Proud To Be Cape Verdean

    For the Cape Verdean-American, social identity can never be assumed and is
   never given. Rather, the issue is continually being reformulated, sometimes at
   critical personal cost.

   “Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean Immigrants, 1860-1965"
   -A Book by Marilyn Halter-

ABOUT THE FILM

Proud To Be Cape Verdean: A Look At Cape Verdeans in the Golden State is a
documentary that will capture the essence of a unique Californian, the Cape Verdean,
whose distinct classification of African and European roots will be highlighted through an
insightful look at individuals and organizations and their desire to maintain their unique
cultural identity. It’ll show how turn-of-the-century settlers paved the way for many more
Cape Verdeans looking to make California their home. Today, The Cape Verdean
Diaspora community spans the globe, yet is still heavily concentrated in Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and California.

This one-hour documentary as narrated by Actor, Danny Glover will offer oral histories in
conjunction with interviews, photographs and re-enactments that will accurately depict the
transition of small family gatherings where Cape Verdeans shared their love of their
cuisine and music grew, inspired and eventually shaped the formation of four non-profit
Cape Verdean organizations dedicated to sustaining the legacy of their racially and
linguistically rich culture while maintaining a strong connection to their East Coast ties as
well as their home country of Cape Verde. The four California Cape Verdean non-profit
organizations are: The Cape Verdeans of Southern California (CVSC, Los Angeles),
Capitol Cabo Verde Association of West Sacramento (CCVA), Cape Verdean West
Association of the Oakland/Bay Area (CVWA) and Sociadade Caboverdianos de Norte de
California also of West Sacramento (SCNC) With these organization's full cooperation and
endorsement the program will include the history of Cape Verdeans in California and their
contribution to its diverse landscape.