INVISIBLE IMMIGRANTS (Spaniards in the US 1868-1945)
A project in New York, NY by James D. Fernandez & Luis Argeo000days
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We want to make visible and public a vast collective history that is little known and on the verge of disappearing.
Backers: 360
Average Pledge Per Backer: $125
Funded: $44,847 of $35,000
Dates: Sep 15th -> Oct 16th (31 days)
Project By: James D. Fernandez & Luis Argeo
Backers: 360
Average Pledge Per Backer: $125
Funded: $44,847 of $35,000
Dates: Sep 15th -> Oct 16th (31 days)
Project By: James D. Fernandez & Luis Argeo
$44,847
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 16 @ 00:01 -0400 GMT
128%
of goal
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Latest News
Connectedness 
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Photo courtesy of Joe Losada. Our campaign was nearing its goal of $35K, with a week left to go. I had come out to California, to do some field work, and was driving from San Francisco to Monterey. I checked the status of the campaign just before I... (Read More)
¡Gol! ¡Touchdown!
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Photo that appears in our first documentary, Dan Albert's Paella/ La Paella de Daniel Albert. We normally post updates at the end of the day, but we couldn't wait to spread the great news: with 7 days left in the campaign, today we hit our target... (Read More)
Un último empujón/ One Last Push
October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to your extraordinary support, we're inching closer to our goal, and closer to the ability to produce "Invisible Immigrants: Spaniards in the United States, 1868 - 1945." With 10 days remaining in the campaign, we are at 81% of our target... (Read More)
Rounding the last turn, almost into the homestretch
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
José Andrés looking at photos from our Facebook page on his i-pad. The photo on his screen in the still was sent by Bob Far: valencianos preparing paella in Connecticut, 1920s. We had just finished preparing this update for our blog... (Read More)
More milestones
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends, Some exciting news to report today *La Nueva España, one of the most important newspapers in Asturias, did a full-page feature on our "Invisible Immigrants" project. *The wonderful and stunning Spanish actress Elena Anaya sent us a... (Read More)
First Things First
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Only one REALLY important thing has happened since our last update: one of us --Luis-- became a father. Congratulations to Paula and Luis, and best of luck to little Lucas! All other news pales in comparison, but here goes anyway: *We broke... (Read More)
Past the Midpoint!
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
After a somewhat flat weekend, with the campaign more or less stalled for a couple of days at just under 50% of our target, things picked up a bit today, and a late $1,000 pledge finally broke us through the mid-way point. We now have 22 days to... (Read More)
Approaching the Mid-Point
September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Plácido Domingo Sings the Praises of "Invisible Immigrants"
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We will publish this exciting news tomorrow, but we wanted our backers to see it first. Hopefully this wonderful endorsement will inject new energy into the campaign which seems to be hitting an early plateau. We're 1/3 of our way to our goal,... (Read More)
Day Two: Crowdfunding Before There Was Crowdfunding
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Whenever Spanish immigrants needed to undertake a project --whether it was to purchase a trophy for the upcoming soccer tournament, print a program for the summer picnic, send a sick compatriot back to the old country, or build a new hospital-- they... (Read More)
Summary of first day (23 hours)
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends, Just a quick update. We've raised just about 20% of our target during the first day of the kickstarter campaign, thanks to your extraordinary generosity. The experts tell us that the first several days of a campaign are absolutely... (Read More)
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