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The Trees Have a Mother: Amazonian Cosmologies, Folktales, and Mystery
Item# 40566
© 2008
71 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-098-2
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-097-5
In spite of mounting ecological damage, the Amazon Basin continues to nurture age-old stories and beliefs. This documentary illustrates the importance of indigenous narratives to those who dwell near...
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Coyote: An Immigration Case Study-in Spanish with English Subtitles
Item# 40203
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-444-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-445-3
For guidance northward, illegal immigrants from Latin America frequently enlist mercenary escorts known as "coyotes." This program examines one such charming and unseemly figure and the three Guatemal...
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New to Our Collection! Brown Is the New Green: George Lopez and the American Dream
Item# 40884
© 2007
60 Min.
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As Bill Cosby did for African-Americans, comedian George Lopez has worked to "normalize" the image of Latinos through television. This documentary offers behind-the-scenes access to Lopez' life as he...
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Shopping to Belong: Consumerism and the Latino Community-in Spanish with English Subtitles
Item# 40456
© 2007
30 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-811-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-812-3
Most Americans engage in "retail therapy" from time to time, but what form does it take among immigrant populations? Is excessive shopping a way of coming to grips with a new culture-and leaving anoth...
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Hay Tiempo! The Photography of Manuel Alvarez Bravo-in Spanish
Item# 39738
© 2007
53 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-688-4
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-689-1
Revered for his political insights as well as his dreamlike images, the Mexican photographer Manuel Alvarez Bravo produced a stunning body of work and an indelible artistic legacy. This program offers...
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Tal Como Somos: The Latino GBT Community-Feature-Length Version
Item# 39711
© 2007
71 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-671-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-672-3
The gay, bisexual, and transgender community still struggles to find its place among the rich traditions of Latino culture. This extended documentary examines the lives of seven Latino GBT men and wom...
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Tal Como Somos: The Latino GBT Community
Item# 39229
© 2007
34 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-9800-6
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-9801-3
Latino culture is celebrated for its rich traditions, close-knit families, and strong faith, but being Latino and gay, bisexual, or transgender is often seen as unforgivable. This documentary examines...
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Bill Moyers Journal: Katrina Recovery Gone Wrong? / Scholar Manuel Vasquez
Item# 39172
© 2007
58 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-9144-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-9145-8
Two years after Hurricane Katrina, tens of thousands of people in Mississippi are still displaced-in limbo, with no solution in sight. This edition of Bill Moyers Journal profiles the Steps Coalition,...
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Crenshaw Boulevard: L.A.'s Artery of Diversity-Educator's Edition
Item# 37392
© 2006
55 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-6730-9
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-6731-6
Immigration, racial identity, education, economic development-all of these issues converge on Crenshaw Boulevard, the 23-mile urban artery running through South Los Angeles. This program travels the s...
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Nuestra Familia, Our Family-Educator's Edition
Item# 37241
© 2006
59 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-6754-5
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-6626-5
Nobody is safe in Salinas, California, where two Latino gangs, Nuestra Familia and the Mexican Mafia, are at war. Through exclusive interviews with NF members and law enforcement personnel, this progr...
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