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Dollars and Dreams: West Africans in New York
Dollars and Dreams is a documentary film focused on the pursuits and challenges of numerous West African immigrants as they confront the idea of the American Dream and the reality of the New York experience. Including additional perspective from scholars, authors, and community leaders, the film creates a vibrant portrait of African achievement throughout the city, while exploring the complicated issues African immigrants face as they balance their deep connections to Africa and their enthusiastic commitments to America.
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- "Dollars and Dreams is a documentary film focused on the pursuits and challenges of numerous West African immigrants as they confront the idea of the American Dream and the reality of the New York experience. Including additional perspective from scholars, authors, and community leaders, the film creates a vibrant portrait of African achievement throughout the city, while exploring the complicated issues African immigrants face as they balance their deep connections to Africa and their enthusiastic commitments to America."@en
- "Documentaire. Ce film présente les conditions de vie difficiles des Africains immigrés aux USA. Divers aspects de leur vie sont révélés : difficulté d?intégration dans la société, non validité de leur diplôme en terre américaine, travail peu payant et peu valorisant, pauvreté et difficulté d'intégration à même les communautés afro-américaines de New York."
- "Focuses on the pursuits and challenges of numerous West African immigrants as they confront the facts of the American Dream and the reality of the New York experience. Economic achievements and entrepreneurship are shown as well as the difficulties Africans find in maintaing their culture and identity."