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Hispanic entrepreneurs against all odds
Title
Hispanic entrepreneurs [electronic resource (video)] : against all odds / M.G. Perin (Firm)
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], c1996.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (44 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Nov. 01, 2006.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
In this program, Geraldo Rivera and a host of Hispanic American executives discuss how they overcame racial and financial discrimination to turn their fledgling businesses into million-dollar corporations. The executives include construction mogul Linda Alvarado, owner of the Colorado Rockies baseball team; the developer of the Simpsons and Garfield cartoon programs; the owner of Dial-a-Mattress; and others. Executives from Chase Manhattan Bank speak candidly about the practice of loan discrimination against Hispanic minorities. Measures being taken to counter inequities are examined. Hosted by actor Hector Elizondo.
Variant and related titles
Against all odds
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: M.G. Perin (Firm), 1996
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
The Hispanic Americans
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
11 & up.
Contents
The Scope of Hispanic Businesses in the United States (2:25)
Geraldo Rivera Controls His Own Professional Destiny (2:57)
Advice for Success from Geraldo Rivera (2:11)
Hispanic Business Successes: Precision Trading Corporation (2:09)
Hispanic Business Successes: Dial-A-Mattress (2:51)
Financing a New Business (1:49)
Hispanic Business Successes: Vincam (2:39)
Hispanic Business Successes: Professional Baseball Owner Linda Alvarado (2:20)
Hispanic Business Successes: Animator and Producer Phil Roman (3:32)
Large Banks, Small Businesses, and Hispanic Entrepreneurs (1:49)
Financing and Success for Hispanic Businesses (2:26)
A Hispanic Executive in an Anglo Industry (2:44)
Discrimination Against Latinos in the Entertainment Industry (2:39)
Hispanic Business Successes: "Latina" Magazine (2:37)
Hispanic Business Successes: TELACU (2:43)
Keys to Business Success for Hispanic Entrepreneurs (3:40)
Videorecording number
7987s Infobase
7993 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
M.G. Perin (Firm)
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