Whose children are these? / by Theresa Thanjan.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Thanjan, Theresa, author.

Contributor:

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Filmakers library online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of immigrants--United States.

Children of immigrants.

Deportation--Government policy--United States.

Deportation.

Immigrants--Civil rights--United States.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--Government policy--United States.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 minutes).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2006.

Language Note:

This edition in English.

System Details:

digital

data file

Summary:

This film examines the harrowing experiences of three Muslim-American teenagers affected by Special Registration, a post-9/11 security measure. Initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice, the measure required male non-citizens from twenty-five predominately Muslim nations to register with the government. Although none were charged with a terrorist-related crime, nearly 14,000 Muslim men were put into deportation proceedings after 83,000 registered.The hardship imposed by this ruling, denounced by the American Civil Liberties Union, can be seen on the lives of the three teenagers profiled. Mohammad, 18, was born in Pakistan, but has lived in the U.S. since the age of seven. A typical American teenager, he faced the possibility of being sent back to a country he scarcely knew. Fortunately, his congressman intervened at the last minute and he was granted permission to stay. Navila,19, from Bangladesh, carries on a futile struggle to save her father who was deported back to the very country from which he had fled. Sixteen-year-old Hagar Youssef, who has dealt with slurs and prejudice because she wears a headscarf, has mobilized groups to combat bias crimes in New York City. She discusses her experiences as well as the ramifications faced by immigrant communities of the Special Registration program.

Notes:

Originally released as DVD.

Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

Best Director for a Short Documentary, Brooklyn Arts Council Int'l Film Festival, 2005

Best Documentary, 4th Annual Indian Diaspora Film Festival, N.Y., 2004

Best Documentary, Indian Film Festival of L.A., 2005

OCLC:

747799457

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.