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Fourth Friday/Films of Vision and Hope – East of Salinas


Post Created by: Barbara Weinstein

September 22, 2017 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 pm PDT

Free

Please join us for a moving and timely film about a young undocumented migrant boy, the teacher who dedicates himself to making a difference in his and other students’ lives, and the enormous burden faced by undocumented children in this age of virulent anti-immigrant attitudes and policies.

East of Salinas takes us to the heart of California’s “Steinbeck Country,” the Salinas Valley, to meet a bright boy and his dedicated teacher — both sons of migrant farm workers. With parents who are busy working long hours in the fields, third grader Jose Ansaldo often turns to his teacher, Oscar Ramos, for guidance. But Jose is undocumented; he was born in Mexico. Like many other migrant children, he is beginning to understand the situation — and the opportunities that may be lost to him through no fault of his own. East of Salinas follows Jose and Oscar over three years: the boy is full of energy, smarts, and potential, while his teacher is determined to give back to a new generation of migrant children.

Many of the students that enter Oscar’s third grade class at Sherwood Elementary School in Salinas have never been to the beach, even though it’s only twenty miles away. Their parents work from sunup to sundown. They live in cramped apartments in neighborhoods plagued by gang violence. The kids take on the day- to-day stresses of their parents: making ends meet, dealing with acute health issues, fearing deportation. In the face of these challenges, Oscar gives his student’s access to a world that often seems beyond their reach.

Jose is one of Oscar’s most gifted students. Despite having moved between seven different schools in three years he still excels in math. But Oscar can only do so much. For Jose, a student with such promise, East of Salinas demonstrates the cruelty of circumstance — a cruelty that touches on the futures of millions of undocumented kids in America. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/159076110

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Date:
September 22, 2017
Time:
7:30 am - 9:30 pm PDT
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://transitionpaloalto.org/2017/09/06/sept-fourth-fridayfilms-of-vision-and-hope-east-of-salinas/

Venue

Fireside Room, Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
505 E. Charleston
Palo Alto, CA 94306 United States
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Website:
https://transitionpaloalto.org/
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