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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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CUBA AT A CROSSROADSSpanish Language Sociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Cuban Studies
This four-part series examines changes in Cuban society during the post-Soviet economic
crisis between 1994-98.
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AFTER THE BATTLEAfrican Studies Latin-American Studies Sociology Spanish Language Directed by Women Cuban Studies
In 1975, the first Cuban soldiers went to Angola to help defend that newly independent
government from invasion by South African troops. After nearly fourteen years of bitter
conflict, the Angolan War ended, Namibia was established as an independent state, and
Cuban and South African troops have returned home. Filmed on location in Angola, South
Africa and Cuba, this documentary examines the politics of the war from both sides and
features remarkable combat footage, archival material and interviews with Cuban and
South African soldiers as well as grieving families of those who died in the war.
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SIMPLEMENTE JENNYLatin-American Studies Spanish Language Women's Studies Directed by Women
Examines women in Latin America and the cultural values that shape their lives. Scenes of
urban slums, abandoned children, reform schools and broken homes are juxtaposed against
romanticized media images.
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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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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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BATTLE OF VIEQUES, THEAmerican History American Studies Latin-American Studies Political Science Spanish Language Directed by Women
Examines the U.S. Navy's control and use of Vieques, a satellite island and municipality
of Puerto Rico, as a military training, exercise and deployment base.
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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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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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MANOS A LA OBRA: THE STORY OF OPERATION BOOTSTRAPCinema Studies Economics Latin-American Studies Media Studies Political Science Spanish Language Directed by Women
Examines Puerto Rico's `Operation Bootstrap,' the highly vaunted economic
development plan undertaken in the 1950s to provide a role model for economic
development throughout Latin America.
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BRIDGE OVER THE CARIBBEAN, ASpanish Language Latin-American Studies Economics Directed by Women
This documentary, featuring interviews with industrialists, economics, and government
officials, analyzes the economic development of Puerto Rico, from 1940 through 1994,
including the impact of NAFTA on the Commonwealth's economy.
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