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.
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When My Time Comes
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Asian Americans
Breaking Ground
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Asian Americans
A Question of Loyalty
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Good Americans
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Asian Americans
Generation Rising
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Asian Americans
Breaking Through
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Asian Americans
Asians Were America’s First “Undocumented Immigrants”
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‘They Liked to Pit the Mexicans Against the Filipinos’
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Asian Americans
Satsuki Ina Was Born American but Looked Like the Enemy
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Asian Americans
A Louisiana Family Discovers Their South Asian Roots
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2:04
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The Astonishing Story of the Men Who Built the Railroad
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2:26
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Learning Their Asian American Roots at San Quentin Prison
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Tereza Lee Was the Inspiration for the Dream Act
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53:34
Asian Americans
Breaking Through
At the turn of the new millennium, the U.S becomes more diverse, yet more divided.
Episode
54:11
Asian Americans
Generation Rising
During a time of war, a young generation fights for equality and claim a new identity.
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54:11
Asian Americans
Good Americans
Asian Americans fight for equality and expand the definition of Asian American.
Episode
54:01
Asian Americans
A Question of Loyalty
An American-born generation straddles their country of birth and their parents’ homelands.
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54:11
Asian Americans
Breaking Ground
In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive and adapt to life in America
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When My Time Comes
Film Preview and Panel Discussion
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1:26
When My Time Comes
When My Time Comes Trailer
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0:32
When My Time Comes
When My Time Comes Promo
Episode
54:50
When My Time Comes
When My Time Comes
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56:10
Fauci: The Virus Hunter
Fauci: The Virus Hunter
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0:30
Fauci: The Virus Hunter
Fauci: The Virus Hunter (Preview)
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1:39
Fast Forward
Extended Preview
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0:29
Fast Forward
Preview
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1:34
Fast Forward
Aging Together
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1:30
Fast Forward
Send People Into the Future
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0:30
Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie
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3:04
Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie
An Unusual Childhood Gives Clues to Great Stories
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Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie
Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie
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0:30
Ken Burns Here and There
Preview
Special
Ken Burns Here and There
Ken Burns: Here & There
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Essential Voices
Wilma J. Wooten | Public Health Officer
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Essential Voices
Shawn Evans | Emergency Department Physician
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Essential Voices
Omar Passons | Integrative Services
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Essential Voices
Nick Macchione | Health & Human Services Director
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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
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2:21
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
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0:30
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
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Holy Silence
Holy Silence
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2:04
Holy Silence
An Assignment from the Pope
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2:17
Holy Silence
Hitler Comes to Power
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2:14
Holy Silence
Catholics in America
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Charlie Russell's Old West
Charlie Russell's Old West
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0:30
Charlie Russell's Old West
Trailer
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29:41
187: The Rise of the Latino Vote
Chapter 3: Taking Action
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9:51
187: The Rise of the Latino Vote
Chapter 5: Prop 187’s Legacy
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15:07
187: The Rise of the Latino Vote
Chapter 4: Signs of Change
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15:35
187: The Rise of the Latino Vote
