Becoming American : : the Chinese Experience. [Program 1], Gold Mountain Dreams
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Originally broadcast on PBS as part of the series "Becoming American, the Chinese experience", March 25-27, 2003.
Viewer's guide, educator's guide, and other resources available on the World Wide Web.
"A Bill Moyers special."
Special features include two Bill Moyers interviews titled Personal journeys: "A Conversation with Shirley Young", market research pioneer (12 min.) and "A Conversation with David Ho", AIDS researcher (12 min.).
Host, Bill Moyers.
In interviews with historians, descendants, and recent immigrants, this program traces the history and experiences of Chinese in the U.S., from the Gold Rush in California and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act which barred their entry into the country.
DVD ; full screen.
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SERIES
Moyers collection on DVD.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
In English with optional subtitles in English.
PUBLISHED
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003.
Year Published: 2003
Description: 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Angier, Joseph.
Lennon, Thomas.
Moyers, Bill D.
Ho, David D. 1952-
Young, Shirley.
Public Affairs Television (Firm)
Thomas Lennon Films.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
FFH Home Video (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Ho, David D. -- 1952- -- Interviews.
Young, Shirley -- Interviews.
Chinese -- History -- 19th century.
Chinese Americans -- History -- 19th century.
Chinese Americans -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Railroad construction workers -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Chinese Americans -- History -- 19th century.
Chinese Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
China -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- 19th century.