| Description |
5 DVDs (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Note |
"A Bill Moyers special"--Container. |
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DVD. |
| Performer |
Host: Bill Moyers. |
| Credits |
Producer, Mi Ling Tsui ; cinematographers, Rick Malkames ... [et al.] ; editors, Robert Salsbury, Lisa Shreve ; original score, Brian Keane. |
| Summary |
A companion to Becoming American: the Chinese Experience, this series of interviews by Bill Moyers amplifies the larger themes of the 3-part documentary through an intimate look at the lives and work of five prominent Chinese Americans. Includes conversations with David Ho, Shirley Young, Gish Jen, Samuel Ting and Maya Lin. |
| Contents |
[Disc 1.] A personal journey with Dr. David Ho, AIDS researcher (14 min.) -- [Disc 2.] A personal journey with Shirley Young, market research pioneer (15 min.) -- [Disc 3.] A personal journey with Gish Jen, author (14 min.) -- [Disc 4.] A personal journey with Samuel Ting, Nobel Laureate physicist (15 min.) -- [Disc 5.] A personal journey with Maya Lin, artist and architect (27 min.). |
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Chinese Americans -- Interviews.
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Chinese Americans. |
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Interviews.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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| Subject |
AIDS (Disease) -- Research.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Research. |
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AIDS (Disease) |
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Chinese American businesspeople -- United States -- Interviews.
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Chinese American businesspeople. |
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United States. |
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Marketing research.
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Marketing research. |
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Asian American authors -- Interviews.
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Asian American authors. |
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Physicists -- United States -- Interviews.
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Physicists. |
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Scientists -- United States -- Interviews.
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Scientists. |
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Women architects -- United States -- Interviews.
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Women architects. |
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Women sculptors -- United States -- Interviews.
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Women sculptors. |
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Ho, David D., 1952- -- Interviews.
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Ho, David D., 1952- |
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Young, Shirley, 1935- -- Interviews.
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Young, Shirley, 1935- |
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Jen, Gish -- Interviews.
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Jen, Gish. |
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Ting, S. C. C. (Samuel Chao-chung), 1936- -- Interviews.
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Ting, S. C. C. (Samuel Chao-chung), 1936- |
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Lin, Maya, 1959- -- Interviews.
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Lin, Maya, 1959- |
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Lin, Maya, 1959- |
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Documentary films. |
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Interviews.
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| Added Author |
Moyers, Bill D.
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Public Affairs Television (Firm)
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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Films Media Group.
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Films for the Humanities (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Personal journeys |
| Music No. |
31774, 31775, 31776, 31777, 31778 Films for the Humanities & Sciences |
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