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. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 1911 - U.S. 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 and 1935 - Eddy See Initiates Chinese American Artistic Movement.

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. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 1935 - Katherine Cheung, the Chinese American "Amelia Earhart", 1938 - Charlie Low's Forbidden City Nightclub Showcases Chinese American Performers, 1939 - Wah Ming Chang Joins the Disney Studios, 1939 - Chinese Americans Answer the Call to Defend Democracy and 1943 - Magnuson Act Repeals the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

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. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 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 and 1971 - Bruce Lee Brings Martial Arts into American Culture.

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. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 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 and 1983 - Andrew and Peggy Cherng Found Panda Express.

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. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 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 and 2006 - Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao Fulfills Childhood Dream.

"A History of Hispanic Achievement in America" is a rich history that started 500 years ago when Christopher Columbus stepped ashore in the new world. It is a history of unsurpassed achievements ... of heroic exploits ... of unflagging courage ... and remarkable exploration. This program highlights the following events: 1492 - Christopher Columbus Arrives in the New World, 1513 - Ponce de Leon Discovers Florida, 1514 - Bartolom de las Casas Establishes Anti-Racism Policy in Spanish Colonies and 1519 - Hernan Cortes Brings Horses from Spain to the Americas.

"A History of Hispanic Achievement in America" is a rich history that started 500 years ago when Christopher Columbus stepped ashore in the new world. It is a history of unsurpassed achievements ... of heroic exploits ... of unflagging courage ... and remarkable exploration. This program highlights the following events: 1539 - Hernando De Soto Explores Southern U.S., 1540 - Francisco Vasques de Coronado Maps America's Southwest, 1565 - Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles Founds Florida's St. Augustine, 1608 - Juan De Onate Expedition Establishes Santa Fe, New Mexico and 1711 - Gallegos Family, Pioneers of the Desert Southwest.

"A History of Hispanic Achievement in America" is a rich history that started 500 years ago when Christopher Columbus stepped ashore in the new world. It is a history of unsurpassed achievements ... of heroic exploits ... of unflagging courage ... and remarkable exploration. This program highlights the following events: 1720 - Father Antonio Margil de Jesus Helps Found San Antonio, Texas, 1740 - Governor Manuel de Montiano Defends St. Augustine Against English Attack, 1769 - Junipero Serra Founds a Mission in San Diego, 1779 - Bernardo de Galvez Leads Spanish Forces Against Britain In America's Fight For Freedom and 1810 - Spain's North American Colonists Begin Forging an American Hispanic Identity.

"A History of Hispanic Achievement in America" is a rich history that started 500 years ago when Christopher Columbus stepped ashore in the new world. It is a history of unsurpassed achievements ... of heroic exploits ... of unflagging courage ... and remarkable exploration. This program highlights the following events: 1819 - Luis de Onis Prevents a War Between Spain and the United States, 1821 - Don Facundo Melgares Inaugurates Trade on the Santa Fe Trail, 1836 - Jos Antonio Navarro and Lorenzo de Zavala, Founding Fathers of the Texas Republic, 1836 - Juan Seguin Stands with Americans at the Battle of the Alamo and 1836 - Juana Briones Establishes San Francisco.

"A History of Hispanic Achievement in America" is a rich history that started 500 years ago when Christopher Columbus stepped ashore in the new world. It is a history of unsurpassed achievements ... of heroic exploits ... of unflagging courage ... and remarkable exploration. This program highlights the following events: 1848 - The Treaty Guadalupe Hidalgo Cedes Mexican Southwest to the United States, 1853 - Joaquin Murieta Becomes the Inspiration for the Cisco Kid and Zorro, 1855 - Francisco Ramirez Founds the First Spanish Language Newspaper in Los Angeles, 1862 - Indian Fighter Rafael Chacon and Kit Carson Defeat the Navajo, 1863 - Hispanics Distinguish Themselves in the American Civil War, 1866 - David Farragut Becomes the First Admiral in the U.S. Navy and 1866 - Mexican Vaqueros Begin the American Cowboy Tradition.

"A History of Hispanic Achievement in America" is a rich history that started 500 years ago when Christopher Columbus stepped ashore in the new world. It is a history of unsurpassed achievements ... of heroic exploits ... of unflagging courage ... and remarkable exploration. This program highlights the following events: 1898 - Spanish American War, 1905 - Noted Philosopher George Santayana Publishes The Life of Reason, 1929 - United States Begins Its Mexican American Repatriation Campaign, 1936 - Dennis Chavez is First Hispanic Elected to the U.S. Senate, 1944 - Luis Walter Alvarez Helps Develop Atomic Bomb and 1949 -Pancho Gonzales Becomes First Hispanic American Superstar.

"A History of Hispanic Achievement in America" is a rich history that started 500 years ago when Christopher Columbus stepped ashore in the new world. It is a history of unsurpassed achievements ... of heroic exploits ... of unflagging courage ... and remarkable exploration. This program highlights the following events: 1959 - Ritchie Valens Initates Hispanic/Latin Renaissance in American Culture, 1961 - Emilio Azcarraga Brings Hispanic Television to the United States, 1963 - Poet William Carlos Williams Wins the Pulitzer Prize, 1963 - Joan Baez Sings at Civil Rights March on Washington D.C and 1965 - Cesar Chavez Founds the United Farm Workers of America.

