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  Rosina Leicht Speaks

  Chicago, CLIR, Eleanor Boyer, Guerrilla Television, Videomakers

  Rosina Leicht recounts the events she and her family experienced being forced from their home in the midst of the political chaos and violence of WWII. She describes their flight by horse-drawn wagon from their small village of Lowas, Yugoslavia to avoid advancing Russian forces. Sheltering in Austria, first on a farm and then in a displaced persons camp, they immigrated to the US. in 1956. There, with determination and hard work, she and her husband created a secure life for themselves and their three children.

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  Chicago Tonight, no. 4211

  Carol Marin, Chicago

  Episode of the WTTW show Chicago Tonight, featuring segments on immigration, the film “United 93,” and The Pump Room restaurant.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #86: Zinn speaks about the Patriot Act]

  Howard Zinn

  In a 2003 speech, Zinn examines the Patriot Act and the U.S.’s involvement in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

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  Newshour: Chicago Iraqis

  Chicago, War and Peace

  Chicago Iraqis are interviewed about the presence of American forces in Iraq, consequences of violent bombings, and Iraq’s future after Saddam Hussein.

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  [Chicago Iraqis]

  Chicago, War and Peace

  A segment about Iraqi immigrants in Chicago and their opinions on Iraqi revolution as well as American intervention in Iraq.

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  [Busia & Cioc raw #2]

  American Way, Chicago, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, NHPRC

  This tape contains raw footage for “Busia and Cioc” by Valjean McLenighan. McLenighan visits two of her elderly relatives in their apartment and interviews them about their experiences as Polish immigrants to Chicago near the turn of the century. The close-knit encounter of four women in the kitchen leads to an intimate discussion of the immigrant experience and the myth of the American Dream.

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  [Busia & Cioc raw #1]

  American Way, Chicago, CLIR, Guerrilla Television, NHPRC

  This tape contains raw footage for “Busia and Cioc” by Valjean McLenighan. McLenighan visits two of her elderly relatives in their apartment and interviews them about their experiences as Polish immigrants to Chicago near the turn of the century. The close-knit encounter of four women in the kitchen leads to an intimate discussion of the immigrant experience and the myth of the American Dream.

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  [Transfer of Lithuanian woman – Youth conference]

  Anda Korsts, Chicago, CLIR, Guerrilla Television

  0:00 An elderly Lithuanian woman is interviewed while working in on a factory line sorting defective machine parts. She describes her pleasure in decorating her workstation with flowers. She reads some of the German philosophical quotations about loneliness and death (which make her giggle) that she keeps at her station to exercise her mind. She is very friendly and is disappointed when the interview is done so quickly. (B&W) 6:35 Black. 6:39 This material was taped over for the Lithuanian […]