"Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?": A Cape Verdean American Story

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Title"Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?": A Cape Verdean American Story
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6

Release dateJan 26, 2006
GenreDocumentary
DirectorClaire Andrade-Watkins
Production countryUnited States of America
Production companiesSPIA Media Productions
Run time83 min.

The untold tragedy and scandal of what happened to a vibrant community of immigrants from the Cape Verde Islands in the Fox Point section of Providence, Rhode Island who were forcibly displaced by urban renewal to make way for fancy coffee shops, antique stores and elegantly restored houses. Poignant, heartfelt and warm, in a timeless snapshot SKFPR captures the essence, spirit and heart of a community whose history was erased before it was written.

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