1 option
Bharati Mukherjee : conquering America / a production of Public Affairs Television ; [presented by] WNET/New York, WTTW/Chicago, WTVS/Detroit ; produced and directed by Gail Pellett ; executive producers, Bill Mayers, Judith Davidson Mayers.
LIBRA VHS E184.E2 B43 1994
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- World of ideas (Television program)
- Moyers collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mukherjee, Bharati--Interviews.
- Mukherjee, Bharati.
- Novelists, Canadian--20th century--Interviews.
- Novelists, Canadian.
- East Indians--Canada--Interviews.
- East Indians.
- East Indian Americans--Cultural assimilation.
- East Indian Americans.
- Asian Americans--Social conditions.
- Asian Americans.
- Asian Americans--Cultural assimilation.
- Interviews.
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- United States.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Canada.
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Interviews.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videorecording (30 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Conquering America
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences [distributor], 1994.
- System Details:
- VHS.
- analog
- magnetic
- VHS
- Summary:
- Indian novelist Bharati Mukherjee tells of the American immigrant experience from the point of view of those from Asian countries. Discusses changes in American culture due to the influx of people from Asia, which she refers to as the "New conquest of America."
- Participant:
- Interviewer: Bill Moyers.
- Credits:
- Photography, Eric Camiel ; edited by Michael Collins.
- Notes:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- Video re-release of the 1990 broadcast.
- Originally broadcast as part of the television series: A World of ideas, with Bill Moyers.
- OCLC:
- 34929144
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.