Race Epidemic

THE RACE EPIDEMIC examines another outbreak that intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic: racism against Asian Americans. Amid an increasingly politicized pandemic, growing public unease, and a former president repeatedly using the term "Chinese Virus," the country saw a sharp rise in harassment, attacks, and hate incidents against Asian Americans. Through interviews with authors, elected Asian American leaders, political consultants and others, the documentary examines how the lack of Asian American Pacific Islander representation impacted business leadership roles, entertainment, media and American politics. It also highlights how people of color in leadership roles benefit communities, especially younger generations, on both the local and national levels. By telling these stories, THE RACE EPIDEMIC seeks to open a dialogue on how the United States can take concrete steps toward overcoming hate and discrimination.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 2 seconds

Episode Number:




NHPBS Over-the-Air Broadcast

WENH-TV Ch. 11 Durham

WLED-TV Ch. 48 Littleton

WEKW-TV Ch. 18 Keene

W50DP-D Ch. 50 Hanover

W34DQ-D Ch. 34 Pittsburg

Cable and Satellite Channels


NHPBS Five Channels

NHPBS - 11.1

NH Explore - 11.2

NH World - 11.3

NH Create - 11.4

NH Kids - 11.5

Learn More


NHPBS NHPBS Passport Passport

Austin City Limits | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song (Short Film) | Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song (Short Film)
The Caverns Sessions | DARIN & BROOKE ALDRIDGE
America ReFramed | Town Destroyer
Native America | Women Rule
Salute to Service: A Veterans Day Celebration | Salute to Service: A Veterans Day Celebration
Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Chattanooga, Hour 2
Nature | Deep Relationships | Spy in the Ocean
Great Performances | Message In A Bottle
NOVA | Ancient Earth: Humans
Taco Mafia | Supervivencia
Secrets of the Dead | Death in Britannia
Little Bird | Bineshi Kwe
American Experience | The War on Disco
Next at the Kennedy Center | Embracing Duality: Modern Indigenous Culture
Hotel Portofino | Comings Together
Annika | Episode 4
World on Fire | Episode 2
The American Buffalo | Blood Memory
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston | Maine: Embrace the Cold
Power Trip: The Story of Energy | Globalization
American Masters | Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Rick Steves' Europe | Rick Steves' Europe: Art of Ancient Greece
Evolution Earth | Grasslands
POV | Murders That Matter
Becoming Frida Kahlo | A Star Is Born
Birthright | Birthright
Hispanic Heritage Awards | 36th Hispanic Heritage Awards
Independent Lens | Sansón and Me