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Breaking Through - At the turn of the new millennium, the national conversation turns to immigration, race, and economic disparity. As the U.S becomes more diverse, yet more divided, a new generation of Asian Americans tackle the question, how do we as a nation move forward together?

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Breaking Through

At the turn of the new millennium, the U.S becomes more diverse, yet more divided.

Generation Rising

During a time of war, a young generation fights for equality and claim a new identity.

Good Americans

Asian Americans fight for equality and expand the definition of Asian American.

A Question of Loyalty

An American-born generation straddles their country of birth and their parents’ homelands.

Breaking Ground

In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive and adapt to life in America

About Asian Americans

Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. As America becomes more diverse, and more divided while facing unimaginable challenges, how do we move forward together? Told through intimate personal stories, the series will cast a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played.

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