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  • Unrated
    TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, News

20/20

The Shame of Saipan/Mothers in the Shadows
Unrated
TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, News

"The Shame of Saipan" investigates charges of exploitation and indentured servitude of foreign women in the Northern Mariana Islands. "Mothers in the Shadows" looks at the controversy surrounding adoptees wanting to find their birth ...See more"The Shame of Saipan" investigates charges of exploitation and indentured servitude of foreign women in the Northern Mariana Islands. "Mothers in the Shadows" looks at the controversy surrounding adoptees wanting to find their birth mothers when the birth mothers do not want to be contacted. Written by Shatterdaymorn See less
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Producer
Rhonda Schwartz (segments: The Shame of Saipan)
Status
Edit Released
Updated May 24, 1999

Release date
May 24, 1999 (United States)
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17 cast members
Name Known for
Charles Gibson
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Brian Ross
Self - Correspondent (segment "The Shame of Saipan") Self - Correspondent (segment "The Shame of Saipan")   See fewer
Steve Galster
Self - Executive Director, Global Survival Network (segment "The Shame of Saipan") Self - Executive Director, Global Survival Network (segment "The Shame of Saipan")   See fewer
George Miller
Self - Representative, California (segment "The Shame of Saipan") Self - Representative, California (segment "The Shame of Saipan")   See fewer
Katrina
Self - Worker (segment "The Shame of Saipan") Self - Worker (segment "The Shame of Saipan")   See fewer
Pedro Tenorio
Self - Governor, Northern Mariana Islands (segment "The Shame of Saipan") Self - Governor, Northern Mariana Islands (segment "The Shame of Saipan")   See fewer
Al Meyerhoff
Self - Human Rights Attorney (segment "The Shame of Saipan") Self - Human Rights Attorney (segment "The Shame of Saipan")   See fewer
Tommy Hilfiger
Self - Fashion Designer (segment "The Shame of Saipan") Self - Fashion Designer (segment "The Shame of Saipan")   See fewer
Ralph Lauren
Self - Fashion Designer (segment "The Shame of Saipan") Self - Fashion Designer (segment "The Shame of Saipan")   See fewer
Tom DeLay
Self - House Majority Whip (segment "The Shame of Saipan") Self - House Majority Whip (segment "The Shame of Saipan")   See fewer
Willie Tan
Self - Factory Owner (segment "The Shame of Saipan") Self - Factory Owner (segment "The Shame of Saipan")   See fewer
Connie Chung
Self - Correspondent (segment "Mothers in the Shadows") Self - Correspondent (segment "Mothers in the Shadows")   See fewer
Cindy
Self - Birth Mother (segment "Mothers in the Shadows") Self - Birth Mother (segment "Mothers in the Shadows")   See fewer
Riki
Self - Adoptee (segment "Mothers in the Shadows") Self - Adoptee (segment "Mothers in the Shadows")   See fewer
Lisa Franklin
Self - Adoptee (segment "Mothers in the Shadows") Self - Adoptee (segment "Mothers in the Shadows")   See fewer
Virginia Snyder
Self - Private Investigator (segment "Mothers in the Shadows") Self - Private Investigator (segment "Mothers in the Shadows")   See fewer
Bill Graessle
Self - Attorney (segment "Mothers in the Shadows") Self - Attorney (segment "Mothers in the Shadows")   See fewer
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