Asian Americans. Episode four, Generation rising

Asian Americans. Episode four, Generation rising / producers, Grace Lee ; writers, Grace Lee, Aldo Velasco ; a production of WETA Washington, DC and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) for PBS ; in association with the Independent Television Service (ITVS), Flash Cuts and Tajima-Peña Productions.

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. During a time of war and social tumult, a young generation fights for equ...

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Other Authors: Lee, Grace (Grace Yoon-Kyung) (Screenwriter), Velasco, Aldo (Screenwriter), Tomita, Tamlyn (Narrator), Maddala, Vivek (composer (expression)), Henry, Jerry (director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Arlington, Virginia] : [Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)], [2020]
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
1961-1975
Asian Americans.
Asian American youth > Political activity.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Immigrants > United States.
Asians > United States.
Asian Americans
Asians
Emigration and immigration
Immigrants
United States > Emigration and immigration.
Asia > Emigration and immigration.
Asia
United States
Internet videos.
Documentary television programs
Internet videos
Nonfiction television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Documentary television programs.
Television mini-series.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentaires télévisés.
Miniséries.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary: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. During a time of war and social tumult, a young generation fights for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the culture, and claims a new identity: Asian Americans. The aftermath of the Vietnam War brings new immigrants and refugees.
Item Description:Originally broadcast on the PBS Network on May 12, 2020.
Title from resource description page (viewed June 16, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 56 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Playing Time:00:56:10
Audience:Rating: TV-14.
Production Credits:Editor, Aldo Velasco ; original music, Vivek Maddala ; director of photography, Jerry Henry.
Participant or Performer:Narrated by Tamlyn Tomita.
Language:In English; closed-captioned in English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from title screen (Alexander Street, viewed September 15, 2020)

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