Breaking Ground
"In an era of U.S. expansion, new immigrants arrive from China, India, Japan, the Philippines and beyond. Eventually barred by anti-Asian laws, they become America’s first “undocumented immigrants.”
A Question of Loyalty
"An American-born generation straddles their birth country and their familial homelands in Asia. Family loyalties are tested during WWII, when Japanese Americans are held in detention camps and brothers are on opposite sides of the battle."
Good Americans
"During the Cold War years, Asian Americans are simultaneously heralded as a Model Minority, and suspected as the perpetual foreigner. It is also a time of ambition, as Asian Americans aspire for the first time to national political office."
Generation Rising
"During a time of war and social tumult, a young generation fights for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the culture, and claim a new identity: Asian Americans. The aftermath of the Vietnam War brings new immigrants and refugees."
Breaking Through
"At the turn of the millennium, Asian Americans have become the fastest growing population in the U.S. It is a time of tremendous change, as the country tackles urgent debates over immigration, race and economic disparity."
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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
"What does it mean to become American? What is lost and what is gained in the process? In interviews with historians, descendants, and recent immigrants, this set of powerful Bill Moyers documentaries explores these questions through the dramatic experience of the Chinese in America."
Hollywood and the Yellow Threat
This documentary dives in to the ugly truth of how Hollywood, misrepresented the Asian Community and manipulated the public into believing that the Asian Community were villains. This was solidified when the United States entered WWII and more than 110,000 Japanese citizens were placed in Interment camps.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
"Examine the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U. S. citizens."
Island of Warriors
America by the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa, investigates why Guam’s returning veterans say they can’t get the healthcare they need, when the men and women there are American citizens and serve in our country’s military at a rate three times higher than the rest of the country.