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"Our Strength Is Unity:" Delivery Bikers In Their Own Words, Connor W. Zaft
"Our Strength Is Unity:" Delivery Bikers In Their Own Words, Connor W. Zaft
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"Our Strength Is Unity" is a year-long photographic essay on food delivery workers and their attempts to self-organize during the pandemic.
American Lotto, Kris Parker
American Lotto, Kris Parker
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The Preka family won the diversity visa lottery and has immigrated to the seaside town of New London, Connecticut. They are a family of four that have dreamed of immigrating to the United States for much of their lives. Originally from Albania, a country with limited opportunities and riddled with corruption, the film will follow them in Connecticut as they adjust to life in the US and the challenges of learning a new language, finding decent work, and adjusting to a new culture. The film explores their emotional journey; their hopes, expectations, and disappointments, as they build a life without …
On The Cusp Film, Rommel H. Ojeda, Rommel H. Ojeda
On The Cusp Film, Rommel H. Ojeda, Rommel H. Ojeda
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On the Cusp film follows the story of Dreamer Erika Apupalo, who immigrated to the United States at the age of 9. Her story is one that represents the determination that Dreamers or DACA-recipients have to achieve the American Dream (freedom), while dealing with the physical limitations of being out of status, and having to deal with the uncertainty of what could happen if she went back to her country. Taking place in 2006 in Tigualo, Ecuador, Erika takes us through her journey of migrating to the United State. “I remember the immigration officer asking me questions”, says Erika, who …
Proof Of Love: Immigration Through Marriage In The United States, Cai Pigliucci
Proof Of Love: Immigration Through Marriage In The United States, Cai Pigliucci
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Capstone Abstract: Cai Pigliucci
Proof of Love: Immigration through Marriage in the United States
In 2019, more than 300,000 couples applied for a green card through marriage for their non-American partner. Everyone who’s been through the process knows the agony of waiting. It is bureaucratic, expensive and seemingly endless.
The stakes are high -- you have to prove a bona fide (good faith) marriage, or your application could be rejected and you may not be able to live in the United States with your spouse. Essentially you have to prove your love is real. The fear is not for a …