In the saga of American immigration, the Chinese experience is relatively unknown. But it is a dramatic story of struggle and triumph, progress and setbacks, discrimination and assimilation.
In every immigrant group, each generation finds a balance between the values and practices of its heritage, and the mores of its adopted country. What is lost and what is gained, both personally and culturally, when one sheds part of one"s heritage to make way for a new self-identity? Bill Moyers, Series Producer Thomas Lennon, and a team of filmmakers including Series Editor Ruby Yang and Producers Joseph Angier, Steve Cheng and Mi Ling Tsui explore this dramatic portion of America"s history and confront myths about the Chinese in America that have flourished in the void.
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Our Taijiquan club meets on Sunday from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm after the church service and is open to the public free of charge. Please come and join us.
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