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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 75 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Español
Description
Extranjeras (Foreign Women) shows the least known and most typical aspects of other cultures through the experience of various immigrant women living in Madrid. We see these women's everyday existence - their family environments, how they live and what they work at. We are given the chance to know what happens to their dreams, and where their affections lie. We also discover the new places they have created in order to meet and exchange.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 57 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
They clean other people’s homes and raise other families’ children — often leaving their own families behind. Maid in America is an intimate look into the lives of three Latina immigrants working as nannies and housekeepers in Los Angeles, three of the nearly 100,000 domestic workers living in that city today. These women’s stories vividly reveal how immigrants are redefining their roles, and underscores the vital role they play in many American...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ewa Cybulski and her sister sail to New York from their native Poland in search of a new start and the American dream. When they reach Ellis Island, doctors discover that Magda is ill, and the two women are separated. Ewa is released onto the mean streets of Manhattan while her sister is quarantined. Alone, with nowhere to turn and desperate to reunite with Magda, Ewa quickly falls prey to Bruno, a charming but wicked man who takes her in and forces...
4) Brooklyn
Publisher
Mongrel Media
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It is the emotional tale of Eilis Lacey, a young Irish immigrant building a new life in 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland for the shores of New York City and is soon swept up by the intoxicating charms of new love. But when her new life is disrupted by her past, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
"Fans of the novel, of which I'm one, may find the film sweeter and more romantic...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Special ed.; widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This unforgettable Broadway smash, filled with memorable songs and brilliant dances, centers on a Hong Kong girl who comes to San Francisco for an arranged marriage. Features the hit tunes: "I enjoy being a girl", "Chop Suey", and "A hundred million miracles."
6) Brooklyn
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Eilis Lacey moves from Ireland to 1950s Brooklyn, she finds romance and new life, but events in Ireland call her back home and she finds she must choose between the two countries and lives she has made in each.
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 DVD ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
To Climb a Gold Mountain’ tells the stories of four women of Asian descent who lived in America from the 1850s to the present day. The women came from different backgrounds and lived dramatically different lives. Some of the women featured in the film, such as Anna May Wong, have reached success and fame. Still others, like Sing Ye, who lived in the 1800s and fought for freedom, are all but forgotten. Each woman’s story represents a distinct theme...
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