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Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond Volume 1
Season 7
Episode 2
Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond reflects the complexities of Asian American experiences: Queer filmmaker Quyên Nguyen-Le recovers and articulates the legacy of their mother's nail salon for their refugee family, and Filipino-American filmmaker Frances Rubio captures the experience of being distanced from her sick father, who has been isolated in his facility during the pandemic.
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Descendants of a Black neighborhood in Athens, GA fight to preserve its memory and seek redress.

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Exploring how HBCU programs and initiatives are changing and saving lives in the community.

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Illustrating the power and success of peaceful student-led protests at HBCUs.

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Young Black men seek wisdom from an older generation, hoping to avoid becoming another statistic.

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Overlooked since the 1970s, abstract artist Peter Bradley reflects on life and shares his process.

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A female photographer struggles to navigate diverging roles as good mother and acclaimed artist.

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Women leaders reclaim for their right to share the indigenous practice of controlled burning.

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A love story of salmon, water and family that explores this deep connection for the Lummi people.

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Examining the short-sighted political decisions of one American city in an era of rising seas.

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Black Americans forced to go North for advanced degrees return home to fight Jim Crow in the South.

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How a lynching and police killing 78 years apart haunt the rural community of Sikeston, Missouri.

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Stories of trans leaders addressing critical issues around economic empowerment and human dignity.