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FIDEL CASTRO: Wait for the history. EDUARDO LPEZ: Exactly. Its not something that just happened 150 years ago. Read the Review. ", Best Documentary Film, Imagen Award, 2013, 2015 ALA Notable Videos for Adults List, National Museum of American History, 2012, - Matthew Scalena, The Americas: A Quarterly Review of Latin American History, - Ed Morales, Univision News & Columbia University, - Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News, - Peter Hartlaub, The San Francisco Chronicle, If DSL or LDF rates are not listed, please fill out this, Films for Educational & Public Screenings, The Films of Camille Billops and James Hatch, Not Channel Zero - The Revolution, Televised, Puerto Rican Activism and Resistance film series, Media Production Training Program, Educational & Non-Theatrical Distribution, Democracy Now! He outlines the instability and exploitative nature of the current system, and then discusses three different options for how Puerto Rico might move forward. Harvest (La cosecha). And I guess my prayer was, like Moore had said once before, How long, O God, how long must this continue to happen?. date the date you are citing the material. But I think the Dominican Republic really, in terms of this idea not just of U.S. intervention in the '60s, but going back earlier in the 20th century, that the United States has always really dictated a lot of what goes on in the Dominican Republic. Branches discusses the various different groups of Latin American immigrants who have settled in the United States. You, yourself, are from El Salvador, an immigrant here in the United States. In supporting United States businesses in Latin America, American administrations often supported ruthless dictators who, despite their horrific human rights abuses, were seen as reliable in supporting American companies. It was the producers who came to me several years ago. In the story of Guatemala, its amazing that we had a time when in the United States we had one brother who was the head of the CIA and another brother who was a secretary of state, and because they had received complaint from one company, the United Fruit Company, they decided that in order to help this company, they were going to take out a democratically elected government. AMY GOODMAN: Thats right. Gonzalez defines the colonial approach of the Spaniards as one of social inclusion and political exclusion, whereas the British and French maintained a more strict segregation in the North American colonies. There is hope that just such a comprehensive solution is possible. Furthermore, Gonzalez analyzes the dependency on seasonal labor that free-trade policies and economic exploitation have created for both the United States and Latin America. West Indian laborers were brought to Panama during the construction of the Panama Canal, and faced continued discrimination from both white settlers and native Panamanians, leading many to travel North. JUAN GONZLEZ: There have been two major U.S. occupations of the Dominican Republic. The film is premiering in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Theater in Pasadena and at the Quad theater here in New York beginning on the 28th, on Friday, right through the 4th, here at the Quad theater. For more information on Harvest of Empire, please visit www.harvestfoempiremovie.com. Why have you chosen to go this route? In the census of 1980, there were less than 100,000 Salvadorans listed, and just 32 years later, we are poised to become the third-largest Latino population in the United States. In fact, he got much louder applause than President Obama did. In the film, we talk about the School of the Americas and how most of the human rights abuses and the massacres, including the killing of the nuns and the murder of Archbishop Romero, was really done by people trained at the School of the Americas by our own country. EDUARDO LPEZ: I think that if Governor Romney had ever bothered to meet one of the torture victims of the death squads or one of the family members of the people who were brutally killed during that time, maybe he would have thought twice about accepting that blood money. What a remarkable education. We thank you so much. As such, the film would have great value in a high school or college classroom as a corrective to the willfully ignorant . March 24th, 1980, he is assassinated in El Salvador by a U.S.-backed death squad. In 2013, Harvest of Empire was also named winner of the ABC News Source Award from the International Documentary Association. The first new edition in ten years of this important study of Latinos in U.S. history, Harvest of Empire spans five centuries-from the first New World colonies to the first decade of the new millennium. And I think thats a key issue that I have in my book and that the film tries to provide with new examples, because my examples are older. Our system isnt to deport people. Based on the groundbreaking book by award-winning journalist and Democracy Now! Based on the groundbreaking book by award-winning journalist and Democracy Now! eNotes Editorial. And theyre contributing to the prosperity of the United States, so thatand especially the DREAMers, the young folks. A powerful documentary that exposes the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. Please do your part today. Time Periods: All US History And then the bomb went off. The problem was that there was enormous repression against the Bosch forces, killings on an almost daily basis. Both President Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney answered tough questions about immigration and deportation when they appeared on the Spanish-language network Univision last week. ANN COULTER: What did wecan I just say, what have we done to the immigrants? I lived in what I call the little dictatorship, the little dictatorship of our house. 