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Story of two towns linked by immigration, family, and work: Jacaltenango, a highland Maya town in Guatemala; and Jupiter, a coastal resort town where many Jacaltecos have settled in Florida. The film chronicles a story of how and why people migrate across borders, how people make and remake their co...

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Alexander Street)
Corporate Authors: Duke University. Center for Documentary Studies, Bullfrog Films
Other Authors: Diaz, Filomeno Raymundo (Narrator)
Other title:Pueblos hermanos
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Spanish
Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2010]
Subjects:
Guatemalans > Florida > Jupiter > Social conditions.
Guatemalans > Florida > Jupiter > Economic conditions.
Jacaltenango (Guatemala) > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Jupiter (Fla.) > Social conditions.
Jupiter (Fla.) > Economic conditions.
Sister cities.
Economic history.
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Social conditions.
Florida > Jupiter.
Guatemala > Jacaltenango.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:Story of two towns linked by immigration, family, and work: Jacaltenango, a highland Maya town in Guatemala; and Jupiter, a coastal resort town where many Jacaltecos have settled in Florida. The film chronicles a story of how and why people migrate across borders, how people make and remake their communities when they travel thousands of miles from home, and how people maintain families despite their travel. Because we are all immigrants, this is a universal human story, and a quintessential American one. All of us understand family. It is also a story of local and international controversy. News of undocumented immigrants is familiar in nearly every community across the U.S., and citizens must choose how they respond to this issue.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, c2010.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (58 min.))
Audience:10 and up.
Production Credits:Editor, Michael Davey ; photography, Michael Davey, Charles D. Thompson, Jr., Margaret Morales.
Participant or Performer:Narrator, Filomeno Raymundo Diaz.
Language:In English and Spanish with subtitles; closed captioning available.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Source of description: Online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 9, 2015).

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