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Generation Rising

During 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 aftermath brings new immigrants and refugees who expand the population and the definition of Asian America.
Season 1 Episode 4 Length 54:11 Premiere: 05/12/20

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Season 1 Episodes

Breaking Through
S1 E5 Length 53:34 Premiere Date 05/12/20

Generation Rising
S1 E4 Length 54:11 Premiere Date 05/12/20

Asian Americans Preview
Preview Length 01:00 Premiere Date 05/11/20

The Astonishing Story of the Men Who Built the Railroad
Clip Length 02:04 Premiere Date 04/21/20

Satsuki Ina Was Born American but Looked Like the Enemy
Clip Length 04:34 Premiere Date 04/21/20

For Susan Ahn, WWII Was a Fight for America and Korea
Clip Length 01:48 Premiere Date 04/21/20

He Fought in Vietnam, but He Had the Face of the Enemy
Clip Length 01:10 Premiere Date 04/21/20

Learning Their Asian American Roots at San Quentin Prison
Clip Length 02:26 Premiere Date 04/21/20

Tereza Lee Was the Inspiration for the Dream Act
Clip Length 00:39 Premiere Date 04/21/20

Hari Kondabolu Recalls the Perilous Days After 9/11
Clip Length 00:38 Premiere Date 04/21/20

‘We Farmworkers Should Have an Organization of Our Own’
Clip Length 01:41 Premiere Date 04/21/20

‘They Liked to Pit the Mexicans Against the Filipinos’
Clip Length 02:16 Premiere Date 04/21/20

Patsy Mink: The First Woman of Color in the U.S. Congress
Clip Length 00:42 Premiere Date 04/21/20

Asians Were America’s First “Undocumented Immigrants”
Clip Length 00:30 Premiere Date 04/16/20

A Louisiana Family Discovers Their South Asian Roots
Clip Length 02:38 Premiere Date 04/16/20

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