Asian Americans S01E05 · Breaking Through

Overview

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?

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1. 1 1. Breaking Ground2020-05-11 · 1h 0mIn 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 “undocumen
2. 2 2. A Question of Loyalty2020-05-11 · 1h 0mAn 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 impr
3. 3 3. Good Americans2020-05-12 · 1h 0mDuring 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 Am
4. 4 4. Generation Rising2020-05-12 · 1h 0mDuring 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 a
5. 5 5. Breaking Through2020-05-13 · 1h 0mAt 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 generatio