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Asian Americans

Breaking Through

Season 1 Episode 5

At the turn of the new millennium, the national conversation turns to immigration, race, and economic disparity. As the U.S becomes more diverse, yet more divided, a new generation of Asian Americans tackle the question, how do we as a nation move forward together?

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During a time of war, a young generation fights for equality and claim a new identity.
Good Americans
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Asian Americans fight for equality and expand the definition of Asian American.
A Question of Loyalty
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An American-born generation straddles their country of birth and their parents’ homelands.
Breaking Ground
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In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive and adapt to life in America
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