In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive and adapt to life in America
Breaking Ground
An American-born generation straddles their country of birth and their parents’ homelands.
A Question of Loyalty
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The history of identity, contributions, and challenges experienced by Asian Americans.
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.
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.
In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive and adapt to life in America
Breaking Ground
An American-born generation straddles their country of birth and their parents’ homelands.
A Question of Loyalty
Asian Americans.
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Bhagat Singh Thind as a young man, Camp Lewis 1918 (WWI). Thind, a Sikh American, was the first U.S. serviceman allowed for religious reasons to wear a turban as part of military uniform.
Courtesy of the Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind Spiritual Science Foundation
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Anna May Wong in top hat, considered to be the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star.
Photograph by Carl Van Vechten and used with permission of the Van Vechten Trust
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Black and White photo of Antero Cabrera (Ba-Long-Long) and weapon as Igorot villager in the "Living Exhibits" at 1904 St Louis World's Fair.
Public Domain
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Storefront of Chinatown meat and vegetable market, San Francisco, California, 1895
University of Washington, Special Collections, Hester 11128
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Connie Young Yu, historian and author, at Golden Spike National Historical Park (Utah) for the Sesquicentennial (150th) Celebration
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Pins from Lorraine Agtang's private collection re: Delano Strike and more.
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Production crew at Crystal City TX Detention Center Rally
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George Uno at home in Japan, looking through archives (Buddy Uno story)
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Laureen Chew, SFSU 1968 Strike Organizer
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Participants in the ROOTS (Restoring Our Original True Selves) program at San Quentin State Prison
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Participants in the ROOTS (Restoring Our Original True Selves) program at San Quentin State Prison
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Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
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About the Show
Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that will chronicle the contributions, and challenges of Asian Americans, the fastest-growing ethnic group in America. Personal histories and new academic research will cast a fresh lens on U.S. history and the role Asian Americans have played in it.
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