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STARTING
OVER IN AMERICA
Personal stories told by Hungarian
refugees who
came to the United States after the failed 1956 Hungarian Revolution
and how they made this country their home.
(57 min. video 2002)
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picture for more information.
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TRADITIONS
FOR SALE
A behind-the-scenes look at some very special
Hungarian folk artists and how their embroidery,
hand-painted furniture, folksongs, and dances are being revived and
sold to tourists (50
min.video 1996)
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SHOIL
A
retrospective look at a fascinating "ahead-of-her-time" California
woman (my mother), on the occasion of her 80th birthday, tells her life's
story and shares her memories.
(35
min. video 2000)
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LANGOS
[lon-go-sh]
Langos
is Hungarian fried bread. In this short, we watch as it's being made
with flour, yeast, water, and salt. And when ready, it's rubbed with
fresh garlic and topped with sour cream.
(1
min. video 1998)
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LAS
VEGAS
The glitter, glamour,
and lights of Las Vegas are ours to see as John Mayall sings "Mail
Order Mystics."
(4 min.
video 1999)
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INDIAN
ACTORS' WORKSHOP
Urban American Indians, with their organizer
Jay Silverheels (Tonto of the Lone Ranger),
came together to learn how to act so as to
prepare themselves to do parts in Hollywood films and plays. In improvisations,
they discuss militancy, their identity, and the differences in generational
attitudes.
(20 min. black and white film 1969; edited l988)
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TEACHING
TECHNIQUES
FOR THE ESL LITERACY CLASSROOM
A three-part program showing students interacting
with ESL Literacy teachers.
(1) Essential Tools (26
min.)
- all the materials you'll need.
(2) Listening and Pronunciation (30
min.)
- ways to help students hear
what others say.
(3) Communication
Skills (15
min.)
- ways to help students with questions and answers, dialogues, idioms, courtesies, and leavetakings.
(71 min. video 1995)
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MASTER YOURSELF: The Possibilities of Conscious Change
This video features Richard Liebow, a San Francisco
Gurjieffian hypnotist and his group.
(24 min. video 2003)
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BAY CITY LUV: Singin' 'n Livin' on the Edge
showcases an African-American street-corner gospel group known as BAY CITY LUV that performs outside the theaters in San Francisco. The singers touch us both with their own lives and their soulful acapella harmonies.
(29:31 video 2005)
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