The Meaning of Food

Location:Hawai`i, US continent
Subject:food, social customs
Length:approximately 3 hours
Format:DVD, VHS
Hue:color
Year Released:2005
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Producer:Sue McLaughlin, Karin Williams, Kimberlee Bassford
Distributor:PBS
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Description:A three-part documentary looking at the social and cultural significance of food among Samoans in Tacoma, Washington; Native Hawaiians in Hawai`i; and among Native American Makah in Neah Bay, Washington. The three episodes are Food and Life, Food and Culture, and Food and Family. There is a companion book, The Meaning of Food, and there are classroom exercises on the Web at .
Record No:2984
Resources: Distributors's List

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