New York : world's city / Tapestry International (Firm).

To describe New York City's cultural makeup, the best metaphor is a salad bowl rather than a melting pot. This program follows the Queens #7 subway line through a dazzling array of ethnic communities, each with its own distinct texture and flavor, illustrating demographic changes the city has underg...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Global cities (Princeton, N.J.)
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Tapestry International (Firm)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], ©2004.
Series:Films on Demand.
Global cities (Princeton, N.J.)
Subjects:
Cultural geography.
Economics.
Human ecology.
Human geography.
International economic relations.
Political anthropology.
Population policy.
Rural-urban migration.
Social change.
Social ecology.
Social structure.
Urban geography.
Urbanization.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (26 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
World's city
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
To describe New York City's cultural makeup, the best metaphor is a salad bowl rather than a melting pot. This program follows the Queens #7 subway line through a dazzling array of ethnic communities, each with its own distinct texture and flavor, illustrating demographic changes the city has undergone since the early 1990s. Less inclined to learn English and join mainstream society than previous immigrant generations, recently arrived New Yorkers are nevertheless part of a long-established pattern - which former Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ) praises, while New York Senator Frank Padavan discusses fears that some conservative citizens harbor.
Note:Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Feb. 14, 2006.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Electronic resource.
Interest Grade Level:
10 & up.
System Details:Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description.