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September 30, 2010

Screening: The Other Side of Immigration

Screening: The Other Side of Immigration with filmmaker Roy Germano

When: Thursday September 30, 7:30-9:00pm

Where: 2082 Lexington Ave. at 126th Street, NYC

The Other Side of Immigration is an award-winning documentary based on interviews with men and women in the Mexican countryside. The film explores why so many people leave small Mexican towns to work in the United States and what happens to the families and communities they leave behind. By understanding “the other side” of the story, we’ll begin to think about new and more creative ways that the U.S. and Mexican governments can work together to solve our undocumented immigration problem. Roy Germano holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Texas at Austin, where he received the university’s highest honor for a graduate student. Dr. Germano has conducted extensive research in the Mexican countryside with support from the National Science Foundation. His dissertation advances a unique theory about the billions of dollars Mexican immigrants send home every year. The Other Side of Immigration grew out of Dr. Germano’s research. This, his first film, has screened at dozens of universities, conferences, and film festivals in the U.S. and Europe since 2009. He is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the New School in New York City and frequently speaks about immigration issues at universities and conferences around the country.

For more information: http://www.artforchange.org/

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