FILM SCREENING: The Learning
Date: Tue. May 07, 2013
Time: 6:00 pm
Location:
West Town
1625 W. Chicago Avenue
60622
Program: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
About this event:
One hundred years ago, American teachers established the English-speaking public school system of the Philippines. Now, in a striking turnabout, American schools are recruiting Filipino teachers. Filmmaker Ramona Diaz’s The Learning, is the story of four Filipina women who reluctantly leave their families and schools to teach in Baltimore. With their increased salaries, they hope to transform their families’ lives back in their impoverished country. But the women also bring idealistic visions of the teacher’s craft and of life in America, which soon collide with Baltimore’s tough realities. This event is a collaboration with the award-winning documentary series POV (www.pbs.org/pov)
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