Name: Asian Americans
Released: 2020-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Daniel Dae Kim, Tamlyn Tomita

Émission télé · Documentaire

This series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, and cultural innovation. It is a timely look at the role that Asian Americans have played in defining who we are as a nation.

2020 · 56m

En vedette Daniel Dae Kim, Tamlyn Tomita

Réalisateur Grace Lee, S. Leo Chiang

ÉPISODE 1

Breaking Ground

New immigrants from China, Japan, and beyond adapt to life in America, building railroads, impressing in Hollywood, and fighting for equality.

54 min
ÉPISODE 2

A Question of Loyalty

The first generation of U.S.-born Asian Americans have their loyalties tested during World War II.

54 min
ÉPISODE 3

Good Americans

Although heralded as a model minority, bold ambition leads Asian Americans to national political office as a culture-quake simmers beneath the surface.

54 min
ÉPISODE 4

Generation Rising

Asian Americans fight for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the culture.

54 min
ÉPISODE 5

Breaking Through

Asian Americans navigate their growing influence at the turn of the millennium, but also face what it means to be an American in a polarized society.

52 min