h So when the United States government basically backed the coup against Juan Bosch, it sent a message throughout Latin America that the government was going to beour government was going to be the enemy of real social change in the region. What was going on there was the slaughter of the innocents. And I think that theonce again, whether it was the sugar companies earlier on and, more recently, the maquilas and the sweatshops of the Caribbean Basin, they've always had enormous impact on the standard of living in these countries, as well as the push that forces people to look somehow or other to survive by coming to the United States. Host George Stephanopoulos asked Coulter about her claim. Nearly 400,000 immigrants were deported during the last fiscal year. They understand that it could spell the doom of the Republican Party for a generation to come. As such, the film would have great value in a high school or college classroom as a corrective to the willfully ignorant . eNotes.com ", "With immigration a central issue in the news, this is an essential film for everyone. The citation above will include either 2 or 3 dates. Our Daily Digest brings Democracy Now! And they usually went by nationality. This book presents an integrated historical look at Latin America and Latinos in the United States, offering portraits of real-life Latino pioneers and sketches of the political events and social conditions that compelled them to leave their homeland and examining how they have transformed the nation's cultural landscape. JUAN GONZLEZ: Yeah, well, I think that throughout Central Americain Salvador, in Nicaragua, in Hondurastheres always been a very small elite that has benefited from being a comprador group, basically facilitating the exploitation of their own countries by American businesses, largely. But I have to say about the Dominican Republic, Id really like to make a point, that one of the main reasons we made this film is really personified by Junot Daz, who is now contributing as one of our great American writers. co-host Juan Gonzlez, Harvest of Empire takes an unflinching look at the role that U.S. economic and military interests played in triggering an unprecedented wave of migration that is transforming our nations cultural and economic landscape. As more immigrants arrive and as more people descended from Latin-American immigrants find their voices, they will be able to work together to advocate for better solutions. Immigrants from Panama and Columbia face similar issues. You know, you cant grow if you admit no mistakes. Its important that the world know that we stood behind him. Theyve actually been able to get quite a few prominent Latinos, as well as ordinary people, who went through enormous changes that people dont know much about. A wave of American companies established dominion over Latin America for the next century. Read all Directors Peter Getzels Eduardo Lopez Stars Junot Diaz So, what happened basically is, in the '80s, as more and more Salvadorans and Guatemalans were fleeing into the United States as a result of the civil wars in their countries and the repression in their countries, they came here to the United States, and there were industries that needed cheap labor. And I think that itsthat Romney got his start in Bain through this investment by some of these Salvadoran elites is really telling in itself. ", "With the immigration debate currently consuming much of the current political climate, there's no better time for the release of Harvest of Empire. JUNOT DAZ: Im here because the United States invaded my country in 1965, an illegal invasion, completely trumped-up excuse to invade the Dominican Republic and crush our democratic hopes. I will put in place an immigration reform plan that solves this issue. Juan, again, a co-host, with the New York Daily News, author of three other books, including News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media, which is also just out in paperback, and founder and past president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. hmk0^nb=? Well be joined by Juan and the films co-director in a minute, but first a clip from the trailer for Harvest of Empire. Harvest (La cosecha). About Harvest of Empire. Branches discusses the various different groups of Latin American immigrants who have settled in the United States. Subscribe to receive our monthly updates. MELVIN GOODMAN: The feeling was we could very easily overthrow this progressive government and make it a lot easier for the United Fruit Company and other American businesses to operate in Central America. Oh, Lord. Latinos are now the largest minority group in the United States, and their impact on American popular culture-from food to entertainment to literature-is greater than ever. In 2013, the film received one of the most prestigious awards in Latino entertainment the Imagen Award as Best Documentary for Film or Television. When the rebels finally agreed to lay down their arms, the United States government scheduled new elections, but it also allowed the right-hand man of Trujillo, Joaqun Balaguer, to run in those elections for president. date the date you are citing the material. Harvest of empire : a history of Latinos in America by Gonzlez, Juan, 1947- author. AMY GOODMAN: Were going to break and then come back to this discussion. u_.