Monday, October 12

12:00pm The Story of China “Part 1 – Ancestors / Part 2 – Silk Roads and China Ships”

This series, written and presented by historian Michael Wood, explores the history of the world's oldest continuous state, from the ancient past to the present day. In parts one and two, explore China's early history with host Michael Wood as he joins a million people at a festival devoted to ancient gods, hear the tale of China's bloodthirsty First Emperor and travel the Silk Road to discover the brilliant Tang dynasty.

Watch the show here:

Part 1: https://www.pbs.org/video/ancestors-ehe6i9/ (Passport Required)

Part 2: https://www.pbs.org/video/silk-roads-and-china-ships-74ktrr/ (Passport Required)

Tuesday, October 13

12:00pm Story of China “Part 3 – Golden Age / Part 4 – The Ming”

This series, written and presented by historian Michael Wood, explores the history of the world's oldest continuous state, from the ancient past to the present day. In parts 3 and 4, see the stunning achievements of two of China's most brilliant dynasties: the Song, creators of a Chinese Renaissance, and the Ming, builders of the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.

Watch the show here:

Part 3: https://www.pbs.org/video/golden-age-ixbux0/ (Passport Required)

Part 4: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-ming-ycdfou/ (Passport Required)

Wednesday, October 14

12:00pm Story of China “Part 5 – The Last Empire / Part 6 – The Age of Revolution”

This series, written and presented by historian Michael Wood, explores the history of the world's oldest continuous state, from the ancient past to the present day. In parts 5 and 6, journey back in time to see the splendor of the last Chinese dynasty, the Qing. Witness the fateful First Opium War, which sparked the fall of the empire, and, after the 20th-century revolutions, the birth of today's China.

Watch the show here:

Part 5: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-last-empire-pkawy1/ (Passport Required)

Part 6: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-age-of-revolution-djcgg1/ (Passport Required)

Thursday, October 15

12:00pm The Asian Americans “Part 1 -Breaking Ground”
In an era of exclusion and U.S. empire, new immigrants arrive from China, India, Japan, the Philippines and beyond. Barred by anti-Asian laws they become America’s first “undocumented immigrants”, yet they build railroads, dazzle on the silver screen, and take their fight for equality to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Watch the show here: https://www.pbs.org/video/breaking-ground-ibdgjq/ (Passport required)

1:00pm The Asian Americans “Part 2 – A Question of Loyalty”

An American-born generation straddles their country of birth and their parents’ homelands.

Watch the show here: https://www.pbs.org/video/a-question-of-loyalty-0ca9qo/ (Passport required)

Friday, October 16

12:00pm The Asian Americans “Part 3 – Good Americans”

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.

Watch the show here: https://www.pbs.org/video/good-americans-dyei9i/ (Passport required)

1:00pm The Asian Americans “Part 4 – Generation Rising”

During a time of war and social tumult, a young generation fights for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the culture, and claim a new identity: Asian Americans. The war’s aftermath brings new immigrants and refugees who expand the population and the definition of Asian America.

Watch the show here: https://www.pbs.org/video/generation-rising-zl6u5c/