Asian Americans
The history of identity, contributions, and challenges experienced by Asian Americans.
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Breaking Ground
S1 Ep1 | 54m 11s
In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive and adapt to life in America
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A Question of Loyalty
S1 Ep2 | 54m 1s
An American-born generation straddles their country of birth and their parents’ homelands.
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Good Americans
S1 Ep3 | 54m 11s
Asian Americans fight for equality and expand the definition of Asian American.
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Generation Rising
S1 Ep4 | 54m 11s
During a time of war, a young generation fights for equality and claim a new identity.
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Breaking Through
S1 Ep5 | 53m 34s
At the turn of the new millennium, the U.S becomes more diverse, yet more divided.
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Asians Were America’s First “Undocumented Immigrants”
30s
The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act made Asians the nation’s first “undocumented immigrants.”
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A Louisiana Family Discovers Their South Asian Roots
2m 38s
In segregated America, Indian immigrants found home and family in communities of color.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Learning Their Asian American Roots at San Quentin Prison
2m 26s
The Roots Program brings Asian American history to San Quentin prison.
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Tereza Lee Was the Inspiration for the Dream Act
39s
Tereza Lee went from undocumented and afraid to DREAM Act immigrant activist.
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Hari Kondabolu Recalls the Perilous Days After 9/11
38s
After 9/11 Hari Kondabolu was treated like a foreigner in his own country.
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‘We Farmworkers Should Have an Organization of Our Own’
1m 41s
The oft forgotten history of Filipino farmworkers who launched the 1965 grape strike.
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‘They Liked to Pit the Mexicans Against the Filipinos’
2m 16s
After Filipino farmworkers walked off the grape fields, Mexican workers joined them.
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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.
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Asian Immigrants Helped Build the Silicon Valley
26s
Asian American entrepreneurs like Jerry Yang helped build Silicon Valley into a powerhouse
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‘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.
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‘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.
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“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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