Ancestors in the Americas: Coolies, Sailors, Settlers (Part One: Asian American History Series), 2001
Scope and Contents
Documentary tying 18th and 19th century developments in Europe and the Americas to the story of Asian immigration. The film portrays the harsh conditions of survival, settlement and, for some, later re-migrations throughout the Americas. Episode 1 of PBS Sereies "Ancestors in the Americas" https://www.pbs.org/ancestorsintheamericas/programinfo.html(D)
Dates
- Creation: 2001
Conditions Governing Access
Selections from the IRLE Audiovisual Collection are available at the our Memory Work vimeo: https://vimeo.com/memoryworkla
Additional videos and original recordings are housed in the offices of the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment in the Ueberroth Building (10945 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024) and are only available upon request by the researcher. For inquiries about accessing our collections, contact IRLEarchive@irle.ucla.edu.
Extent
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
Repository Details
Part of the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) Archive Repository