How to Have An American Baby
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Voyage into the shadow economy that caters to Chinese tourists who travel to the US to give birth in order to obtain citizenship for their babies. Told through a series of intimately observed vignettes, the story of a hidden global economy emerges-depicting the fortunes and tragedies that befall the ordinary people caught in its web.

Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 3614

About P.O.V.:

POV presents an array of groundbreaking and distinctive perspectives on contemporary life as chronicled by some of America' s and Europe's most visionary non-fiction filmmakers.


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Sat, Sep 20 12:00 P.M. Black Snow     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Sep 22 10:00 P.M. The Bitter Pill     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Sep 23 12:00 P.M. The Bitter Pill     NH Explore (11.2)
Wed, Sep 24 3:00 A.M. The Bitter Pill     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Sep 24 7:30 P.M. The Bitter Pill     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Sep 25 12:30 A.M. The Bitter Pill     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Sep 25 8:30 A.M. The Bitter Pill     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Sep 27 12:00 P.M. The Bitter Pill     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Sep 29 10:00 P.M. Porcelain War     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Sep 30 12:00 P.M. Porcelain War     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Sep 30 1:30 P.M. A House Made of Splinters     NH Explore (11.2)
Wed, Oct 1 3:00 A.M. Porcelain War     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Oct 1 7:00 P.M. The Last Out     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Oct 1 8:30 P.M. Porcelain War     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Oct 2 12:00 A.M. The Last Out     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Oct 2 1:30 A.M. Porcelain War     NH World (11.3)


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