$qD=5Do? Copyright 2018 Latino Impact Media. "Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America." By Juan Gonzalez (Updated Edition, Penguin, 2011) Hear Juan Gonzales talk about the first edition of "Harvest of Empire" on Democracy. The Untold Story of Latinos in America. Cuban immigrants have long been unique amongst Latin Americans as a result of their relatively positive reception from the government. Publication date 2001 . Gonzalez argues that, contrary to popular opinion and despite their undervaluation, Latinos have been part of the United States since before the arrivals of Anglo colonists. The post-9/11 world has made immigration an even more pressing issue. EDUARDO LPEZ: Exactly. Its on 13th Street. Juan Gonzlez? Get the DVD. At a time of heated and divisive debate over immigration, the new feature-length documentary, Harvest of Empire, examines the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. Yes, itsthe Dominican Republic really is one of the many examples, but there are others, of Salvador, Guatemala and Cuba, as well, in terms of the effect of American foreign policy on the migration. All Rights Reserved. However, Gonzalez believes that this plan is destined to fail, as there is not a strong enough national consensus amongst Puerto Ricans, many of whom worry about the impacts that full statehood would have on their culture and economy. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2012-02-28 22:20:03 Boxid IA178901 Boxid_2 CH128520 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Containerid_2 X0008 Donor Harvest of Empire is divided into three sections: "Roots," "Branches," and "Harvest." In the "Roots" section, Gonzalez covers the colonial period from 1500-1800, focusing on the two colonizing powers that came to dominate the hemisphere: the Spanish and the English. And I said, Are you sure? Thatsmy book is kind of more of a history, and it delvesits kind of complicated, because it goes into every one of the different Latino groups in the country, how they came here, what drove them here. And our actions in 1954 in Guatemala taking down the rbenz government unleashed decades of civil war in that country that ended up killing more than 200,000 people. a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. After initially struggling to find investors, Romney traveled to Miami in 1983 to win pledges of $9 million, 40 percent of Bains start-up money. Juan Gonzlez? coup. 2012. Its out of control. And we could see all the Guardia that were on all the roofs. The film features present day immigrant stories, rarely seen archival material, as well as interviews with such respected figures as Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Rigoberta Mench, the Reverend . is a timely and generally effective antidote to the dangerous xenophobia that is the true virus threaten-ing the integrity of essential American ideals. Immigrants havent even been in this country., JUAN GONZLEZ: Well, Ann Coulter neglects to deal with the reality of U.S.-Mexican history. Roots outlines the history of colonization in the Americas. Juan Gonzalez's new book, Harvest of Empire, is published by Viking, and he's headed out to the West Coast, where we'll be co-hosting he'll be co-hosting Democracy Now! And so, you had the meat-packing industry in the Midwest, began recruiting many Mexicans to come to Dodge City and to come to Des Moines and to come to all of thesethe meat center of the country. The clip prominently features the Dominican-born Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Daz. FIDEL CASTRO: Wait for the history. You know, so Mexicans often say, the originalthe descendants of those original settlers, We didnt cross the border. N Resolution Holds Countries Accountable for Climate Crisis, Film Screenings in New York City and Los Angeles, Sept. 28 - Oct. 4, "Harvest of Empire." However, Gonzalez notes that the loss of US citizenship would negatively impact many Puerto Ricans. Branches (Las ramas). date the date you are citing the material. The book has a direct connection between the hardships Latinos faced economically and military in their perspective countries. So you had a large Guatemalan population that developed in North Carolina. The stock market was collapsing. But I think the Dominican Republic really, in terms of this idea not just of U.S. intervention in the '60s, but going back earlier in the 20th century, that the United States has always really dictated a lot of what goes on in the Dominican Republic. Some 25 percent of all the children in the U.S. are Latino, and Census . JUAN GONZLEZ: Yeah, it is, and I think its increasingly become an issue, not just in the big cities whereNew York, L.A., Miamibut in the heartland of America, and especially in the South, where in North Carolina, for instance, theres been a huge increase in the Latino population of North Carolina, but most people dont understand how those Latinos got there. