Asian Americans
Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. As America becomes more diverse, and more divided while facing unimaginable challenges, how do we move forward together? Told through intimate personal stories, the series will cast a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played.

Breaking Ground
S1 Ep1 | 54m 11s
In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive and adapt to life in America

A Question of Loyalty
S1 Ep2 | 54m 1s
An American-born generation straddles their country of birth and their parents’ homelands.

Good Americans
S1 Ep3 | 54m 11s
Asian Americans fight for equality and expand the definition of Asian American.

Breaking Through
S1 Ep5 | 53m 34s
At the turn of the new millennium, the U.S becomes more diverse, yet more divided.

Generation Rising
S1 Ep4 | 54m 11s
During a time of war, a young generation fights for equality and claim a new identity.

Asians Were America’s First “Undocumented Immigrants”
30s
The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act made Asians the nation’s first “undocumented immigrants.”

A Louisiana Family Discovers Their South Asian Roots
2m 38s
In segregated America, Indian immigrants found home and family in communities of color.

The Astonishing Story of the Men Who Built the Railroad
2m 4s
Chinese immigrants who built the railroad were erased from history, but not forgotten.

Satsuki Ina Was Born American but Looked Like the Enemy
4m 34s
For Satsuki Ina, the question of loyalty began when she was born behind barbed wire.

For Susan Ahn, WWII Was a Fight for America and Korea
1m 48s
For Korean Americans like Susan Ahn, WWII was a fight to defend both the U.S. and Korea.

He Fought in Vietnam, but He Had the Face of the Enemy
1m 10s
Mike Nakayama was an American GI, but he was still seen as the enemy.

Learning Their Asian American Roots at San Quentin Prison
2m 26s
The Roots Program brings Asian American history to San Quentin prison.

Tereza Lee Was the Inspiration for the Dream Act
39s
Tereza Lee went from undocumented and afraid to DREAM Act immigrant activist.

Hari Kondabolu Recalls the Perilous Days After 9/11
38s
After 9/11 Hari Kondabolu was treated like a foreigner in his own country.

‘We Farmworkers Should Have an Organization of Our Own’
1m 41s
The oft forgotten history of Filipino farmworkers who launched the 1965 grape strike.

‘They Liked to Pit the Mexicans Against the Filipinos’
2m 16s
After Filipino farmworkers walked off the grape fields, Mexican workers joined them.

Patsy Mink: The First Woman of Color in the U.S. Congress
42s
Patsy Mink, the first woman of color in Congress, paved the way for generations.

Asian Immigrants Helped Build the Silicon Valley
26s
Asian American entrepreneurs like Jerry Yang helped build Silicon Valley into a powerhouse

‘I Was Trying to Figure out Who I Was’
3m 10s
Laureen Chew grew up sheltered in Chinatown. The SF State strike changed her forever.

‘If You Were in That Circle, You Are Going to Be Arrested’
1m 35s
In 1968 San Francisco State students mounted the longest campus strike in US history.

"It Reminds Me I Have a Legacy To Live Up To"
4m 10s
Annie Tan uncovers a dark moment in her family's history.
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