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Central America Civilization Hispanic Americans Ethnic identity Hispanic Americans Social life and customs Latin America Social life and customs Mexico Civilization Music American influences Music Latin America Race discrimination Racism Study and teaching West Indies CivilizationKuklin, Susan.
Summary: African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic-American children describe their families' cultural traditions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bradbury Press 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 KUKGarza, Carmen Lomas.
Summary: The author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in an Hispanic community in Texas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Book 2000
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: SPANISH J468 GARSummary: 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 the city of Iquitos, Peru, and view their natural surroundings in mythical terms. Concerning a young man who has recently gone missing in the forest, the film depicts his mother's attempts to find...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Alvarez, Julia.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 395.24 ALVAlvarez, Julia.
Summary: A cultural exploration of the Latina fifteenth birthday celebration traces the experiences of a Queens teen preparing for her quinceañera, in an account that documents the history of the celebration's traditions as well as its growing popularity.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 395.24 ALVSummary: 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 shares his struggles to represent his community-not in a way that knuckles under to marketers, but in a manner true to the realities of Latino culture while embracing the potential of the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In episode 2, The Salsa Revolution, the melting pot of music is stirred into an entirely new genre. As told by the artists themselves, Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in New York combine the Cuban son (sound) with the Puerto Rican plena beat. By taking a fiery Latino vibe and adding elements from soul and jazz they create the sound - now renowned worldwide - of salsa music. This vibrant and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: 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 another behind? This program examines that possibility in the context of the Latino community, raising provocative questions about cultural identity, consumerism, and assimilation. Ten first-generation...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: As the entrenched racial labels "white" and "black" become less and less meaningful, Richard Rodriguez sees a definite future for a new one: "brown." In this program, Bill Moyers talks with the acclaimed memoirist, journalist, and social critic about the ways race, culture, class, and religion are reshaping the concept of identity in America today. Rodriguez's discussion with Moyers exposes...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Episode 3, The Chicano Wave, continues the story of the rise of Latino music told by a new generation of Mexican-American entertainers, raised on rock and rhythm & blues, including Ritchie Valens, Freddy Fender, Linda Ronstadt, Selena, and more. Through interviews and historical footage, this documentary illustrates how Mexican-Americans across the Southwest created their own distinct musical...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: 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 the lives of six Latino GBT men and women, focusing on their relationships with their families as well as their culture, religion, and professional lives. Subjects include Gus and Marcelo, a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: 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 Guatemalans who have placed their trust in him. Viewers follow the nervous foursome through checkpoints and river crossings as they employ unreliable forged documents and take on false identities-while...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Through inspiring interviews and rare historical footage, episode 1, Bridges, features Latin musical pioneers themselves, tracing the rise in popularity of Latin culture in America and its vibrant array of music and dance. The film includes the great Machito and his Afro-Cubans, and Cuban bandleader Pérez Prado, who reflects on the mambo and cha cha dance styles that swept like wildfire across...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: 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 women, offering profound insights into their relationships with family and loved ones while exploring their sexuality in the contexts of culture, religion, and work. This version offers more in-depth...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Guiding viewers through a rich mosaic of history and culture, this program evokes the complexities of Mexico as experienced by its own people. The nation's indigenous and Spanish roots are both explored through nuanced discussions of iconic cultural elements-for example, viewers learn how the Day of the Dead reflects the national character by merging Catholic and pre-Columbian traditions....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Following the activities of gang members and undercover agents, this program investigates a group that some law enforcement experts have informally termed the New Mafia-a super-violent criminal franchise rooted in both El Salvador and the United States, known as MS-13 or Mara Salvatrucha. The film profiles two Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents who infiltrated the gang, re-creates a deep...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: The traditional role of wife and mother is changing rapidly to that of independent, self-sufficient working woman for many American Latina women. In this program, several prominent Latina women, including author Isabel Allende, discuss their changing role within the context of Hispanic family values, male machismo, and the traditional role of females as the center of family and community life....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Hispanics and African-Americans-from politicians to poets to everyday people-speak candidly about the tensions between their communities. In Los Angeles, Mexican-Americans resent the African-American perception of them as mostly illegal immigrants who are taking their jobs. In Miami, the division between blacks and Hispanics leaves Cubans feeling culturally isolated. In New York, Puerto Ricans...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Luis Valdez is the celebrated founder of the Teatro Campesino, the West Coast theatrical group that has given voice to the struggles of Chicano farm workers. As a child, Valdez picked fruit alongside his father in California's fertile valleys. In this program, he describes how he overcame the handicaps of migrant life to become a playwright and director, and explains how his plays retrace the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program tells the story of Latina women in the U.S. through portraits of twelve unusual women who have broken new ground in their lives and achievements. Among those featured in the program are Miriam Colon, actress and founder of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater; Nydia Velazquez, the first Puerto Rican Congresswoman; and Sandra Cisneros, Chicana novelist and poet. Describing their...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: The final episode, Divas and Superstars, is an exciting backstage look at the Latin-pop explosion into the English-language market. At the turn of century, artists like Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, and Shakira became overnight sensations. But as music studios concentrated on star-driven pop, Latino youth gravitated toward a more urban-driven fusion, following Spanish-speaking rappers like...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In this program-a follow-up to the alarming 1960 broadcast Harvest of Shame, which first awakened the nation to the plight of migrant workers-correspondents Dan Rather and Randall Pinkston document the ongoing exploitation of America's invisible laborers while highlighting efforts being made to protect them. Topics of investigation include pesticide risks, the uneven enforcement of employment...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: From news anchors to editors, from actors to filmmakers-Hispanics are making their presence known. Discrimination still exists, however. In this program, Hispanics who have made it describe how they did it, the problems they encountered along the way, and the hurdles that remain. Those interviewed include Geraldo Rivera, Academy Award-winning director Moctesuma Esparza, and Clint Eastwood...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Recent U.S. Census figures provide dramatic testimony to the growth of the Latino population. This program looks 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 Hispanics have been in America and how U.S. immigration laws affect their assimilation. Interviews...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005