Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Documentary on Latino Family in NYC. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 3 page essay that analyzes Nuyorican Dreams, a 1999 documentary directed by Laurie Collyer, which focuses on the family of Marta Torres, an immigrant from Puerto Rico who came to New York in search of the American Dream and a better life for herself and her family, but instead found an American "nightmare" (Bell-Russel, 2000). The term "Nuyorican," according to Torres refers to someone who is of Puerto Rican extraction but who knows nothing of their Puerto Rican heritage or culture. As such, the documentary pictures this population as a people adrift --stigmatized within the US by white mainstream culture, yet not able to fall back on a sense of belonging to Puerto Rican culture because these cultural values and perspectives have not been transmitted successfully to the next generation due to environmental influences. This situation has huge implications from a health perspective, and the documentary explores the drug-related problems of Torres' grown children. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Page Count:
3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_khnuyor.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
York in search of the American Dream and a better life for herself and her family, but instead found an American "nightmare" (Bell-Russel, 2000). The term "Nuyorican," according to
Torres refers to someone who is of Puerto Rican extraction but who knows nothing of their Puerto Rican heritage or culture. As such, the documentary pictures this population as
a people adrift --stigmatized within the US by white mainstream culture, yet not able to fall back on a sense of belonging to Puerto Rican culture because these cultural values
and perspectives have not been transmitted successfully to the next generation due to environmental influences. This situation has huge implications from a health perspective, as the majority of Torres grown
children are coping with problems of drug addiction. The documentary makes it clear that drugs are an omnipresent factor in the Latino neighborhoods where Nuyorican families reside.
The video introduces Torres and her children and her grandchildren, who rely on their grandmother for support because their mothers are unable to care for them due to drug addiction
(Bell-Russel, 2000). Robert, Torres oldest child, has managed to escape the influences of this environment. He not only graduated from high school, but has attended college and teaches
at an alternative school which he founded. Robert is an eloquent spokesman regarding how the culture of poverty harms minority members by allowing them to be tracked into special education
courses, keeping them uninformed of their heritage and by not offering sufficient opportunities for escaping poverty (Bell-Russel, 2000). What Robert makes clear is that simply because he escaped the
influences of the environment does not mean that his experience should be judged against that of his siblings. He notes that he had to fight to get into upper level
...