2023 . This reaction by the government was intended to undermine Fidel Castros communist regime, which had resisted US intervention for much of the latter twentieth century. N And so, you had the meat-packing industry in the Midwest, began recruiting many Mexicans to come to Dodge City and to come to Des Moines and to come to all of thesethe meat center of the country. And yet it was imposed on the Puerto Ricans by the United States Congress. Immigrants havent even been in this country. Featuring family . During the same year, the film was recognized at the Cine Golden Eagle Awards as Best Documentary, and Best Independent Film. Based on the groundbreaking book by award-winning journalist Juan Gonzlez, HARVEST OF EMPIRE takes an unflinching look at the role that U.S. economic and military interests played in triggering an unprecedented wave of migration that is transforming our nation's cultural and economic landscape. This comes at a time when immigration has become a key issue in the 2012 presidential race. And the Puerto Ricans never went anywhere. Well continue this discussion in a moment. When the rebels finally agreed to lay down their arms, the United States government scheduled new elections, but it also allowed the right-hand man of Trujillo, Joaqun Balaguer, to run in those elections for president. Rather than attribute English success to the often touted Protestant work ethic, the author points out that the domination is a direct cause of the Anglo settlers consistently seizing more and more Latino land. Gonzalez discusses the unique issues and cultural attitudes of Puerto Rican, Mexican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Columbian, and Panamanian immigrants and their efforts to establish communities in the United States. ", "With the immigration debate currently consuming much of the current political climate, there's no better time for the release of Harvest of Empire. Copyright 2018 Latino Impact Media. Thats Ita. Three of us knelt down there to pray. "The film broadens the frame to examine Latin American migration to the United States in the wider context of an interconnected history of the Americas Each segment is made fresh through riveting archival footage and personal stories. AMY GOODMAN: That was Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaking during an interview on Univision last week. As such, America must find a fair way to create a solution that recognizes American responsibility for the destabilization, poverty, and violence that immigrants are fleeing. This increase in Latin American political involvement transformed them into a recognizable and vocal voice within politics. And I feel that, as a country, were in a dream where there are no mistakes, there is no evil, we are always good, we hurt no one. And we had read the real story in Juans book. Some investors had extensive ties to death squads responsible for a vast majority of the deaths in Salvador in the 1980s. Gonzalez tells the story of the country through that person, personalizing the often bleak and tragic accounts of each country as each was transformed into an economic satellite of the United States. However, Gonzalez believes that this plan is destined to fail, as there is not a strong enough national consensus amongst Puerto Ricans, many of whom worry about the impacts that full statehood would have on their culture and economy. At the Laemmle Theater on Friday night in Pasadena, here in New York at the Quad theater on 13th Street in New York through October 4th. In the Branches section of Harvest of Empire, the author traces the factors that resulted in the separate odysseys for the people of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, and Colombia. AMY GOODMAN: An excerpt of Harvest of Empire, premiering this week in New York and Los Angeles, based on the book Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by the award-winning journalist and Democracy Now! JUAN GONZLEZ: Yeah, and interestingly, Junot appears on the front page of the New York Times Book Review this week withthis past Sunday with his new book. Juan Gonzlez? endstream endobj 4849 0 obj <>stream In the midst of a historic fight over immigrant rights and the future of millions of Latino families, Latino Impact Media is proud to present Harvest of Empire, an award-winning documentary that takes an unflinching look at the connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. Were now talking about 11 to 12 million people that are undocumented in the United States. is a timely and generally effective antidote to the dangerous xenophobia that is the true virus threaten-ing the integrity of essential American ideals. 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Where did you get it? endstream endobj 4848 0 obj <>stream co-host Juan Gonzlez, "Harvest of Empire" takes an unflinching look at the role that U.S. economic and. The original content of this program is licensed under a. 'Harvest of Empire' deals with the ignored reality of US-Latin American relations. England has an immigration problem. Based on the same-titled book by Juan Gonzlez Getzels and Lpez's intelligent film should broaden the discussion Recommended. AMY GOODMAN: Were going to break and then come back to this discussion and what it means in 2012 with the elections here, immigration policy. Harvest (La cosecha). As the twentieth century began, the United States had solidified its power over much of Latin America. is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. He is co-director and producer, along with Wendy Thompson-Marquez, of this remarkable film thats based on co-host Juan Gonzlezs book Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America. Directed by Eduardo Lpez & Peter Getzels. This book presents an integrated historical look at Latin America and Latinos in the