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My American Girls: A Dominican Story
Producer: Aaron Matthews
Genre: Documentary
Program Length: 1 Episode/60 Minutes
Broadcast Date: August 13, 2002
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In vivid verité detail, MY AMERICAN GIRLS: A DOMINICAN STORY captures the joys and struggles over a year in the lives of the Ortiz family, first generation immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Matthews’ film captures the rewards — and costs — of pursuing the American dream. From hard-working parents, who imagine retiring to their rural homeland, to fast-tracking American-born daughters, caught between their parent’s values and their own, the film encompasses the contradictions of contemporary immigrant life. A POV co-presentation.

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