The New Americans

Premiered March 29, 2004

EXPLORE THE FILM

About the Documentary

What does the “American dream” look like through the eyes of today’s immigrants and refugees? The New Americans shows from Nigeria, India, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, they come with different dreams.

Full Credits

Web Site

produced by
ITVS Interactive

designed and developed by
Interactive Knowledge

senior producer
Cathy R. Fischer

writer
Trisha Creekmore

copy editor
Lisa Ko

photo editor / communications assistant
Sherri Taylor

web assistant
Scott Murray

national outreach and education manager
Jim Sommers

lesson plan developer and consultant
Michele Israel

developer for Independent Lens
Wendy Bardsley

Special thanks

Juana Alicia, Maestrapeace
Sonya Childress, Active Voice
Fenell Doremus
Carine Fabius
Claude S. Fischer, UC Berkeley
Pascal Giacomini
Evangeline Griego
Mary Halnon, PBS TeacherSource
Melissa Howden
Steve James
Indu Krishnan
Lou Kinard, Interactive Knowledge
Jessica Ludwig, PBS Interactive Learning
Debra J.T. Padilla, SPARC
Gordon Quinn
Gita Saedi
Leslie Simmer
Tim Songer, Interactive Knowledge
Martin Takigawa
Tim Walker, PBS TeacherSource

Independent Lens is presented by the Independent Television Service (ITVS) and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Photography / Art

All black & white photos of the new Americans by Joseph Rodriguez, from the companion book published by The New Press

All color photos of the new Americans
courtesy of Kartemquin Educational Films / ITVS

Photo at Texas/Mexico border and color photos of
Flores family by Evangeline Griego

Cultural Riches: Make Your Own Altar

Home altar: Photo by Cathy Fischer
Styling by Melissa Howden

Yogini watercolor: Original art by Anja Borgstrom

Hand with rosary: Photo by Martin Takigawa

Featuring Cleo the Cat

Henna Body Art

Photos from the book Mehndi: The Art of Henna Body Painting
by Carine Fabius (Three Rivers Press, 1998)

Stencils courtesy of Lakaye Studio / Earth Henna