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Return To Angel Island
Chinese history in America has been over than 150 years. Under the Chinese Exclusion Law in 1882, Chinese immigrants were not allowed except students, tourists, merchants, diplomats and children of American citizens. Any new comers who came to the west coast during 1910-1940 had to be detained on Angel Island for interrogation. For many detainees who had done nothing wrong, it was not present experience over there. It’s like jail to them.
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Road to Equality
During the 19th century, when Chinese first set their foot on this land, they faced inequality in many areas. Education was considered a privilege for white children only. Chinese and other minority children had to be segregated. In this episode of "Under the Same Sky", reporter Angelina Wong tells the story of a courageous Chinese woman who fought for equal education for her children, which eventually lead to the freedom and diversity enjoyed today by all races.
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Unsung Heroes of the Battlefield
When we investigated the history of Chinese American soldiers, we discovered that it stretches back all the way to the civil war. Chinese Americans have been fighting in every conflict since then. But their stories of courage have gotten little mention in our nation’s records, and very few people are even aware of them. Today we unveil the long-forgotten stories of these unsung heroes.
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Chinese in the Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush that took place 160 years ago attracted tens of thousands of gold prospectors coming from all over the world
to California . Among them were many young Chinese sailing across the Pacific to find their fortune. But the "Gold Mountain" was not a promised land . Despite working diligently, Chinese miners faced resentment, racism and threats to their life. -
Unsung Heroes - Chinese railroad workers
In 1869, America completed the first transcontinental railroad. Though it made it possible for Americans to travel with greater ease, building the railroad was far from easy! Much of the construction work for the railroad was performed by Chinese immigrants. Many of them even sacrificed their lives during the difficult construction.
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Dreams to Fly, stories of early Chinese aviators
Chinese Americans have a humble early history in the country. But there were people who dared to dream. Among them is Feng Ru, the firsts Chinese who ever invented an airplane and flew it successfully.