@article{1355867,
      recid = {1355867},
      author = {Veiga, Monica.},
      title = {Ropa Americana (American clothing) [electronic resource]  /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (23 min.).},
      year = {2003},
      note = {Title from resource description page (viewed May 24,  2011).},
      abstract = {Ropa Americana documents the travels of an old purple  t-shirt from the Toronto housewife who donates it to  Goodwill Industry to its final destination, a housewife in  Costa Rica who buys it in a second-hand store. The film is  brightened by an immediacy provided by the unforgettable  people involved in the complex chain of events: the donor,  the charity worker, the textile company representative, the  merchant in Costa Rica and the end user. The film brings to  light the debate between the donors and the businessmen  involved in the textile trade, an important commodity in  today's global economy. The charitable donor finds it  morally and ethically wrong for charities and middlemen to  be making money off donated items. The companies involved  believe they are running a legitimate and extremely  worthwhile business, providing people in developing  countries with cheap but good quality clothing. The film's  objectivity allows viewers to come to their own  conclusion.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355867},
}