Documentary | DVD
Producer/Directors: Spencer Nakasako, Vincent DiGirolamo
Ethnicities: Multi-Ethnic, Vietnamese
Subjects: History, Labor, New Immigrants and Refugees (Past & Present)
This film closely examines the tension between the established Italian fishing community and the recently arrived Vietnamese fishermen in California’s Monterey Bay peninsula. MONTEREY’S BOAT PEOPLE documents a specific facet of anti-Asian sentiment and the conflicts faced by an industry that is also fighting for survival.