"A History of Hispanic Achievement in America" is a rich history that started 500 years ago when Christopher Columbus stepped ashore in the new world. It is a history of unsurpassed achievements ... of heroic exploits ... of unflagging courage ... and remarkable exploration. This program highlights the following events: 1969 - Judy Baca Brings the Hispanic Muralist Movement to the United States, 1973 - Roberto Clemente is the First Hispanic Elected into Baseball's Hall of Fame, 1978 - Hispanic Golfer Nancy Lopez Wins Her First LPGA Championship, 1980 - Walter Alvarez Proposes Dinosaur Extinction Caused by Asteroid Impact, 1986 - Franklin Chang-Diaz Becomes the First Hispanic American in Space, 1990 - Dr. Antonia Novello, First Hispanic Surgeon General and 2001 - Linda Alvarado Wins Horatio Alger Award.

Escaping persecution in Europe, Jewish pioneers such as Asser Levy and Luis Moses Gomez begin a new life of economic freedom and civil rights in America. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 1654 - The First Jewish Pioneers Arrive in the New World, 1714 - Luis Moses Gomez Starts Thriving Fur Trade, 1778 - Jewish Americans Aid the American Revolution, 1819 - Rebecca Gratz Founds the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society, 1843 - B'nai B'rith is Founded and 1844 - David Levy Yulee is the First Jewish American U.S. Senator.

Led by the bold entrepreneur Levi Strauss, the visionary labor leader Samuel Gompers and the great public servant Oscar Straus, Jewish Americans help advance the U.S. into becoming a beacon of democracy. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 1860 - Uriah P. Levy Becomes First Jewish American Commodore in U.S. Navy, 1873 - Levi Strauss Patents Blue Jeans, 1876 - From Immigrants to Settlers: Jewish Americans on the Western Frontier, 1886 - Samuel Gompers is Elected First President of the American Federation of Labor and 1903 - Oscar Straus is the First Jewish American Appointed to a Presidential Cabinet.

Harry Houdini, renowned magician, headlines a magnificent cast of Jewish American achievers celebrated for brilliance in science, the law and an astonishing new enterprise: the motion picture industry. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 1903 - Emma Lazarus Poem is Inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, 1907 - Albert A. Michelson is the First American to Win Nobel Prize in Physics1912 - Harry Houdini Performs His Greatest Escape, 1916 - Louis Brandeis is the First Jewish American Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and 1919 - Jewish Americans Found Hollywood.

Writer Edna Ferber, singer Al Jolson and artist Max Weber are three of thousands of Jewish American men and women who achieve greatness and change America in the decades between the two World Wars. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 1925 - Florence Prag Kahn Becomes the First Jewish American Woman in Congress, 1925 - Edna Ferber is the First Jewish American to Win Pulitzer Prize, 1927 - Jolson and Gershwin Bring Jazz onto the American Stage, 1933 - The Marx Brothers Release A Night at the Opera and 1938 - Painter Max Weber Founds Linear Expressionism.

Program five examines the darkest period of Jewish American life - the Holocaust and World War II. The selection of Bess Myerson as the first Jewish Miss America revealed a growing acceptance of Jewish Americans by the mainstream culture. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 1939 - Albert Einstein Pens Letter to Support Atomic Bomb Research, 1939 - The St. Louis Carrying Jewish Refugees from Nazi Germany is Turned Away from American Shores, 1942 - Physicist Robert Oppenheimer Leads Team to Develop First Atom Bomb, 1944 - Jewish Americans Fight with Valor in WWII and 1945 - Bess Myerson is the First Jewish American to be Crowned Miss America.

The fantastic achievements of writers, scientists, and composers are just a few of the amazing stories chronicled in this program; including 20th century medical hero, Jonas Salk. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 1946 - Aaron Copland Debuts His Third Symphony, 1947 - David Sarnoff: The Father of American TV, 1948 - Brandeis University is Founded, 1949 - Arthur Miller Produces Death of a Salesman, 1953 - Jonas Salk Develops Polio Vaccine, 1954 - Admiral Hyman Rickover Builds America's Nuclear Navy and 1961 - Jewish American Authors Expand Literary Genres.

At last Jewish Americans are part of mainstream American culture; influential individuals such as Betty Friedan, Bob Dylan, and Mike Wallace perform important roles in women's rights, music, TV journalism and economic policy. In this episode, the following events are discussed: 1963 - Betty Friedan Leads the Women's Movement, 1965 - Bob Dylan Shocks the Newport Folk Festival, 1965 - Hank Greenberg, Sandy Koufax, Mark Spitz, 1968 - Mike Wallace Establishes Investigative TV Journalism and 1970 - Samuelson and Friedman, Nobel Prize Winning Economists.