Film Discussion: "Maid in America"
Gender & Immigration: Latin-American Immigrants in the US
Location
On Campus : Women's Center, Commons, 004
Date & Time
October 21, 2011, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Description
Come share your views about this documentary. All are welcome!
October 21, 2011 (Friday)
12pm - 1pm
Film discussion to be facilitated by Dr. Sara Poggio of the Modern Languages & Linguistics Dept.
"Maid in America"
Housekeeper. Nanny. Maid. Surrogate mother. Such are the many roles of las domésticas—undocumented workers who came to Americain search of a better life and found themselves scrubbing toilets and setting tables, working long hours for little pay in private homes. Most have no health insurance, no driver license, no pension and no recourse when it comes to employment injustices. They cook meals they could never afford, clean houses they could only dream of owning and care for strangers’ children when their own children are thousands of miles away. Deportation is a constant fear. And still they come to the United States by the thousands in hopes of a better life for themselves and their families. MAID IN AMERICA is an intimate, eye-opening look at the lives of las domésticas, as seen through the eyes of Eva, Telma and Judith: three Latina immigrants, each with a very different story. Filmmakers: Anayansi Prado & Kevin Leadingham. (2006)
(Click on "website" below to see film trailer)
