Nouveau Poor Immigrant Poverty /

The "golden door" exalted at the Statue of Liberty still beckons the world's poor. Once inside the U.S., however, most immigrants accept a lifestyle that is anything but glittering. This program reveals the conditions in which an American newcomer, legal or not, struggles to earn a li...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c2011.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (41 min.) : sd., col, digital file.
Series: Poverty in America.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Poverty, USA! (2:18)
  • America's Poor Children (1:33)
  • Factors Affecting Poverty (2:10)
  • Immigration Poverty (3:53)
  • Immigrant Stories about Poverty (2:59)
  • Immigrant Living Conditions (2:52)
  • Immigrant Success Story (3:27)
  • Family Back Home (1:58)
  • A Father's Sacrifice (7:13)
  • Education for the Children Back Home (2:16)
  • Relationships (1:01)
  • Language Skills (5:27)
  • Hope for Immigrant Poverty (1:46)
  • Credits: Nouveau Poor: Immigrant Poverty (2:01)