Pastures of Plenty: Sailing East: Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos in the Fields
Series: Pastures of Plenty: A History of California Farm Workers
From: RGoodman group
Length: 00:53:55
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This program charts the arrival of three different immigrant groups to the fields of California: the Chinese, the Japanese, and the Filipinos. Each brought their own culture, religion and farming skills to this country, and each endured racist attacks of one kind or another.Through their horticultural skills and relentless labor, they laid the groundwork for California's rise as the premier agricultural state in the U.S. The program contains oral histories, visits to historic sites, readings, music and anaylsis from historians. Hosted by Luis Valdez, narrated by Rachel Anne Goodman. The program is designed with a 5-minute news hole, and two, :29 second cutaways at :20 and :40 after.
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Review of Pastures of Plenty: Sailing East: Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos in the FieldsCalifornia's historical relationship with asian and filipino farmworkers is skillfully rendered in this first of a four part series .It is narrated by playwright Luis Valdez at the top and bottom, byt this piece really shines when the producer, Rachel Anne Goodman, takes over the mic and guides the listener directly to the workers involved in this rich, yet often hidden story of the men and women who harvested California's fields, and helped to feed the nation, This would be a great series for the week of the 1st of May. |
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Review of Pastures of Plenty: Sailing East: Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos in the FieldsI enjoyed the three segments and found that each could stand alone. The pieces were wonderfully woven with real people and experiences and I enjoyed the richness of their lives and memories. I highly recommend this piece and find that the pieces regarding the internment of the American Japanese would be timely around Pearl Harbor (December) but it is also a Spring seasonal piece as well. Lovely and very well done. |
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Review of Pastures of Plenty: Sailing East: Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos in the Fields
The first part of this history of CA farm workers really does well to let the people speak for themselves ? a documentary style that is strikingly absent in so many ?expert?-driven documentaries. The director interviews a lot of descendents of farm workers ? and even some of the original workers themselves ? and documents CA history as certain families have told it.
I thought the most interesting part was the history of Filipino immigrants. The community was the subject of racist vigilantism as many Filipino men (who outnumbered Filipino women 22:1) married white women. Antimiscegenation laws (rightfully named by one commentator in the documentary as the ?cruelest? of laws) worked alongside the vigilantism to separate the races. As one commentator noted, Filipinos encountered a different kind of discrimination than Japanese or Chinese immigrants for their very willingness to ?cross the color line.?