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. Gonzlez is a columnist at the New York Daily News and author of three other books, including News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media. Were also joined by the films co-director, Eduardo Lpez. And it is the harvest of the empires that made those countries so wealthy. Those were precisely the former colonies of those empires. And this, again, is a testament to the team that created this. TWN acknowledges that in New York we are on the unceded territory of the Lenni Lenape, Ov>xBH"9-cSH"NcrHd?MJ:1) Jokjc=T=[g{KI;INmC 9>&x { y}xy/ka%1 ;M(dYb]H 02+ f%1p The first option involves the induction of Puerto Rico as a full-fledged state. In the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, the United States began enforcing much stricter immigration policies. He was a liberal, a social democrat, who attempted to institute new social reforms. hdAk@27l4"zj@Pyh) Latino Impact Media, 2018. AMY GOODMAN: And so, explain your title, Harvest of Empire. JUAN GONZLEZ: Well, I think that thethat sent a message throughout Latin America in that period of time that the United States, coming out of the Kennedy era, the Alliance for Progress era, that the United States now was the enemy of change, because obviouslyJuan Bosch was not a revolutionary by any stretch of the imagination; he was a liberal democrat who wanted to have land reform and wanted to have some basic changes in the lives of the Dominican people. <br><br>Harvest of Empire explores the hidden history of our nation's Latinx community, and takes an unflinching look at the role that U.S. military actions and economic interests played in triggering unprecedented waves of migration from the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico . But, you know, I think that one of the things that I think its important to understand about the current immigration debate in the country, as I mentioned in the film, the last, quote, amnesty or attempt at comprehensive immigration reform in this country came under the most conservative president in our lifetime, which was Ronald Reagan. And we beingboth of us being Latino immigrantsWendy from Peru and me from El Salvadorwe knew the real story. Presents a history of Latinos in America, from the first colonies in the New World through today, and offers portraits of distinguished Americans of Hispanic descent that have played a key role in the evolving face of American life. AMY GOODMAN: Thats right. "Harvest of Empire" lado humano de los indocumentados. I mean, we had to tie our shoes a certain way. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Harvest of Empire attempts to fill in the gaps, and the reasons dont include some naive notion about streets being paved with goldRaises a very important moral question, and one that rarely enters the immigration debate: If America is responsible for destabilizing a country, what is our role when the countrys citizens suffer as a result?, Rachel Saltz, N.Y. Times Harvest of Empire has a journalistic pedigree and a punch that comes from political advocacyThe filmmakers retain a touching faith that most Americans wont tolerate injustice when they know about it. California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Coloradothis was all part of Mexico. Gonzalez tells the story of the country through that person, personalizing the often bleak and tragic accounts of each country as each was transformed into an economic satellite of the United States. In the census of 1980, there were less than 100,000 Salvadorans listed, and just 32 years later, we are poised to become the third-largest Latino population in the United States. Only a few months into his term in office, there was a military coup. AMY GOODMAN: That was Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaking during an interview on Univision last week. Thats Jean. 'Harvest of Empire' deals with the ignored reality of US-Latin American relations. [3] The film was directed by Peter Getzels and Eduardo Lpez, [4] and premiered in New York and Los Angeles on September 28. AMY GOODMAN: Eduardo Lpez , you have remarkable footage that has never been seen before in this country throughout. DAVID BROOKS: But when the immigrants come, they come with a culture of criminality. citizens of Puerto Rican descent in the United States and another 4 million, roughly, on the island of Puerto Rico. Strachan writes, These Latin American friends have loyally rolled over investments in succeeding funds, actively participated in Bain Capitals May investor meetings, and are still today one of the largest investor groups in Bain Capital. I want to get your comment, then Juans. It has the effect of changing the discourse from one of "illegality" to "historical truth. The first new edition in ten years of this important study of Latinos in U.S. history, Harvest of Empire spans five centuries-from the first New World colonies to the first decade of the new millennium. Gonzalez uses his own account of being of Puerto Rican descent to emphasize the ways in which the status of Puerto Ricans as both US citizens and foreigners has left many Puerto Rican immigrants without a strong sense of cultural identity. Immigrants havent even been in this country. Here are some of the reviews for the film: Elizabeth Weitzman, N.Y. Daily News Four Stars! We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. The film examines how New York Daily News columnist. Immigration is one of the key issues of this election year, and yet you dont have presidential candidates who have a vastly different approach to it. The first new edition in ten years of this important study of Latinos in U.S. history, Harvest of Empire spans five centuries-from the first New World colonies to the first decade of the new millennium. And theyre contributing to the prosperity of the United States, so thatand especially the DREAMers, the young folks. Some investors had extensive ties to death squads