Vietnam, The Next Generation
Saturday, May 3 at 12 a.m.
Through the stories of eight young Vietnamese, this film examines modern-day Vietnam, where communism and capitalism are vigorously competing.
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Oh, Saigon
Saturday, May 3 at 1 a.m.
Airlifted out of Vietnam on April 30, 1975, Doan Hoang's family was on the last civilian helicopter out at the end of the war. After 25 years, she returns to reconnect with family members that remained.
Imelda
Sunday, May 4 at 1:30 p.m.
This documentary examines how Imelda Marcos, former first lady of the Philippines, used and abused power for decades.
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1421: The Year China Discovered America?
Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m. | Tuesday, May 6 at 1 a.m. (part 1)
Sunday, May 4 at 4 p.m. | Tuesday, May 13 at 1 a.m. (part 2)
This film examines a mystery surrounding the sailing exploits of the legendary Zheng He and the gigantic Ming fleet of junks he commanded for more than 30 years. In part one, a British author theorizes that Zheng He and his fleet rounded Africa, entered the Atlantic Ocean and reached America before Columbus. In part two, historians, archaeologists and scientists put the controversial theory to the test, drawing on historical accounts and archaeology to examine claims that the Chinese rounded the Cape of Good Hope and visited America.
China From the Inside
Sunday, May 4 at 12 a.m.
This series of documentaries explores China through Chinese eyes. Episode 1 of 4. Power and the People — How Do You Run China? How is the Communist Party dealing with corruption and rural unrest as well as the ideological by-products of burgeoning capitalism? Episode 2 of 4. Women of the Country. "Women hold up half the sky," Mao said. Today, Chinese women are starting to gain opportunities, but for millions of women in rural China, change remains painfully slow.
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The First Battle
Saturday, May 10 at 11:30 p.m.
This film documents how, during World War II, 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry on the U.S. mainland were interned, while people of Japanese ancestry in Hawaii were able to go about their lives.
Time of Fear
Saturday, May 10 at 12:30 a.m.
This documentary follows the story of 16,000 Japanese-Americans who, during World War II, were forced to relocate to two military camps in southeast Arkansas.
China From the Inside
Sunday, May 11 at 12 a.m.
Episode 3 of 4. Shifting Nature. The challenges of health, pollution and nutrition in China are mind-boggling. The Chinese are nearly a quarter of the world's population, yet they only have 7 percent of the world's arable land. The Chinese plan to re-route the Yellow River; at what price can China control nature? Episode 4 of 4. Freedom and Justice. Can China have freedom without chaos? Capitalism without democracy? Education without independence of mind? The series closes with an exploration of the conflict between personal freedom and governance.
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The WETA Movie: The Last Emperor
Saturday, May 17 at 9 p.m.
Bernardo Bertolucci's biography of Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, received nine Oscars and was voted Best Picture in 1987. The film opens in 1950 with Pu Yi's re-entry — as a prisoner and war criminal — into the just-proclaimed People's Republic of China. Through a series of flashbacks, China's last emperor relives his life. John Lone stares as Pu Yi, and Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, and Ric Young co-star.
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Dances of Life
Saturday, May 17 at 12 a.m.
This performance documentary explores the cultural history and diversity of the Pacific Islands through "Dance Stories," an expression of Pacific Islanders' origins, their journeys and their struggles.
Sentenced Home
Saturday, May 17 at 1 a.m.
Raised as Americans in inner-city projects near Seattle, three young Cambodian refugees' rash decision as teenagers leaves them facing deportation.
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Fishbowl/American Made
Sunday, May 18 at 12 a.m.
The dramatic short Fishbowl follows 11-year-old Lovey of Hilo, Hawaii, as she tries to be anything but herself. American Made confronts issues of tradition, faith and conformity when a Sikh-American family is stranded in the desert on the way to the Grand Canyon.
» Go to the Fishbowl web site
» Go to the American Made web site
Please Vote for Me
Sunday, May 18 at 1 a.m.
This film follows eight-year-old students in an elementary school in China as they campaign for school monitor in the first election for a class leader to be held in school in China.
» Go to web site
A Dream in Doubt
Tuesday, May 20 at 11 p.m.
The first hate-based murder in the wake of September 11, 2001 — one of thousands of reported and unreported hate crimes in the years that followed — took the life of a turbaned Sikh man in Mesa, Arizona, where is family had sought religious freedom.
» Go to web site
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Thursday, May 22 at 9 p.m.
This three-hour film explores the history of Japan from 16th-century samurai society and the era of the shoguns through 1853, when Commodore Matthew C. Perry and his squadron of American ships sailed into Edo Bay, forcibly opened the nation to trade and ended Japan's 265 years of isolation from the West.
Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula
Friday, May 23 at 10:30 p.m.
This film explores male roles in the Hawaiian hula tradition, past and present.
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The Slanted Screen
Saturday, May 24 at 10:45 p.m.
Through a parade of interviews and 50 film clips spanning a century, this documentary explores portrayals of Asian men in American cinema, chronicling the experiences of actors who have had to struggle against ethnic stereotyping and limiting roles.
An Untold Triumph
Saturday, May 24 at 12:15 a.m.
This film honors the men of the 1st and 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiments of the U.S. Army who proved to be an indispensable force in freeing the Philippines from the Japanese during World War II.
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Sunday, May 25 at 12:30 a.m.
This film explores the world of Asian-American young women. Told from the perspective of Jenny Mason, a Korean adoptee searching for a place in American society, the story shows a nuanced portrait of the everyday struggles of this under-represented group.
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
Wednesday, May 28 at 10 p.m.
Bill Moyers and a team of filmmakers collaborate to tell the story of the Chinese experience in America. Part 1 of 3. Examined are the Chinese role in settling the American West and the impact of the Exclusion Act of 1882, the first time the United States ever banned a group of people based on race of nationality.
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
Thursday, May 29 at 10 p.m.
Part 2 of 3. Bill Moyers examines the violent decade following the Exclusion Act of 1882 and the efforts of Chinese immigrants to gain rights through the courts.
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
Friday, May 30 at 10:30 p.m.
Part 3 of 3. The final program explores Chinese-Americans' involvement in World War II and examines the effects of the 1965 Immigration Reform Act, which opened America to Asian and other non-European immigrants in record numbers.
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