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Part 2: Good Americans & Generation Rising: Asian Americans On-Demand

Part 2: Good Americans & Generation Rising: Asian Americans On-Demand

Tue, 06/09/2020 - 4:00pm - Tue, 06/23/2020 - 11:00pm

Asian Americans Part 2

Watch Episodes 3 & 4 On-Demand of a new PBS series that explores the impact of Asian Americans, the fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the United States.

Asian Americans fight for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the culture; new immigrants and war refugees expand the definition of Asian American.

Episode Descriptions:
Episode 3  - Good Americans
 
During the Cold War years, Asian Americans are simultaneously heralded as a Model Minority, and targeted as the perpetual foreigner.  It is also 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.

Watch Ep. 3 On-Demand

Good Americans: https://www.pbs.org/video/good-americans-dyei9i

 
Episode 4 – Generation Rising
 
During a time of war and social tumult, as young generation fights for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the culture, and claims a new identity: Asian Americans.  The war’s aftermath brings new immigrants and refugees who expand the population and the definition of Asian America.
 

Watch Ep. 4 On-Demand

Generation Rising: https://www.pbs.org/video/generation-rising-zl6u5c

 

Asian Americans, a new five-part documentary series that examines what the 2010 U.S. Census identifies as the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the United States, aired Monday, May 11 and Tuesday, May 12 ,2020 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV. Told through personal histories, Asian Americans explores the impact of this group on the country’s past, present, and future. 

Led by a team of Asian American filmmakers, including Academy Award®-nominated series producer Renee Tajima-Peña (Who Killed Vincent Chin?, No Más Bebés), Asian Americans examines the significant role of Asian Americans in shaping American history and identity, from the first wave of Asian immigrants in the 1850s and identity politics during the social and cultural turmoil of the twentieth century to modern refugee crises in a globally connected world.

Accompanied by robust educational, engagement, and digital components, this groundbreaking initiative will bring a new perspective to the American experience. Partnering with Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles, the series will aim to expand audience reach and engage diverse perspectives through targeted community events, impactful education initiatives and integrated digital content.

More Programming and Local Stories at: WXXI Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Site 

 

More about the film: 

Led by a team of Asian American filmmakers, including Academy Award®-nominated series producer Renee Tajima-Peña (Who Killed Vincent Chin?, No Más Bebés), Asian Americans examines the significant role of Asian Americans in shaping American history and identity, from the first wave of Asian immigrants in the 1850s and identity politics during the social and cultural turmoil of the twentieth century to modern refugee crises in a globally connected world. This five-part series premeires May 11 on WXXI-TV.

Special thanks to our community partner: 

Major funding for ASIAN AMERICANS is provided by Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB); Public Broadcasting Service (PBS); Wallace H. Coulter Foundation; Ford Foundation/JustFilms; National Endowment for the Humanities; The Freeman Foundation; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; Carnegie Corporation of New York; Kay Family Foundation; Long Family Foundation; Spring Wang; and California Humanities.

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