responsible for a vast majority of the deaths in Salvador in the 1980s. ", "The recent reemergence of immgration as a pressing matter in U.S. politics makes HARVEST OF EMPIRE a especially timely documentary. We were very happy that she participated, because I think that she really communicates something that, again, as Americans, we were never told. Synopsis. In the film, we talk about the School of the Americas and how most of the human rights abuses and the massacres, including the killing of the nuns and the murder of Archbishop Romero, was really done by people trained at the School of the Americas by our own country. Read the Review. And this is, I believe, one of the reasons why so much of the ignorant rhetoric about immigrants takes hold in our country, because we dont know. And so, these, again, are all kinds of situations that our own country is not aware of. AMY GOODMAN: That was Sister Terry Alexander, Maryknoll missionary. From the territorial expansionist policies that decimated the young economies of Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba, to the. By Juan Gonzlez (Penguin, Updated Release 2011), Harvest of Empire: New Book Exposes Latino History in America as Obama Campaigns for Latino Vote, Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License, Sudans Army Agrees to 24-Hour Ceasefire with Rival Faction as Civilian Toll Mounts, Kansas City Homeowner Charged for Shooting Black Teen Who Rang Wrong Doorbell, Grand Jury Wont Indict Akron, Ohio, Police Officers Who Shot Jayland Walker 46 Times, Two Indianapolis Cops Charged with Manslaughter for Killing Herman Whitfield in Parents Home, Video Shows New Mexico Police Fatally Shooting Homeowner After Knocking on Wrong Door, Florida Gov. However, Gonzalez notes that the interactions between colonizers and native residents varied by region. For all the talk about immigration, rarely does the conversation veer into why so many Latinos have come to the United States. Harvest of Empire ends with Gonzalez outlining six provisions that he believes will help decrease both illegal immigration to the United States and help repair many Latin American nations that continue to suffer as a result of US interference: First, Gonzalez champions the implementation of a common labor policy along the Mexican border to end the exploitation of undocumented workers. And Rigoberta Mench is the person who most personifies that struggle of the Mayan people throughout that time. Obama called the lack of immigration reform the biggest failure of his presidency but attempted to shift blame for the failure to Republicans. In the 20th century, America no longer sought to expand its territories through land seizures; instead, America now focused on controlling its Latin American neighbors by controlling their economies. AMY GOODMAN: An excerpt of Harvest of Empire, premiering this week in New York and Los Angeles, based on the book Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by the award-winning journalist and Democracy Now! The history will say what we are. In fact, he got much louder applause than President Obama did. And, of course, she neglects to deal with the reality of the Puerto Rican existence in the United States. [5] But where this money came from and the people who gave it to him is something that he really should have looked at much more closely, because it is related to the most terrible atrocities. It was the producers who came to me several years ago. JUAN GONZLEZ: Yeah, and they came to me several years ago that they really were excited about the perspective that my book hadwas putting out. New York : Penguin Books, 2011. So I think that thats whats at stake here, is that not only a humanitarian gesture to the people that are here, but also the political repercussions that will come about as a result. So, I think that's part of what I try to show in the book. In the book, Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzalez, we are made aware that the book is indeed split up into different sections. Latino Impact media began life in 1994, as educational Video in Spanish, Inc. the organization was founded by Eduardo Lpez and Arturo Salcedo Martnez, who hosted the Lnea Directa television series from 1990 until 2006. Ambassador to El Salvador Robert White, and Sister Terry Alexander, Maryknoll missionary. It is opening at the Laemmle Theater in Pasadena in California and at the Quad theater here in New York on 13th Street on Friday through October 4th. Don't worry, we'll never share or sell your information. France has an immigration problem. And, to me, its unbelievable that now Governor Romney talks about immigrants with derogatory terms like illegals, and yet he profited from the funding that actually caused so much of the immigration to the United States from El Salvador. AMY GOODMAN: In fact, Mitt Romney talks about people should self-deport. Harvest of Empire. EDUARDO LPEZ: Well, the way was quite difficult, because it was a seven-year journey between the time we first met with Juan about the book and today. In an era of anti-immigrant fervor, this sobering and much-needed look at Latino migration is built on an undeniably optimistic premise: that once Americans have accurate facts, they rarely allow injustices to stand., Stephanie Merry, Washington Post Pick of the Week! Its a direct result of the history of the United States with these two countries. Eduardo Lpez