United States, offering portraits of real-life Latino pioneers and sketches of the political events and social conditions that compelled them to leave their homeland and examining how they have transformed the nation's cultural landscape. JUAN GONZLEZ: Well, I think that thethat sent a message throughout Latin America in that period of time that the United States, coming out of the Kennedy era, the Alliance for Progress era, that the United States now was the enemy of change, because obviouslyJuan Bosch was not a revolutionary by any stretch of the imagination; he was a liberal democrat who wanted to have land reform and wanted to have some basic changes in the lives of the Dominican people. This situation, which was repeated in many different countries throughout the Caribbean and Central America, resulted in a flood of migrants to the United States, the majority of whom came seeking relief from poverty and brutality. Description "A sweeping history of the Latinx experience in the United States. ", "Harvest of Empire has a journalistic pedigree and a punch that comes from political advocacyThe filmmakers retain a touching faith that most Americans won't tolerate injustice when they know about it. Chapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis, The ultimate resource for assignments, engaging lessons, and lively book discussions. online is the same, and will be the first date in the citation. Full Interview: Frank Mugisha on New Anti-, Former Guantnamo Prisoners Ask Biden to Let Them Keep Art They Made to Escape Inhumane Conditions, Landmark U.N. Our editor, Catherine Shields, is amazing, and so is our co-director, Peter Getzels. date the date you are citing the material. From the territorial expansionist policies that decimated the young economies of Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba, to the. Harvest of Empire is divided into three sections: "Roots," "Branches," and "Harvest." In the "Roots" section, Gonzalez covers the colonial period from 1500-1800, focusing on the two colonizing powers that came to dominate the hemisphere: the Spanish and the English. You have to remember El Salvador is the smallest country in all of the Americas. However, despite the apparently positive relationship between the US government and Cuban refugees, Gonzalez notes that most Cuban immigrants feel that the United States values them more as a symbol for resisting communism than as a people. TWN acknowledges that in New York we are on the unceded territory of the Lenni Lenape, And I think thats one of the key parts of this film. The first option involves the induction of Puerto Rico as a full-fledged state. MELVIN GOODMAN: The feeling was we could very easily overthrow this progressive government and make it a lot easier for the United Fruit Company and other American businesses to operate in Central America. Juans book Harvest of Empire, required reading in so many schools in this country, and Eduardo Lpez deciding to make this film, together with the producer, Harvest of Empire, thats airing this week. Harvest of Empire is both a work of investigative journalism and a political statement, and it applies a critical lens to the history of United States intervention in Latin America. Download the entire Harvest of Empire study guide as a printable PDF! Those were precisely the former colonies of those empires. The citation above will include either 2 or 3 dates. Thousands of Dominicans started coming to New York City. Roots "Roots". US support for violent dictators and its history of issuing predatory loans resulted in widespread political and economic disenfranchisement. Latino Impact media began life in 1994, as educational Video in Spanish, Inc. the organization was founded by Eduardo Lpez and Arturo Salcedo Martnez, who hosted the Lnea Directa television series from 1990 until 2006. Chronicle Directors Peter Getzels and Eduardo Lpez wisely strip their argument of passion, and pile on history and facts to highlight the U.S. role in the surge of immigrants crossing the border in the pastcentury.. )lJhn.) The final option, and the one that Gonzalez endorses, is a voluntary association model, wherein Puerto Rico maintains its relationship with the United States while also receiving a greater degree of local autonomy. DAVID BROOKS: But when the immigrants come, they come with a culture of criminality. Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9750 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters-l eng Old_pallet IA-WL-1200032 Openlibrary_edition OL17055334M Openlibrary_work OL7975766W Harvest of Empire is a nonfiction book by Juan Gonzalez that examines the historical relationship between Latin America and the United States. Subsequently, Latino American voters, Black voters, and liberal White voters began banding together in support of more liberal candidates. AMY GOODMAN: Well, Juan and Eduardo, thank you so much for being with us. TRAILER EN ESPAOL. In the book, Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzalez, we are made aware that the book is indeed split up into different sections. But the Bosch government didnt last for very long. As a result, many Central Americans migrated north to the United States in search of better opportunities. The film examines how New York Daily News columnist. And we could see all the Guardia that were on all the roofs. ", "I hope that "Harvest of Empire" gets a billion viewers, that it wins an Academy Award or an Emmy and that its producers and author strut at Cannes on a red carpet, if only as an expression that there's a reward for telling the truth, doing good and getting an overdue conversation going between neighbors. co-host, New York Times sic columnist. Farther north, beyond the Rio Grande, hundreds of native societies existed when the Europeans arrived, all with their own languages and . 