Yankton’s Connecting Cultures hosted a viewing of the documentary “Portraits of Courage” at the Dakota Theater on Sunday afternoon, highlighting the struggles that immigrants often face in South Dakota.
The film is a product of South Dakota Voices for Peace, and was directed by Daniel Bergeson of Bravely Made Media.
Nieema Thasing, who was featured in the film, talks about what being part of this project means to her…
Thasing, a Muslim woman, describes how she uses humor to defuse the hate that she encounters…
The other people featured in the film and the post-viewing discussion are Chandradhar Dwivedi, from India, and Nitza Rubenstein, from central America.
