I came across this website today and was overwhelmed by the number of documentaries which focus on issues of ethnicity and immigration. I included a trailer of one film below, filmmaker Almudena Carracdeo claims, "Made in L.A. is an intimate portrait of an all-American experience: the struggle of recent immigrants to get a foothold, to assert their voices, to say, 'I exist. And I have rights.'”
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This is really interesting. One of those girls said that the more she learns, the lonelier she feels. It must be scary being in a country where you can't speak the primary language while you're trying to become a citizen. It's rare to see things like this from the immigrant's perspective.
ReplyDeletePeople are usually so quick to judge immigrants and be irritated by them for not knowing our language or certain aspects of our culture. We don't often consider the everyday struggle that these immigrants have to deal with. Maybe if more people watched documentaries like this one, and put themselves in someone elses shoes for once, they might be a little more understanding.
ReplyDeleteit always frustrates me when people treat immigrants like they are inferior. there may be a communication barrier, and a financial barrier, but that doesn't mean you're better. smile. treat people like equals. imagine if you tried to find work in brazil without knowing the language or having any money.
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