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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

American experience (Television program). Chinese exclusion act.

Title:

American experience. Chinese exclusion act / director, Ric Burns.

Publisher, Date:

[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2018]

Description:

1 videodisc (163 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file DVD video

Summary:

Examine the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens. The first in a long line of acts targeting the Chinese for exclusion, it remained in force for more than 60 years.

Target Audience Note:

Rating: TV-PG.

Subjects:

Chinese -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Chinese Americans -- History -- 19th century.

Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 19th century.

United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Other Author:

Burns, Ric, television director, television producer, screenwriter.

Lee, Hoon, 1973- narrator.

Wong, Russell, 1963- voice actor.

Lee, Fenton, voice actor.

Ho, Yuet-Fung, voice actor.

Hamilton, Josh, voice actor.

Yu, Li-Shin, television director, editor of moving image work, screenwriter, television producer.

Espinola, Robin, screenwriter, television producer.

Keane, Brian, composer.

Chin, Michael, director of photography.

Squires, Buddy, director of photograhy.

PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.

Other Title:

Chinese exclusion act

Notes:

Title from web page.

Director and editor, Li-Shin Yu ; story by and produce by Ric Burns, Robin Espinola, Li-Shin Yu ; music, Brian Keane ; cinematography, Michael Chin, Buddy Squires.

Hoon Lee, narrator ; Russel Wong, Fenton Lee, Yuet-Fung Ho, Josh Hamilton, voices.

DVD.

ISBN:

9781531704889

1531704883

9781531704889 : DVD

1531704883 : DVD

Publisher Number:

AE61702

Other Number:

1032008124

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

729780

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 305.895 American