Latino Studies
I'LL GO TO SANTIAGOSpanish Language Short Films Latino Studies Directed by Women
A gentle, loving portrait of Santiago de Cuba and its people.
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VOICES FROM THE FIELDSSpanish Language Sociology Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Labor Studies Environmental Studies Economics Chicano Studies Directed by Women
This documentary follows farmworkers from California's Salinas Valley back to their
roots in the fields of rural Mexico, where they recount their everyday struggle to cope in
the midst of the globalization of agriculture and the impact of NAFTA.
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CROSSING BORDERS: A CUBAN RETURNSSpanish Language Sociology Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Immigration Cuban Studies
This video chronicles the 1998 return to Cuba of an American college professor, Dr.
Magaly Lavendenz, forced as a child to leave Cuba in 1962, and who grew up in the U.S.,
but with a distinct Cuban identity.
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LA OPERACIONHealth Latin-American Studies Latino Studies Spanish Language Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women
Puerto Rico has the highest incidence of female sterilization
in the world. Over one-third of all Puerto Rican women of
childbearing age have been sterilized. So common is the
operation that it is simply known as ‘la operacion.'
Using newsreels and excerpts from government propaganda
films, plus interviews with Puerto Rican women, doctors,
birth control specialists and politicians, this film
explores the controversial use of sterilization as a means
of population control.
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ABORTION: STORIES FROM NORTH AND SOUTHAsian Studies Health Irish Studies Latino Studies Political Science Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women
Each year, an estimated 30 to 55 million women throughout the world obtain induced
abortions. More than half of these abortions are illegal and an estimated 84,000 of them
result in death. This cross-cultural survey shows how abortion transcends race, religion
and social class, and how differences in the practice and perception of abortion are mainly
in the degree of secrecy and danger accompanying it.
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LUISA CAPETILLO: A PASSION FOR JUSTICELatin-American Studies Latino Studies Media Studies Puerto Rican Studies Spanish Language Women's Studies Directed by Women
Dramatizes the life and work of Luisa Capetillo (1879-1922), a Puerto Rican journalist,
writer, suffragist, and labor organizer.
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SEE ME: FIVE YOUNG LATINASAmerican Studies Education Latino Studies Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women Immigration
Five teen-aged Latinas living in San Francisco's Mission District-most of them recent
immigrants from Mexico or other Central American countries-talk frankly about their
lives, from discrimination and school , to friends and family relationships, experiences
with gang activity and violence, and plans for the future. Their comments are blended
with footage of neighborhood life and other activities to provide meaningful insights into
the everyday lives of young Hispanic women in the U.S. today.
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THE HEART OF LOISAIDAUrban Studies Sociology New York City Latino Studies Criminal & Law Architecture American Studies Directed by Women
Depicts the efforts of Latino residents of New York's Lower East Side who have taken
over their own buildings abandoned by landlords. Organizing themselves into Tenants'
Associations, they undertake the repair and renovation of their decaying tenements and
provide their own services.
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PASSIN' IT ON: 25 YEARS ORGANIZING THE NORTHWEST BRONXUrban Studies Sociology New York City Latino Studies American Studies African-American Studies Directed by Women
During the Sixties and early Seventies, banks, insurance companies, the City of New
York, and many landlords drew a red-line around the Bronx and abandoned its
neighborhoods. More than 12,000 fires burned each year, 300,000 people fled, and in the
South Bronx 40% of the homes were destroyed.
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GATHERING UP AGAIN: FIESTA IN SANTA FESociology Native American Studies Latino Studies Cultural Studies American Studies Directed by Women
Examines the Santa Fe Fiesta, America's oldest continuous community celebration, which
commemorates the Spaniards' "bloodless reconquest" of the Pueblo Indians in New
Mexico in 1692.
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IMAGES OF FAITHSpanish Language Religion & Spirituality Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
Examines the centuries-old tradition in Puerto Rico of using hand-carved santos in
Catholic religious practices. The film visits an elderly santero (carver) and his teenage
apprentice, revealing the skill and artistry of this ancient craft as well as the importance of
the saints in the lives of the faithful.
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THE NATIONALISTSSpanish Language Political Science Latino Studies Latin-American Studies
Surveys the activities of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party in the 1950s, including the
background to the shooting incident in the U.S. Congress by four Puerto Rican
nationalists in March 1954, and the contributions of the movement's leading figure, Don
Pedro Albizu Campos.
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