What remains of the Asturian immigrants who worked in West Virginia and Pennsylvania a century ago?
DVD
AsturianUS
A docu film by Luis Argeo.
The town of Arnao (Asturias, Spain) grew under the wing of a Mining and Zinc Company. After the closure of its coal mine at the beginning of the 20th century, many of its employees emigrated to West Virginia and Pennsylvania, searching for the American dream. In Spelter (WV) and Donora (PA), the descendents of those Asturian workers want to preserve their roots and traditions. But now, they are AsturianUS.
2006 / 52 min / Color + B&W / 4:3 / NTSC / All Region.
Language: English and Spanish.
Subtitles: English.
Music: Hazel Dickens, Mus.
$28.00
Shipping included only to the U.S.
$200.00
Shipping included only to the U.S.
Luis Argeo’s AsturianUS, filmed in Spelter, Harrison County and northern Spain should be shown to art students, college students and adults everywhere in West Virginia and the world.
Steve Fesenmaier, Film historian for the West Virginia Library Commission