Eating Welfare

title Eating Welfare
length, format, year 57 minutes, MiniDV, 2001
genre Documentary
director Eric Tang and the Youth Leadership Project
producer CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities
synopsis Explores the lives of Southeast Asian refugee families of the Bronx who are struggling to survive the welfare "reform" years under the Giuliani Administration. It's told through youth in the community who eventually organize a take-over of the welfare center.
festivals, awards, broadcasts Asian American International Film Festival
contact Eric Tang, CAAAV
2473 Valentine Avenue
Bronx, NY, 10458
etang@caaav.org
www.caaav.org
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