NHPBS is celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage during the month of May. Check out several special programs highligting the AAPI community. And don't miss some of the other shows that focus on different cultures and races this month on NHPBS.
You can watch the programs on one of our 5 on-air channels NHPBS, NHPBS Explore, Create, World and Kids. You can also stream NHPBS LIVE on your computer!
AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: FREEDOM RIDERS
AMERICAN MASTERS: AMY TAN – UNINTENDED MEMOIR
ASIA INSIGHT
ASIAN AMERICANS
BASIC BLACK
THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
EYES ON THE PRIZE
HAYAO MIYAZAKI: 10 YEARS WITH THE MASTER
HUMAN: THE WORLD WITHIN
INDEPENDENT LENS: THE DONUT KING
JOURNEYS IN JAPAN
LORRAINE HANSBERRY: AMERICAN MASTERS
NORMAN MINETA AND HIS LEGACY: AN AMERICAN STORY
PACIFIC HEARTBEAT
RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
RACE MATTERS: AMERICA AFTER GEORGE FLOYD
TULSA: THE FIRE AND THE FORGOTTEN
Filmed in jazz clubs, HARGROVE shines a spotlight on Roy Hargrove's genius and contribution to jazz.
Oil painter Samir Khurshid's work reflects his tumultuous Iraq childhood and refugee life.
How did the extreme Antarctic winter affected the Belgica's crew?
How can future astronauts best prepare themselves to face these challenges?
The central mystery of this unconventional documentary is the nature of sound itself.
How do you keep humans sane and relatively content in isolation?
The grueling journey to Mars.
For Native Alaskans living on a tiny Bering Sea island, if you don't hunt, you die.
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The role and meaning of sound is explored in an unconventional documentary experience.
NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation of a Mars mission.
A young woman makes plans to give her sister, who is dying, the best days of her life.
Three people navigate their lives with determination in the face of Parkinson's disease.
A daughter opens up about growing up very young without her mother who was incarcerated.
Danielle Metz, a mother of two, tells her story of incarceration and separation.
Jo, a witty 9-year-old terminally ill girl, dreams of being a superhero in her village.
A conversation with Black Public Media's Leslie Fields-Cruz and Denise Green.
A conversation with KATI KATI's Mbithi Masya.
Danielle Metz speaks at a Free Her campaign, calling for clemency of incarcerated women.
If you had one superpower, what would it be?
A woman discovers a place inhabited by the souls of dead people waiting for redemption.
After death, where do you go? The afterlife. But it's complicated especially in Kati Kati.
A conversation with COMMUTED's Nailah Jefferson, Darcy McKinnon and Danielle Metz.
NASA psychologists prepare astronauts for the extreme isolation of a Mars mission.
A crew of 12 Mexican tree planters travel the United States regrowing America's forests.
Midwestern families deal with unseen mental health issues affecting farmers in America.
An Alaska Native family faces backlash from environmentalists due to whale hunting.
What are the challenges facing local journalists?
Meet the Mexican guest workers who leave their families to plant trees across America.
Documentary and narrative films about the global Black experience.
After Danielle Metz's commutation, she gets a rare chance to regain her life and family.
After Danielle Metz's commutation, she gets a rare chance to regain her life and family.
Jo, a witty 9-year-old terminally ill girl, dreams of being a superhero in her village.
Jo, a witty 9-year-old terminally ill girl, dreams of being a superhero in her village.
A woman discovers a place inhabited by the souls of dead people waiting for redemption.
A woman discovers a place inhabited by the souls of dead people waiting for redemption.
Princeville, NC, once the all Black town of 'Freedom Hill,' faces flooding and erosion.
Princeville, NC, once the all Black town of 'Freedom Hill,' faces flooding and erosion.
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It's not always easy to spot the difference between facts and opinion.
What's the first 24 hours after you're arrested like?
A support group for men who served time inside Louisiana's Angola State Pen.
A young woman feels pressure to plead guilty while kept waiting in jail for 60 days.
Facing Parkinson's disease, three Americans navigate their lives with determination.
A mental health crisis has taken shape in our newsrooms.
Farmers persevere through climate change, industrialization, and mental health crises.
How a women-led newsroom blazed a trail for women's rights.
Women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch startup The 19th* to buck a broken news media system.
Lena Byrd Miles, Erica Campbell and other performers bring the Oasis Church to its feet.