Miguel – Up from Puerto Rico

Series: The Many Americans

Duration: 15

Genre: Educational

Creator: Learning Corp of America

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Portrays how an American boy born in Puerto Rico learns the advantages of biculturalism. Filmed on location in New York and Puerto Rico., Portrays some events in the life of a boy born in Puerto Rico who must now cope with life in New York City. Tells of his dejection when he finds he cannot catch a fish in the city river and of his happiness when he discovers he can work as a translator for Spanish speaking customers at a neighborhood store. Shows the close family relationships and gives a lesson in resourcefulness and the advantages of bi-culturalism. Story of a boy who moves to New York City with his family. He finds his ability to speak English and Spanish puts him at an advantage in assisting his family in their new surroundings. Miguel later stretches his ingenuity to an extreme when, to put food on his family’s table, he goes fishing in the heavily polluted East River.

Complete Record: Portrays how an American boy born in Puerto Rico learns the advantages of biculturalism. Filmed on location in New York and Puerto Rico., The story of a young Puerto Rican boy living in New York City. When he loses the dollar with which he was to buy a fish for his father's birthday dinner, he uses his bilingualism to good advantage. , , Miguel - Up from Puerto Rico From the series Many Americans Series Distributed by Learning Corporation Of America / Coronet MTI Simon & Schuster; Produced by Learning Corporation Of America / Coronet MTI Simon & Schuster; ; Tel. (800)621-2131 (708)940-3600PC: LCOA Year published 1970 Grade Level: I J Distributed on media: 1 videocassette (15 min.), 1/2 in.; 1 videocassette (u-matic) (15 min.), 3/4 in.; 1 film reel (15 min.), 16 mm. Color?Color Length: 15 MIN Description: Portrays some events in the life of a boy born in Puerto Rico who must now cope with life in New York City. Tells of his dejection when he finds he cannot catch a fish in the city river and of his happiness when he discovers he can work as a translator for Spanish speaking customers at a neighborhood store. Shows the close family relationships and gives a lesson in resourcefulness and the advantages of bi-cul turalism. Topics: Home-And-Family; Social-; Community-Life-General; Manners-And-Customs; Hispanic-Culture; Human-Relations; Minorities-; Urbanization-, Portrays some events in the life of a boy born in Puerto Rico who must now cope with life in New York City. Tells of his dejection when he finds he cannot catch a fish in the city river and of his happiness when he discovers he can work as a translator for Spanish speaking customers at a neighborhood store. Shows the close family relationships and gives a lesson in resourcefulness and the advantages of bi-culturalism. Story of a boy who moves to New York City with his family. He finds his ability to speak English and Spanish puts him at an advantage in assisting his family in their new surroundings. Miguel later stretches his ingenuity to an extreme when, to put food on his family’s table, he goes fishing in the heavily polluted East River.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.