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Asians Were America’s First “Undocumented Immigrants”

Connie Yu’s family story in the U.S. almost ended at the Angel Island Immigration Station, where her grandmother was detained for over a year, separated from her American-born children. In an atmosphere of nativism and hate, exclusionary laws have made Asians the nation’s first “undocumented immigrants.” Yet those who manage to stay, build families and communities in America.

Clip Length 00:30 Premiere: 04/16/20

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Breaking Through

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A Question of Loyalty

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The Astonishing Story of the Men Who Built the Railroad

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Satsuki Ina Was Born American but Looked Like the Enemy

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For Susan Ahn, WWII Was a Fight for America and Korea

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He Fought in Vietnam, but He Had the Face of the Enemy

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Learning Their Asian American Roots at San Quentin Prison

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Tereza Lee Was the Inspiration for the Dream Act

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‘We Farmworkers Should Have an Organization of Our Own’

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‘They Liked to Pit the Mexicans Against the Filipinos’

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Patsy Mink: The First Woman of Color in the U.S. Congress

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Asians Were America’s First “Undocumented Immigrants”

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A Louisiana Family Discovers Their South Asian Roots

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Part 2: Good Americans & Generation Rising

Length 1:51:29 Premiere Date 05/12/20

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Good Americans - S1 E3

Premiered On: 05/12/2020

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

Saturday May 11, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
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Generation Rising - S1 E4

Premiered On: 05/14/2020

Follow a young generation's fight for equality and claim on a new Asian American identity. The war’s aftermath brings new immigrants and refugees who expand the population and the definition of Asian America.

Saturday May 11, 2024 9:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
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Breaking Through - S1 E5

Premiered On: 05/12/2020

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

Sunday May 12, 2024 9:00 pm ET on KET2
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Good Americans - S1 E3

Tuesday May 7, 2024 3:00 am ET on KET2
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A Question of Loyalty - S1 E2

Tuesday May 7, 2024 2:00 am ET on KET2
Tuesday May 7, 2024 1:00 am CT on KET2
Sunday May 5, 2024 9:00 pm ET on KET2
Sunday May 5, 2024 8:00 pm CT on KET2
Sunday May 5, 2024 1:00 am ET on KETWORLD
Sunday May 5, 2024 12:00 am CT on KETWORLD
Saturday May 4, 2024 9:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
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Breaking Ground - S1 E1

Tuesday May 7, 2024 1:00 am ET on KET2
Tuesday May 7, 2024 12:00 am CT on KET2
Sunday May 5, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KET2
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