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Asian Americans

Asian Americans

Asian Americans

2020 1 Seasons 5 Episodes ⭐ 10.0 Documentary War & Politics

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Breaking Ground

In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive from China, India, Japan, the Philippines and beyond. Barr

EP 2

A Question of Loyalty

An American-born generation straddles their country of birth and their parents’ homelands in Japan and Korea. Those lo

EP 3

Good Americans

During the Cold War years, Asian Americans are simultaneously heralded as a Model Minority, and targeted as the perpetua

EP 4

Generation Rising

During a time of war and social tumult, a young generation fights for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the cul

EP 5

Breaking Through

At the turn of the new millennium, the national conversation turns to immigration, race, and economic disparity. As the

Popular Cast

Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim

Narrator (voice)

Tamlyn Tomita

Tamlyn Tomita

Narrator (voice)

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

Greg Watanabe

Greg Watanabe

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Anna May Wong

Anna May Wong

Self (archive footage)