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From California to Kaiping
Season 12
Episode 6
In 2009, native Sacramentan Casey Chin began a personal odyssey to re-discover his ancestral roots by visiting his family village in Guangzhou Province, China. ViewFinder: From California to Kaiping traces his journey to understand the forces that compel people to emigrate to a new land, and their challenges in assimilating to a new culture in the United States.

26:55
Discover how hard work and determination helped immigrants succeed as strawberry farmers.

26:52
Meet four artists using art to reshape narratives about their communities.

26:52
Discover the story of Japanese-Americans who protested internment during WWII.
Follow the first responders who worked the first night of the Napa wine country fires .

26:52
Discover new ways baby boomers are sustaining their health and well-being.
Explore the legacy of the Hyers sisters, Civil War era African-American opera singers.

25:05
Explore the rich history of California agriculture in the Sacramento region.

26:56
Explore the return of rarely-seen waterfalls after an unusually wet winter in Yosemite.

26:52
Explore the stories of non-military individuals who were impacted by the Vietnam War.

26:52
Meet local service members who spent time fighting in the Vietnam War.

26:46
Examine the risks of falling and discover measures seniors can take to improve balance.

26:51
Baby boomers are facing ever-increasing challenges.