"I have, since I was a child, always been fascinated by the variety of human behavior."
"IN JACKSON HEIGHTS...is the third in a group of films I have made about communities (the others being ASPEN and BELFAST, MAINE). Just as I have no precise definition of an institution I have no strict definition of a community." ~ Frederick Wiseman
AIR DATE 1/6/17
Examine the daily life of residents in an ethnically and culturally diverse community in Queens, New York. Witness the conflict between retaining ties to the traditions of their countries of origin and the desire to learn and adapt to American mores.
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