is our guest, co-director and producer along with Wendy Thompson-Marquez, and Juan Gonzlez, well, co-host on Democracy Now!, a columnist with the New York Daily News, and author of Harvest of Empire, on which this film is based. He is co-director and producer, along with Wendy Thompson-Marquez, of this remarkable film thats based on co-host Juan Gonzlezs book Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America. Harvest of Empire Affect and a Counternarrative of Latino/a Migration Lauren E. Shaw In September 2012 the documentary of Empire:Harvest The Untold Story of Latinos in America was released in the United States. Rather than attribute English success to the often touted Protestant work ethic, the author points out that the domination is a direct cause of the Anglo settlers consistently seizing more and more Latino land. If all of the rhetoric about immigration was true, and its this poverty or our dysfunctional governments, if that were really the cause of immigration, you would have had people coming from El Salvador forever. In an appearance on the Spanish-language network Univision last Thursday, President Obama faced tough questions over his immigration policies, including his failure to fulfill a campaign promise to enact comprehensive immigration reform during his first year in office. By the end of this century, a majority of the people will trace their origins not to Europe but to Latin America. AMY GOODMAN: Now I want to get your comment on the current presidential candidates talking about immigration. hTn6EE q8C@ IHvdakb/G*/Dr^rrc'yL]]zL._fq4DQ_~r~}\o^i0ry "@H 32O nL7%'K$H,`N0'#####&fEDDGGGG+. And the Puerto Ricans never went anywhere. This situation, which was repeated in many different countries throughout the Caribbean and Central America, resulted in a flood of migrants to the United States, the majority of whom came seeking relief from poverty and brutality. AMY GOODMAN: Allen Dulles and John Foster Dulles. Latinos are now the largest minority group in the United States, and . This perpetual territorial expansion, justified under the idea of Manifest Destiny, persisted throughout colonial history, as America acquired Florida, then Texas, and, through the Mexican War, the territory now included in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming, as well as lands won in the Spanish-American War. My father was the standard kind of crazy Latino military guy who would check his childrens hands and their shoes and their clothes and their hair before we left the house. Roots "Roots". ", "Harvest of Empire is a breakthrough documentary in the way it connects the historical interaction between the US and Latin America with the immigration debate. I lived in what I call the little dictatorship, the little dictatorship of our house. NEWSREEL: For the first time in 30 years, the people of the Dominican Republic are breathing the sweet air of liberty, and the streets are jammed in celebration. Thats Dorothy. JUAN GONZLEZ: From the very beginning, the West depended for its labor on Mexicans. US support for violent dictators and its history of issuing predatory loans resulted in widespread political and economic disenfranchisement. Beginning with Columbuss arrival in 1492, Europeans began claiming and settling across North, South, and Central America. Many Latin American countries tried to ally themselves with the United States in the wake of the revolutionary war, but the United States often proved to be a fickle ally. This comes at a time when immigration has become a key issue in the 2012 presidential race. Puerto Ricans : citizens yet foreigners. Last Updated on June 8, 2022, by eNotes Editorial. Thousands of Dominicans started coming to New York City. When I immigrated to New Jersey, it was a very crazy time. There are nearly five million, 4.6 million, Puerto RicansU.S. In 2015, Harvest of Empire was chosen from among thousands of eligible films as one of 15 Notable Videos for Adults by the American Library Association. And with her, we felt in 2005 that the kind of language that was being used to describe immigrants, and specifically Latino immigrants, in the media was just unacceptable. 90 minutes. I think if every immigrant child in this country was allowed to tell the real emotional truth of their experience here, people in the United States would discover that we actually make immigration a more horrific experience than it needs to be. publication in traditional print. To me, its really unacceptable, when you look at theI believe it was around $9 million that he accepted as the investment money. Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in . Gonzalez transitions into a discussion of Puerto Ricos status as a United States unincorporated commonwealth. Co-host Juan Gonzlez, Harvest of Empire takes an unflinching look at the role that U.S. economic and military interests played in triggering an unprecedented wave of migration that is transforming our nation's cultural and economic landscape. By contrast, Dominican asylum seekers fleeing violence and poverty were denied refugee status and did not receive the same government benefits as Cubans, leading them to develop a disproportionately negative reputation in the areas in which they settled. And I guess my prayer was, like Moore had said once before, How long, O God, how long must this continue to happen?. 2. 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