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Great Pinoy Boxing Era, The
Content:	Documentary Film
Available From:	Center for Asian American Media, The (CAAM)
Media Type:	Videocassette
Release Date:	1994
Audience:	Higher Education Secondary Education
Running Time:	30 min.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (32 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Language:	English
Author:	Directed by Corky Pasquil
Subject:	Anthropology and Sociology Diaspora and Ethnicity History
Subheading:	Filipino History, 1900-1950 Sports and Games
Region:	Immigration/Diaspora

Documentary on Filipino-American boxers of the great era of the 1920s through the 1940's includes historical footage of their world champions and other greats, explains how their style changed Western boxing, and through modern interviews shows how they were a source of pride, unity, and hope for other Filipino-Americans.

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