

Follows anthropologist Robert Alvarez and his ten-year-old son Luis as they re-create the journey made by their Mexican ancestors when they immigrated to the United States. 1 videodisc

MEDIA 10-1375

 

Transnational fiesta, 1992 1993

Paul H Gelles, Wilton Martinez, University of California, Berkeley, Center for Media and Independent Learning, and Berkeley Media

Until recently, it was widely assumed that Native communities throughout the Americas would be absorbed into the mainstream or otherwise disappear. But 500 years after the beginning of the Conquest, indigenous peoples are asserting their presence and identity with renewed vigor. This remarkable video illustrates this by exploring the multicultural and transnational experiences of a family of Peruvian Andean immigrants living in Washington, D.C. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 10-1180

 

Troop 100 Boy Scouts of America 2002

Noel Lee and Va-Megn Thoj

Film documents the first all-Hmong American Boy Scout Troop in Westminster, California. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

MEDIA 2-162

 

Trouble on fashion avenue c1982

Stefan Moore, Claude Beller, TVG Documentary Arts Project, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), and Devlin (Firm)

Explores the history and present state of New York City's garment industry. Includes a look at the conditions of labor in modern day sweat shops which exploit a new generation of immigrants and the influence of organized crime on management and in the garment workers' union itself. 1 videocassette (ca. 59 min.)

MEDIA D-115

 

Turbans c1999

Erika Andersen, Carol Ruiz, Kavi Raz, Juhi Dudani, Neil Merchant, Yogananda Touzene, Meera Simhan, Kartar Dhillon, Different Drum Productions, National Asian American Telecommunications Association, and Filmakers Library, inc

Based on the memoirs of the film-maker's grandmother, this film explores the inner struggles of an Asian Indian immigrant family torn between their cultural traditions and a desire for social acceptance. Members of one of the first East Indian families to settle on the West Coast of America, the Singh boys are taunted for the turbans they wear, a tradition sacred to their Sikh ancestors. In the prejudiced landscape of 1918 Astoria, Oregon, however, the turbans serve only to identify them as outsiders. 1 videodisc (29 min.)

MEDIA 10-1775

 

Unbidden voices 1989,1988

Prajnaparamita Parasher and Deb Ellis

A moving portrait of an Indian immigrant woman from Punjab, India, who works 12 hours a day in a Chicago restaurant. Emphasis is on exploitation of immigrant women, feminism, and contrasting cultures. 1 videocassette (32 min.)

MEDIA 2-3093

 

Up from city streets 1997

Richard Ben Cramer, Thomas Lennon, Maria Patrick, and Michael Murphy

Documents the experiences of Irish immigrants to the United States during the 19th century. Follows the life of Al Smith as it describes the rise of Irish Americans to positions of influence in the cities. 1 videocassette (85 min.)

MEDIA 2-4274

A wave from the Atlantic 1997

Robert Hughes and Alfred Kazin

An eight part series presenting American history through its visual art, painting, sculpture, architecture and monuments. In this fifth segment waves of immigrants in the early 20th century bring both their old culture and a thirst for the new. The tenements are documented by photographer Jacob Riis and the socially conscious Ashcan School. Then, after the historic 1913 Armory show, artists like Joseph Stella, Paul Strand, Alfred Stieglitz, forge a modernism that is uniquely American. Also presents the work of Robert Henri, George Bellows, Marcel Duchamp, Charles Demuth, Arthur Dove, Georgia O'Keeffe, Mabel Dodge Luhand, Marsden Hartley and Frank Lloyd Wright. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-4082

 

Who's going to pay for these donuts, anyway? c1999

Janice Tanaka, Nancy Penn, National Asian American Telecommunications Association, Fo Fum Productions, and NAATA Distribution (Firm)

Chronicles the filmakers' personal search for her father, whom she had not seen since age three. She finds him in a half-way house for the chronically mentally ill in Los Angeles' Skid Row. Film provides clear evidence of the profound effect of the Japanese American internment on generations of individuals. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-7394