Asian Americans - Season 1 Episode 1
In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive from China, India, Japan, the Philippines and beyond. Barred by anti-Asian laws they become America’s first “undocumented immigrants,” yet they build railroads, dazzle on the silver screen, and take their fight for equality to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- genus: Documentary, War & Politics
- Studio: PBS
- keyword: usa history, social & cultural documentary
- cast: Daniel Dae Kim, Tamlyn Tomita, Sandra Oh, Greg Watanabe, Sessue Hayakawa, Anna May Wong