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Episode one explores the dynamic and shifting relationship America had with her new immigrants in the 20th century. Featured guests include: Mike Nichols, Kristi Yamaguchi and Yo-Yo Ma.
Episode one explores the dynamic and shifting relationship America
had with her new immigrants in the 20th century. World war tore
apart families and sundered the fabric of many lives, but America
beckoned and millions came. America was an ambivalent host,
however. At its best, it was a place of refuge and salvation, as it
was for film director Mike Nichols whose entire family escaped Nazi
Germany. At its worst, it was a country that would imprison two
generations of Japanese Americans, including the forebears of
Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi. Viewers will discover the
buoyant American optimism that shaped chance - as in a single
encounter that changed cellist Yo-Yo Ma's life forever - to pave
the road to success.