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Dollars and dreams : West Africans in New York

Author: Jeremy Rocklin; Abdel Kader Ouedraogo; Blue Saxophone Films.; Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
Publisher: Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, 2007, ©2006.
Edition/Format:  DVD video : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Focuses on the pursuits and challenges of numerous West African immigrants as they confront the facts of the American Dream and the reality of the New York experience. Economic achievements and entrepreneurship are shown as well as the difficulties Africans find in maintaing their culture and identity.
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Genre/Form: Documentary films
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Jeremy Rocklin; Abdel Kader Ouedraogo; Blue Saxophone Films.; Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
OCLC Number: 174046290
Notes: Documentary.
Credits: Filmed and edited by Jeremy Rocklin.
Description: 1 DVD (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Titles: Dollars & dreams
West Africans in New York
Responsibility: Blue Saxophone Films presents ; directed by Jeremy Rocklin ; produced by Jeremy Rocklin & Abdel Kader Ouedraogo.

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Focuses on the pursuits and challenges of numerous West African immigrants as they confront the facts of the American Dream and the reality of the New York experience. Economic achievements and entrepreneurship are shown as well as the difficulties Africans find in maintaing their culture and identity.

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