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History of Chinese American Achievement

Join host Archie Kao as he shares the incredible story of Chinese American Achievement, from the first wave of immigrants in California's gold fields to the entrepreneurs of the 21st century's Information Age. It is a spellbinding account of accomplishment ... Jerry Yang and the creation of Yahoo ... Amy Tan's fascinating novels of Chinese American life ... I.M Pei and his magnificent architecture ... Michelle Kwan, the darling of American figure skaters ... Yo Yo Ma's acclaimed cello performances ... The legendary Bruce Lee and his extraordinary martial arts ... And over 40 more stories of Chinese American achievers who have helped shaped America into its leadership role in the 21st century.

History of Chinese American Achievement  
  • Chinese Find A New Homeland
    Friday, June 28
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    600 AD- Li Yan Chu Writes the First Account of a North American Exploration. 1823- Chinese Entrepreneur Hung Tai Introduces Sugar Mills to Hawaii. 1850- Yee Fung Cheung Pioneers California's Gold Rush. 1851- Chinese Invention Revolutionizes Gold Mining.
  • Exclusion and Acceptance
    Friday, July 5
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    1854- Yung Wing First Chinese American to Graduate from a U.S. College. 1854- Chinese Six Companies Represent All Chinese in the United States. 1862- Chinese Americans Distinguish Themselves in the American Civil War. 1865- Chinese American Laborers Build the Transcontinental Railroad. 1882- Congress Passes the Chinese Exclusion Act 1884- Joseph and Mary Tape Successfully Challenge San Francisco Public Schools.
  • Chin-Am Spread Their Wings
    Friday, July 12
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    1886- San Francisco's Chinese American Laundry Men Sue for Equal Rights. 1887- Doc Hay and Lung On Arrive on the Eastern Oregon Frontier. 1888- Lue Gim Gong, Father of the Florida Citrus Industry. 1894- Polly Bemis, an Angel in Idaho's Wilderness. 1906- San Francisco Earthquake's Impacts on the Chinese American Community.
  • New Chin-Am Identity Emerges
    Friday, July 19
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    1911- US Citizen Sun Yat-Sen Becomes China's First President. 1921- Anna May Wong, First Chinese American Female Hollywood Star. 1926- You Chung Hong Leads the Fight for Chinese American Civil Rights. 1935- Eddy See Initiates Chinese American Artistic Movement.
  • Chin/Am Enter Mainstream Culture
    Friday, July 26
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    1935- Katherine Cheung, the Chinese American "Amelia Earhart". 1938- Charlie Low's Forbidden City Nightclub Showcases Chinese American Performers. 1939- Wah Ming Chang Joins Disney Studios. 1939- Chinese Americans Answer the Call to Defend Democracy. 1943- Magnuson Act Repeals the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
  • Chin/Am Super Achievers
    Friday, August 2
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    1946- Chinese Americans Breakthrough into U.S. Politics. 1957- Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee Win the Nobel Prize in Physics. 1961- I.M. Pei Designs Avant Garde NCAR Building in Boulder, Colorado. 1962- F. Chow Chan Founds First Chinese American Bank. 1971- Bruce Lee Brings Martial Arts into American Culture.
  • America Embraces Chinese Culture
    Friday, August 9
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    1974- Miriam Lee Fights to Legalize Traditional Chinese Medicine in America. 1975- Kingston, Hwang, and Chang the New Wave of Chinese American Writers. 1982- Maya Ying Lin Designs the Vietnam War Memorial. 1983- Andrew and Peggy Cherng Found Panda Express.
  • Modern Chinese American
    Friday, August 16
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    1985- Yo -Yo Ma Wins First Grammy. 1989- Amy Tan Writes The Joy Luck Club. 1989- Chinese Americans Excel at Sports. 1991- John Sie Founds Cable Powerhouse Starz Encore. 1994- Jerry Yang Co-founds Yahoo! 1996- Time Magazine's Man of the Year is AIDS Researcher David Ho. 2006- Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao Fulfills Childhood Dream.

 

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