Directed by Antonio Sajid López

Videos producidos por los estudiantes de SPN 3948 FALL 2020 (Videos produced by the students of SPN 3948 Fall 2020) University of Florida

The topic of immigration generates enormous debates in the United States, especially when it comes to the issue of working. Some citizens are convinced that immigrants represent a threat to the economy as they displace the citizen workforce. Others think that immigrants who cross the border come seeking government assistance without paying their taxes. All these ill-founded myths have made the headlines of certain political pamphlets in recent years. The truth is that many of the immigrants who come from Latin America and the world are highly trained people either in professions or trades, and they strengthen the country's economy. The United States is a multicultural and multiethnic region due to the immigration of workers. In this video, we will meet six Hispanic workers who emigrated from their country for different reasons and have decided to develop their careers in the United States. You will discover what they do and what they think about their professions. They will also compare their academic experience in their home countries with the experience in the U.S.A. Stay with us and find out what Hispanic migrant workers have to say and contribute.

Produced by the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program
University of Florida
Program director: Paul Ortiz, PhD.
352 392-7168
http://oral.history.ufl.edu

241 Pugh Hall
University of Florida
Cat. No. LDAP 080 The Hispanic Migrant Worker 12-7-2020 January, 2018

Music in this video:

Song- EL Chacal 
Artist- Ola Fresca
Album- (R)Evolucion

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DW Historias Latinas Published on Sep 3, 2019

Gisela Ramos es una artista queer puertorriqueña. En la búsqueda del lugar que le permitiera desarrollar su personalidad, vivió varios años en EE.UU.. Cuando regresó a Puerto Rico creó el personaje de Macha Colón. Con su alter ego busca visibilizar a la comunidad queer en su país.

​Gisela Ramos es Macha Colón. Dos personalidades. ¿En una persona? “A nivel artístico estoy tratando cada vez más y más que sea una sola persona”. La polifacética artista y directora de cine (El hijo de Ruby, Cartas de amor para una ícona) y videoclips, confiesa que Macha la va transformando y viceversa. En especial, porque la fortalece, en particular en su rol performático: “Creo que me permite sentirme a mí solamente. Hay un momento en que estoy consciente de que estoy frente a un público, entonces eso me hace vulnerable. Y es esa vulnerabilidad que a mí me gusta”. Reflexiones casi psicoanalíticas. Así es Macha Colón. Pero también es esa artista que junto a los Okapi canta a la diversidad más amplia en Jayá, su tema más conocido, en el que proyecta su propósito: visibilizar a la comunidad queer. “En Puerto Rico estaba viviendo en el margen, como si tuvieran que estar avergonzados o esconderse”. Macha Colón habla además de la situación en su país y de sus expectativas para el futuro.

Here I share the final project of my course Spanish in the community. In this class, we explore the historical, political and economic reasons that have contextualized Spanish American immigration in the United States from the 19th century to the present. The final project is achieved thanks to the collaboration of Mrs. Deborah Hendrix and the "Samuel Proctor Oral History Program". Please, share! Thank you!
Antonio Sajid López 
PS: My husband Carlos Roberto is part of the cast! 
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