Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. Becoming American (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Becoming American (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

This episode explores the many journeys to becoming American that defined the "Century of Immigration" (1820s-1924) and transformed the United States from a sleepy agrarian country into a booming industrial power. Stephen Colbert's Irish ...See moreThis episode explores the many journeys to becoming American that defined the "Century of Immigration" (1820s-1924) and transformed the United States from a sleepy agrarian country into a booming industrial power. Stephen Colbert's Irish great-great-grandfather escaped poverty and religious oppression, whereas Mario Batali's great-grandfather, who left the place where his family had lived for centuries, struggled to survive in the quartz mines of Montana. Her Majesty Queen Noor's Syrian great-grandfather quickly found his footing in New York's first Arab American community, while Kristi Yamaguchi's grandfather faced exclusionary laws and racially-defined barriers to citizenship for decades. Written by PBS Publicity See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Elizabeth Alexander Self Self See fewer	Jake Tapper's Book Club (2022)
Mario Batali Self Self See fewer	Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Stephen Colbert Self Self See fewer	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Christopher Cook Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Strange Travels (2001)
Louise Erdrich Self Self See fewer	The Master Butcher (2019)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - Host (as Henry Louis Gates) Self - Host (as Henry Louis Gates) See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Malcolm Gladwell Self Self See fewer	Hexum
Yo-Yo Ma Self Self See fewer	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Hugh Morgan Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Frederick Douglass: An American Life (1985)
Mike Nichols Self Self See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Queen Noor Self Self See fewer	Dateline (1984)
Mehmet Oz Self (as Dr. Mehmet Oz) Self (as Dr. Mehmet Oz) See fewer	Mom and Dad (2017)
Meryl Streep Self Self See fewer	Out of Africa (1985)
Kristi Yamaguchi Self Self See fewer	D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)