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February 4, 2002 AccoladesBob Giges
In My Yiddishe Momme McCoy, Giges provides an intimate portrait of his spirited 90-year-old grandmother, Belle Demner McCoy, and her struggle with the conflicts between family, religion, and love. Belle, raised an Orthodox Jew, was married for 50 years to Bernie McCoy, an Irish Catholic, who converted to Judaism. Through an interview with Belle, period photos, and Yiddish and American songs sung by Belle herself, the video offers a look at one person's attempt to reconcile tradition with assimilation. See the film on the web with the help of RealPlayer at UCTV Video-on-Demand . June GordonThis fall, June Gordon, assistant professor of education, will be a visiting research
professor at Tokyo University, where she will collaborate with colleagues to research
the impact of immigrants and guest workers on the Japanese educational system. Gordon,
who recently returned from a research trip to Japan and China, is conducting extended
comparative research projects in central Japan, northern England, and California.
Her work explores the impact of economic and political change on low-income and immigrant
youth in urban schools. Her research in Japan is supported in part by a three-year
grant from Monbusho, the Ministry of Education. |
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