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Harvest of loneliness = Cosecha triste / A Films for the Humanities & Sciences presentation ; producer, Gilbert G. Gonzalez ; directors, Gilbert G. Gonzalez, Vivian Price, Adrian Salinas.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks HD 8081 .M6 H39 2011
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Seasonal Farm Laborers Program.
- Foreign workers, Mexican--United States--History.
- Foreign workers, Mexican.
- Migrant agricultural laborers--United States--History.
- Migrant agricultural laborers.
- United States.
- Genre:
- DVD-Video discs.
- Feature films -- United States.
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Historical films.
- History.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- plastic
- 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Cosecha triste
- Subtitle on container: The: Bracero Program
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Distributed by Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ©2011.
- Language Note:
- Separate English and Spanish versions on the same disc. English version has English subtitles for the Spanish dialogue and English captions, Spanish version has Spanish subtitles for the English dialogue.
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC; 4:3 ratio; stereo.
- stereo
- digital optical
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- "Shedding light on the current debate over immigration reform and the use of 'guest workers' in American agriculture, this historical documentary examines what was known as the Bracero Program-- a system put in place from 1942 to 1964 to recruit Mexican farm laborers for temporary work in the United States. The film presents ample testimony from surviving braceros as well as family members and descendants of these displaced workers, who typically went north expecting not just high wages but also humane treatment and working conditions-- expectations that were rarely if ever met. Featured experts include Mexican activist and politician Victor Quintana, Bracero Program in California author Henry Anderson, and several others. Extensive archival material is also included."--Container.
- Participant:
- Narration, Gilbert G. Gonzalez, Yolanda Ponce ; interviewees, Kitty Calavita, Carlos Marentes, Henry Anderson, Juan Zarato, Victor Quintana [and others].
- Credits:
- Editor, Adrian Salinas ; cinematography, Belinda Salizar, Sebastian Hernandez, Vivian Price ; music, Juan Ernesto Diaz.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.
- OCLC:
- 707141528
- Publisher Number:
- 43712-K Films for the Humanities & Sciences
- 43712 Films for the Humanities & Sciences
- Online:
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