Multicultural Films: A Reference Guide - Tapa dura

"[T]his well-written, -arranged, and -researched work is recommended for academic as well as large public and high-school libraries." - Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin "An excellent feature of most of the critques is open-ended questions. These questions are designed to facilitate conversation or open lines of thought and will be exceptionally valuable for high school and college students seeking term paper topics. This book is therefore, particularly appropriate for high school and academic libraries as well as public libraries." - Reference & User Services Quarterly "With multiculturalism being touched on in so many different classes, this guide to more than 150 films will be greatly appreciated by teachers. Arranged by race/ethnic group, the films are in sections representing African, Arab, Asian, European, Latino/a and Native Americans. Some films may represent more than one group....While securing films is always dependent upon budgets, a picture continues to be worth a thousand words and these help expand understanding of our diverse culture. They should be helpful in increasing student acceptance of differences. Highly recommended." - Gale Reference for Students "Welsch and Adams (both Western Illinois U.) present educators, librarians, students, and other film viewers with brief synopses and critiques of 150-plus motion pictures addressing issues of race and ethnicity in the U.S." - Reference & Research Book News/Art Book News Annual "[S]tands as a serious ... survey of ethnicity in the cinema of [the United States]. It is a compact work, easily lending itself to use for quick reference, and gives some useful and up-to-date pointers for further study." - Reference Reviews "Welsch and Adams accomplish what they set out to do: give teachers, students, librarians, and other interested moviegoers a well-selected group of films that deal in significant ways with themes of ethnicity, race, and intercultural interaction in the US. For each film, a plot synopsis is provided, along with comments about points in the narrative that raise interesting questions/issues for class discussion and general viewer analysis. A Works Cited feature at the end of each entry directs readers to further references....Recommended. Academic libraries serving lower-level undergraduates and above; public libraries." - Choice

From its earliest beginnings, the United States of America has been composed of immigrants from nations around the world. Some, like European Americans, came voluntarily in search of better opportunities. Others, like African Americans, were brought as captives to their new land. Native Americans, already established, were forced to adjust to these new groups and the others that came after them, such as Latino Americans, Asian Americans, and most recently, Arab Americans. How these groups learned, or did not learn, to adapt to one another in their adopted homeland has become the focus of many provocative films, over 150 of which are identified and discussed in this book. Covering films from the earliest part of the century through today, this book is ideal for educators and students searching for films treating the experiences of specific ethnic groups, as well as film fans who love unforgettable stories. Arranged by race/ethnic group, Multicultural Films identifies and analyzes films relating the experiences of the following groups: African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, European Americans, Latino/a Americans, Native Americans, and includes Intercultural films, those depicting the experiences of more than one group. After providing a plot summary of each film, the authors critique it, proposing points of focus and discussion for the viewer. Films that will appeal to a variety of different ages are included, with ratings given when possible, and all are currently available for purchase. A thematic guide will help identify films for students and educators on specific topics and issues for each minority group. The first comprehensive resource covering all types of films for all major minority groups in the United States Multicultural Films should be on every film library's shelf.