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Shawn WongBecoming American: The Chinese Experience
In every immigrant group, each generation finds a balance between the values and practices of its heritage, and the mores of its adopted country. What is lost and what is gained, both personally and culturally, when one sheds part of one's heritage to make way for a new self-identity?
My Name is Belle presents an autobiographical snapshot of the immigrant experience through the eyes of a 7-year-old child. Belle Yang, artist and writer, uses herself as the model for the fictional pig-tailed girl named Hannah who arrives from Taiwan.
QuiltWoman's Work: Making Quilts ~ Creating Art
An inspiring new documentary about 10 women quilt artists and how they each have found their creative "voice" through this rich medium.
Samoan dancersDances of Life
This performance documentary reveals the cultural history and diversity of the Pacific Islands - a vibrant and complex region encompassing 25,000 islands spread over 10 million square miles of ocean in which 30 million people speak hundreds of different languages and dialects.
Sikhs in America
The Sikh community is an important part of northern California's cultural tapestry, yet the Sikh religion and cultural traditions are not widely understood. This documentary captures Sikh social and family life, spiritual life, and economic and work life.
On a Wing and a PrayerOn a Wing and a Prayer: An American Muslim Learns to Fly
This film follows one Muslim-American man on his quest to obtain a pilot's license. But will the "land of opportunity" deny Monem his dream in the aftermath of 9/11 and in the face of heightened domestic security?
Bragging Rights: Stickball Stories
The story of stickball is told through interviews, archival footage, and through the game itself. Stickball acts as a character within the piece, much like a feisty old man: a living, vibrant remnant of New York City history that refuses to be forgotten.
DeWolf family members and Ghanaian Beatrice ManuP.O.V. "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North"
First-time filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery - her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history.
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