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How to have an American baby Grasshopper Film ; a Big Belly Woman production ; a co-production of American Documentary/POV ; a film by Leslie Tai ; written, produced and directed by Leslie Tai ; producer, Jillian Schultz
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children of noncitizens--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Children of noncitizens.
- Citizenship--United States.
- Citizenship.
- Naturalization--United States.
- Naturalization.
- Tourism--United States.
- Tourism.
- Visas--United States.
- Visas.
- Genre:
- Documentary films
- Feature films
- Nonfiction films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (113 min., 38 sec.)) sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] Grasshopper Film [2024?]
- Language Note:
- In Mandarin or English, with English subtitles
- System Details:
- sound
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- How to have an American baby is a kaleidoscopic voyage into the booming shadow economy that caters to Chinese tourists who travel to the U.S. on 'birthing vacations' to obtain U.S. citizenship for their babies. Tracing the underground birth tourism industry from Beijing to Los Angeles, the film weaves together vignettes and deeply private moments
- Credits:
- Executive producer, Esther Robinson, Laura Poitras, Charlotte Cook, Erika Dilday, Chris White ; director of photography, editor, Leslie Tai
- Notes:
- Originally released as a documentary film in 2023
- Description based on online resource; title and statement of responsibility from title screen and end credits (viewed 2025 January 24)
- OCLC:
- 1499775697
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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