The Chinese Exclusion Act
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2018]
Format: DVD
Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 160 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Other Authors:
Burns, Ric, television director, television producer, screenwriter.
Yu, Li-Shin, television director, film editor, screenwriter, television producer.
Espinola, Robin, screenwriter, television producer.
Lee, Hoon, 1973- narrator.
Wong, Russell, 1963- voice actor.
Lee, Fenton, voice actor.
Ho, Yuet-Fung, voice actor.
Hamilton, Josh, voice actor.
Keane, Brian, composer (expression)
Chin, Michael, cinematographer.
Squires, Buddy, cinematographer.
Steeplechase Films Inc., production company.
Center for Asian American Media, production company.
New-York Historical Society, production company.
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
Burns, Ric, television director, television producer, screenwriter.
Yu, Li-Shin, television director, film editor, screenwriter, television producer.
Espinola, Robin, screenwriter, television producer.
Lee, Hoon, 1973- narrator.
Wong, Russell, 1963- voice actor.
Lee, Fenton, voice actor.
Ho, Yuet-Fung, voice actor.
Hamilton, Josh, voice actor.
Keane, Brian, composer (expression)
Chin, Michael, cinematographer.
Squires, Buddy, cinematographer.
Steeplechase Films Inc., production company.
Center for Asian American Media, production company.
New-York Historical Society, production company.
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
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.
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.
Target Audience: TV rating: TV-PG.
ISBN:
9781531704889
UPC: 841887036610
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DVD SOCIAL SCI Chi | Sandhills Indoors | DVD | In |
Originally broadcast on television by PBS as a special presentation of the television program American Experience in 2018.
Wide screen.
Bonus video: Symbolism of the Chinese Dragon; George Frisbie Hoar; Charles Sing; 2012 Congressional Acknowledgment of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Videorecording.
Editor, 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, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Wide screen.
Bonus video: Symbolism of the Chinese Dragon; George Frisbie Hoar; Charles Sing; 2012 Congressional Acknowledgment of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Videorecording.
Editor, 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, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).