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5:00 pm
Little Manila: Filipinos In California's Heartland
The "Little Manilla" section of Stockton, Calif., filled with chop-suey houses, gambling dens and dance halls, served as the de facto hometown for displaced Filipinos at the turn of the 20th century. In its heyday, this lively area contained the largest population of Filipinos outside of the Philippines. D
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5:30 pm
American Masters
"Hollywood Chinese"
From the first Chinese-American film in 1916 to Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, this production examines the contributions and portrayals of Chinese people in the industry. Often humorous, sometimes maddening but inspiring, film clips and storytellers - Wayne Wang, Joan Chen, Nancy Kwan, Amy Tan - weave a rich tapestry and complex history.G
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7:00 pm
Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words
Anna May Wong knew she wanted to be a movie star from the time she was a young girl and, by 17, she became one. A third generation Chinese American, she went on to make dozens of films in Hollywood and Europe. She was one of the few actors to successfully transition from silent to sound cinema, co-starring with Marlene Dietrich, Anthony Quinn and Douglas Fairbanks along the way. D
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8:00 pm
PBS NewsHour
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9:00 pm
Nightly Business Report
Tonight on Nightly Business Report - The NASDAQ's long road back to a 12-year high. Which stocks are driving the gains and are there reasons to buy unloved old tech? And, do you remember what happened three years ago today? Hint - it rattled Wall Street and investors. D
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9:30 pm
Journal
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10:00 pm
Charlie Rose
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11:00 pm
Frontline
"Top Secret America - 9/11 to the Boston Bombings"
Former Idahoan and FRONTLINE Producer Michael Kirk - "Bush's War," "The Torture Question," and "Cheney's Law" - teams up with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dana Priest, to examine the secret side of America's "war on terror." From the creation of black site prisons abroad and super-secret facilities in America, to targeted killings and covert wars, and the creation of a multibillion-dollar terrorism-industrial complex, the film asks how a decade fighting terrorism has reshaped America.G
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