American Experience · SEASON 2
Forbidden City, USA
Episode 14 · 1990-01-02
- Documentary
Episode overview
Before WWII, San Francisco's Chinatown was a separate world, closed to outsiders, ruled by rigid homeland customs. But in the 1930s, second generation Chinese Americans defied cultural tradition to pursue their passion for American music and dance. They started careers as "Chinese Fred Astaires" and "Chinese Frank Sinatras" in one of the city's famous Chinatown night clubs, Forbidden City.
55 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. The Great Air Race of 19241989-10-03
2. Demon Rum1989-10-10
3. A Family Gathering1989-10-17
4. The Great War: 19181989-10-24
5. Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil1989-10-31
6. Forever Baseball1989-11-07
7. Mr. Sears' Catalogue1989-11-14
8. Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven1989-11-21
9. Adam Clayton Powell1989-11-28
10. Journey to America1989-12-05
11. Ballad of a Mountain Man1989-12-12
12. Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice1989-12-19
13. Orphans of the Storm1989-12-26
14. Forbidden City, USA1990-01-02
15. Battle for Wilderness1990-01-09
16. Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad1990-01-16
