Explore
the impact of Asian Americans on America’s past, present and future, with
screenings and discussions of two episodes of the PBS documentary series ASIAN
AMERICANS.
Told
through individual lives and personal histories, the five-hour film series
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? …The series casts a
new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played
in shaping the nation’s story.”
Episode
3: Good Americans, will be shown on Friday, April 30 from 1-2:30 p.m.
During the Cold War years, Asian Americans are
simultaneously heralded as a Model Minority, and targeted as the perpetual
foreigner. It is also a time of bold ambition, as Asian Americans aspire for
the first time to national political office and a coming culture-quake simmers
beneath the surface.
Following
the screening, Dr. Bing Zheng, Assistant Professor of History, and Dr. Wing-kai
To, Assistant Provost for Global Engagement, will lead a discussion of the
episode.
Episode
5: Breaking Through will be shown on Thursday, May 6 from 1-2:30 p.m.
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?
Dr.
Alice Cheng, Associate Professor of Psychology, and Dr. Yongjun Shin, Associate
Professor of Communication Studies, will lead the discussion.
ASIAN AMERICANS is
a production of WETA Washington, DC and the Center for Asian American Media
(CAAM) for PBS, in association with the Independent Television Service (ITVS),
Flash Cuts and Tajima-Peña Productions. The screenings/discussions are
open to the BSU community and the public. Sponsored by the Minnock Institute
for Global Engagement, Division of Student Success and Diversity, Martin
Richard Institute for Social Justice, and Asian Studies Program.
Advance registration is
required:
April 30
https://bridgew.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrd-igrT4tG9JSOo3Vl9-bt1V4Cqrqxzsp
May 6
https://bridgew.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIqceihrTIuGda-S70FV3pSnHVgzxPCRmyk