Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican
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Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican
Description
Funds support a documentary film that chronicles the largely unknown and undocumented place of Cape Verdeans within America's cultural, ethnic and historical landscape. The film focuses on telling the stories of three generations of the Cape Verdean community in Providence's Fox Point neighborhood and their forced displacement from that area in the 1970s.
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"Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?" trailer
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Trailer for the documentary, "Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?: A Cape Verdean American Story." The complete film is 59 minutes in length and can be viewed on YouTube.
This item is a part of the Our Stories, Our Rhode Island exhibit in this digital…
"Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?" fundraising letter
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Letter updating recipients of the outcome of a fundraising campaign, a theatric premiere of "Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as well as other screenings. The letter also announces that the film was awarded a LEF…
"Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?" postcard
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Postcard to publicize and inform about the film, "Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?: A Cape Verdean American Story." The complete film is 59 minutes in length and can be viewed on YouTube.
This item is a part of the Our Stories, Our Rhode…