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FRONTLINE; Welcome to America

09/10/1984


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Series
FRONTLINE
Program
Welcome to America
Program Number

217

Series Description

Premiered January 1983 Since January 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television's - PBS - flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature over 23 years is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience. Series release date: 1/1983

Program Description

Four people, fleeing repression in Poland, come to find a better life in Chicago and confront an America unlike anything they imagined. The bittersweet story of four unforgettable people who flee repression in Poland to find a better life in Chicago. They succeed, fail, fight, love, laugh, and confront an America unlike anything they had ever imagined.

Duration

00:61:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres
Documentary
Topics
Public Affairs
News
Citation
Chicago: “FRONTLINE; Welcome to America,” 09/10/1984, GBH Archives, accessed December 6, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F6B8BCAAF96F4B55B8FF2AC2CECC7242.
MLA: “FRONTLINE; Welcome to America.” 09/10/1984. GBH Archives. Web. December 6, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F6B8BCAAF96F4B55B8FF2AC2CECC7242>.
APA: FRONTLINE; Welcome to America. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F6B8BCAAF96F4B55B8FF2AC2CECC7242
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