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  [Martial law in Poland]

  Chicago

  This is a series of three news reports covering the first week after the institution of martial law in Poland in response to the Solidarity union movement, with Elizabeth Brackett reporting from Vienna, Austria.

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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.