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Asian Americans

Asian Americans

2020•1h 0m•10.0/10
DocumentaryWar & Politics

Ratings

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10.0/10(1)

This five-part series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, international relations, and cultural innovation. It is a timely, clear-eyed look at the vital role that Asian Americans have played in defining who we are as a nation. Their stories are a celebration of the grit and resilience of a people that reflects the experience of all Americans.

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Production

Center for Asian American Media Production, ITVS, WETA

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 11, 2020

Last Aired

May 13, 2020

Networks

PBS

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Breaking Ground
E1
Breaking Ground
Air date: 2020-05-11
In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive from China, India, Japan, the Philippines and beyond. Barred by anti-Asian laws they become America’s first “undocumented immigrants,” yet they build railroads, dazzle on the silver screen, and take their fight for equality to the U.S. Supreme Court.
E2
A Question of Loyalty
Air date: 2020-05-11
An American-born generation straddles their country of birth and their parents’ homelands in Japan and Korea. Those loyalties are tested during World War II, when families are imprisoned in detention camps, and brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the battle lines.
E3
Good Americans
Air date: 2020-05-12
During the Cold War years, Asian Americans are simultaneously heralded as a Model Minority, and targeted as the perpetual foreigner. It is also a time of bold ambition, as Asian Americans aspire for the first time to national political office and a coming culture-quake simmers beneath the surface.
E4
Generation Rising
Air date: 2020-05-12
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 war’s aftermath brings new immigrants and refugees who expand the population and the definition of Asian America.
Breaking Through
E5
Breaking Through
Air date: 2020-05-13
At the turn of the new millennium, the national conversation turns to immigration, race, and economic disparity. As the U.S becomes more diverse, yet more divided, a new generation of Asian Americans tackle the question, how do we as a nation move forward together?

Cast

Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim

Narrator (voice)

Tamlyn Tomita

Tamlyn Tomita

Narrator (voice)

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

Self

Greg Watanabe

Greg Watanabe

Self

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Self

Anna May Wong

Anna May Wong

Self (archive footage)

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