Ancestors in the Americas. voyage to the new world / Part 1, Coolies, sailors, settlers :

The first program of ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS travels across oceans and centuries of time to trace the globally interlocking story of East and West - from a village in Guangdong Province and Spanish military barracks in Manila to a Chinese cemetery in Havana and the Peabody Museum in Salem, Massach...

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Other Authors:	Ding, Loni (Director, Producer), Shimono, Sab (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Berkeley, CA : Center for Educational Telecommunications, [2001]
Subjects:	Immigrants > America > History. Asian Americans > History. America > Emigration and immigration. Américains d'origine asiatique > Histoire. Asian Americans Emigration and immigration Immigrants America Documentary television programs History Documentary television programs. Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	The first program of ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS travels across oceans and centuries of time to trace the globally interlocking story of East and West - from a village in Guangdong Province and Spanish military barracks in Manila to a Chinese cemetery in Havana and the Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. COOLIES, SAILORS AND SETTLERS explores how and why people from the Philippines, China and India first arrived on the shores of North and South America, and it portrays their survival amid harsh conditions, their re-migrations, and finally their permanent settlement in the New World.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (63 min.))
Playing Time:	01:03:00
Production Credits:	Editors, Eric Ladenburg, Sean Thomas.