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Independent Lens | Some Servicemen Paid for "Wives" but Didn't Want "Families" | PBS

Duration: 03:00
Program: Independent Lens #1325
Broadcast Date: May. 24, 2012

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary, Left by the Ship, Filipino Amerasian writer, Robert, learns how nightclub owners were paid "bar-fines" by U.S. servicemen who wanted dancers to spend exclusive time with them outside the bar. Their children were subsequently shunned, especially if the fathers were African American, like Charlene, who is profiled in the film.

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Post Date: March 21, 2012