4846 0 obj <>stream It was Reagan who approved thewho signed into law the Simpson-Rodino bill that provided the opportunity for about three million people who were then in the country, undocumented, to legalize their status. All Rights Reserved. Immigrants from Panama and Columbia face similar issues. Third, he advocates for more bilingual education options and champions the teaching of Spanish as a second language. The second is the date of Well, the capital came, but now the people are coming, as well. JACK CAFFERTY: Once again, the streets of our country were taken over today by people who dont belong here. AMY GOODMAN: Our guests are Juan Gonzlez and Eduardo Lpez. And he appears in the film throughout. France has an immigration problem. What have we done to the immigrants? ANN COULTER: No, I think civil rights are for blacks. on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Color Congress, MOSAIC, New York Community Trust, Peace Development Fund, If there are two dates, the date of publication and appearance And I think that itsthat Romney got his start in Bain through this investment by some of these Salvadoran elites is really telling in itself. The stock market was collapsing. But where this money came from and the people who gave it to him is something that he really should have looked at much more closely, because it is related to the most terrible atrocities. Documentary that examines the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. But I have to say about the Dominican Republic, Id really like to make a point, that one of the main reasons we made this film is really personified by Junot Daz, who is now contributing as one of our great American writers. ", "In an era of anti-immigrant fervor, this sobering and much-needed look at Latino migration is built on an undeniably optimistic premise: that once Americans have accurate facts, 'they rarely allow injustices to stand. And our actions in 1954 in Guatemala taking down the rbenz government unleashed decades of civil war in that country that ended up killing more than 200,000 people. The author contrasts the two, raising the question of why English colonies became successful while the Spanish colonies fragmented. (Courtesy of Jimmy Felter) The documentary "Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America". Eduardo Lpez is our guest, co-director and producer along with Wendy Thompson-Marquez, and Juan Gonzlez, well, co-host on Democracy Now!, a columnist with the New York Daily News, and author of Harvest of Empire, on which this film is based. This led to a rise in broader anti-immigrant attitudes, which negatively impacted many Latin American groups. Second, he calls for a revision of the relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico that grants Puerto Ricans more independence. They have actually been working on this film for aboutI think its seven years now? Juan, the Dominican Republic? The clip prominently features the Dominican-born Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Daz. And thats why I think they are struggling so much against it, just as they did back in 86 with the first comprehensive immigration reform. Balaguer won that election. AMY GOODMAN: I want to go to a part of Harvest of Empire that deals with the assassination of Archbishop scar Romero on March 24th, 1980, in El Salvador. He would disappear Dominican and American citizens and kill them with impunity. I mean, we had to tie our shoes a certain way. AMY GOODMAN: Juan, Ann Coulters comments on This Week when she said, I think civil rights are for blacks. Ambassador to El Salvador Robert White, and Sister Terry Alexander, Maryknoll missionary. to your inbox each morning. Using rarely seen newsreel footage and interviews with prominent migrants from countries in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America, the film puts a human face on an issue too often reduced to vulgar stereotyping. Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in . I think if every immigrant child in this country was allowed to tell the real emotional truth of their experience here, people in the United States would discover that we actually make immigration a more horrific experience than it needs to be. The book is divided into three sections: Roots explores the history of colonialism in Latin America and discusses how different Latin American cultures interacted with their respective colonizers; Branches analyzes the history of immigration between Latin America and the United States and discusses the diverse array of Latin American subcultures that now populate the United States; Harvest emphasizes the growing importance of Latin Americans in US politics and provides insight into the most relevant sociopolitical issues facing Latin American voters. The Untold Story of Latinos in America. People started coming in 1980 because of the war, and specifically because of our own countrys actions in the war. AMY GOODMAN: Eduardo Lpez, Rigoberta Mench, of course, the Nobel Peace Prize winner. The border crossed us.. And they usually went by nationality. EDUARDO LPEZ: Well, the way was quite difficult, because it was a seven-year journey between the time we first met with Juan about the book and today. AMY GOODMAN: President Obamas comments come as his administration faces scrutiny for deporting and detaining a record number of undocumented people. And to a large measure, the film captures this process of migration: the push of the repression that occurs in the countries, in the sending countries, and the pull of American businesses seeking cheap labor. SISTER PAT MURRAY: As the crowd started to grow, they realized that this was going to be a very difficult time. Its important that the world know that we stood behind him. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. 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