Latino Studies
PUERTO RICO: PARADISE INVADEDEconomics Latin-American Studies Latino Studies Political Science Spanish Language
Examines the history and present-day reality of Puerto Rico, including the history and the
contemporary relationship between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S.; the
impact of industrialization on the island's economy, ecology and social life; economic
exile and life in New York City; and the history of the Puerto Rican independence
movement.
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CORPORATION WITH A MOVIE CAMERAAmerican Studies Cultural Studies Latino Studies Media Studies
This unusual video examines the ways in which corporate representations have shaped
Americans' ideas about Third World countries.
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DREAMS ENSNARED: DOMINICAN MIGRATION TO NEW YORKAmerican Studies Economics Labor Studies Latino Studies New York City Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women Immigration
This documentary examines the situation of Dominican immigration into New
York City, detailing the economic pressures of unemployment and poverty in the
Dominican Republic which have led to a rapidly growing Dominican community in New
York, primarily in Brooklyn and the Washington Heights area of Upper Manhattan.
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AÑO NUEVOAmerican Studies Chicano Studies Economics Labor Studies Latino Studies Immigration
This expose of the plight of undocumented Mexican workers in the U.S. also provides a
comprehensive overview of the complex issue of Mexican immigration, including
interviews with prominent scholars, attorneys and organizers.
Particularly recommended as a teaching tool regarding issues of Latino Studies, Chicano Studies, Immigration, and Cultural Studies. |
THROUGH YOUNG PEOPLE'S EYESFamily Relations Latino Studies Sociology Women's Studies Directed by Women
An insightful documentary portrait of young black and Hispanic teenagers, primarily
girls, growing up in a poor urban neighborhood.
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DOLORESFamily Relations Latino Studies Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Women's Studies
This short drama on domestic abuse, based on extensive research with battered Latinas,
focuses on a Hispanic family, showing how the father's machismo has intimidated both
wife and daughter into continual fear of physical abuse and alienated the son who resents
his father's authoritarian attitudes.
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NIŅOS DE ESPERANZA: CHILDREN OF HOPEArchitecture Chicano Studies Education Latino Studies Sociology Urban Studies
Documents the efforts of a group of American volunteers--including architects, artists,
teachers and psychologists--in building and operating a primary school in a poor Tiajuana
neighborhood.
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FRAME-UP!American Studies Criminal & Law Latino Studies Political Science Pacific Street Films
Examining the case of Martin Sostre, a black Puerto Rican bookstore owner in Buffalo,
New York who was framed on drug possession charges in 1967 and sentenced to prison,
this film shows how the American justice system can be abused for purposes of political
repression.
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HOMEBOYSAmerican Studies Chicano Studies Latino Studies Sociology Directed by Women
Depicts life in Cuatro Flats, a housing project in East Los Angeles, as seen through the
eyes of Chicano gang members, or "homeboys."
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BALLAD OF AN UNSUNG HEROAmerican Studies Chicano Studies Latino Studies Political Science Sociology
Chronicles the remarkable life of 89-year-old Pedro J. Gonzalez, from his early years as a
telegraph operator for Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution to his pioneering
career as a radio and recording star in Los Angeles, his 1934 arrest on trumped-up
charges and subsequent imprisonment, his deportation to Mexico and eventual return to
the U.S. some thirty years later.
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YO SOYChicano Studies Latino Studies Sociology
Examines the key issues, problems and concerns of the Mexican-American community in
the U.S. through interviews with prominent Chicano leaders and activists.
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THE TRAIL NORTHAnthropology Chicano Studies Latino Studies
Follows anthropologist Robert Alvarez and his 10-year-old son Luis as they recreate the
journey which their family's ancestors made in coming north from Mexico several
generations ago.
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