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Sin City Diary
1992, 29 minutes, Color, VHS, Subtitled
Order No. W99230
SIN CITY DIARY is a powerful videotape which explores the lives of women who work as prostitutes around the U.S. Navy base at Subic Bay in the Philippines. The program takes the form of a diary to incorporate Rachel Rivera’s own experience as a Filipina American. Sin City Diary raises important questions about America’s responsibility to its former colony, and the complex relationship between women, prostitutes and the economy.
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“(A) gripping… examination of the sex trade around the US Naval Base in Subic Bay.”
Jeff Yang
Village Voice
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This powerful collection of native voices features two films from the
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