Asian Heritage Issue
May 2, 2022
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Oregon Public Broadcasting releases schedule
of shows airing during Asian Heritage Month
Try Harder!
May 2, 11:00pm, OPB
Try Harder!, an episode of Independent Lens, takes
places at Lowell High School, San Francisco’s academic
pressure cooker, where the kids are stressed out. With a
majority Asian-American student body, high-achieving
seniors share their dreams and anxieties about getting
into a top university.
“Finding Your Roots: Reporting on the Reporters”
May 3, 8:00pm, OPB
“Reporting on the Reporters,” an episode of “Finding
Your Roots,” features host Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
exploring the family histories of journalists Ann Curry,
Lisa Ling, and Christiane Amanpour.
“High Tide, Don’t Hide”
May 3, 11:00pm, OPB
“High Tide, Don’t Hide,” an episode of Pacific
Heartbeat, follows New Zealand teens as they join a
School Strike for Climate.
Shinmachi: Stronger Than a Tsunami
May 4, 7:00pm, OPB Plus
Photo courtesy of Roger Tully
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) has assembled a
schedule of Asian-related programs, shows, and
documentaries that will air during Asian Heritage Month.
The organization has gathered together pieces created by
the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), Pacific
Heartbeat, Independent Lens, and others.
The list includes locally produced shows, such as an
episode of Oregon Experience focusing on the Kam Wah
Chung & Co. general store in John Day, Oregon, as well as
segments of the five-part Asian Americans series that
traces the epic story of Asian Americans spanning 150
years of immigration, racial politics, international
relations, and cultural innovation.
The programming will air on both OPB and OPB Plus.
For more information, call (503) 293-1982. To learn more,
or to view the full schedule online, visit <www.opb.org>.
Below is a partial schedule:
HISTORY DOCUMENTED. Mr. Tornado, a documentary about Tetsuya Theodore “Ted” Fujita (left photo), a Japanese-American scientist who
devoted his life to unlocking the mysteries of severe storms, airs May 11 on OPB Plus.
On the morning of April 1, 1946, a deadly tsunami
reduced Shinmachi to rubble. In Shinmachi: Stronger
Than a Tsunami, discover the resilience of a unique
Japanese community in Hilo, Hawai‘i. Their stories bring
to life the once-thriving small business district founded by
Japanese immigrant plantation laborers who made the
bold decision to establish their economic independence
from the sugar industry.
“James & Isey”
May 8, 8pm, OPB Plus &
May 10, 11:00pm, OPB
“James & Isey,” an episode of Pacific Heartbeat, follows
a New Zealand woman who prepares for her 100th
birthday with her son.
Waterman: Duke, Ambassador of Aloha
May 10, 9:00pm, OPB &
May 29, 8:00pm, OPB Plus
Waterman: Duke, Ambassador of Aloha, by American
Masters, tells the inspiring story and considerable impact
of five-time Olympic medallist Duke Kahanamoku, who
shattered swimming records and globalized surfing while
overcoming racism in a lifetime of personal challenges.
Waterman is narrated by Jason Momoa.
Asian Americans: “Breaking Ground”
May 11, 7:00pm, OPB Plus
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This time of year, Oregon is dressed up in her finest. Tree buds burst into flower
and mountains come out from hiding behind cloudy skies. It becomes just
a little easier to set aside the things that worry us, to perhaps try to
ignore habits that we developed during darker days. If gambling
is one of those habits, it’s a great time for a new start. Spring
is a perfect time for renewal, for change.
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If you have a gambling habit that has grown beyond
your control, help is available. Through the Oregon
Problem Gambling Resource (OPGR), gamblers and
those who love them can get support from trained
addiction counselors, often right from home.
Treatment is effective. People are ready and
waiting to provide better mechanisms to cope
and to heal. And, best of all, it’s free.
All it takes is a phone call, a text, or an online
chat to get started. Reach out. Let this season
be your season for change.
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