{"id":5,"date":"2020-03-24T14:30:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T14:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/asianamericans\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2023-04-03T18:25:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T18:25:22","slug":"asian-americans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/asian-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group panel panel-hero\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full background\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/asianamericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/asianamericans-hero.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration for Asian Americans\" class=\"wp-image-51\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/asian-americans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pbs-asian-americans-logo.png\" alt=\"Asian Americans logo\" class=\"wp-image-256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/asian-americans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pbs-asian-americans-logo.png 740w, https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/asian-americans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/pbs-asian-americans-logo-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group panel panel-intro\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Now Streaming<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><em>Asian Americans<\/em> 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 and personal lives, the series will cast a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played in shaping the nation\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group panel panel-video\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Video From <span>The Film<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25% ; height: 0;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;\" id=\"partnerPlayer\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/iNGfpekIM5TrnzqXkwBzSQ==\/?start=0&amp;end=0&amp;topbar=false&amp;autoplay=false&amp;endscreen=false\" allowfullscreen=\"\" title=\"PBS Asian Americans Episode 1: Breaking Ground\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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