why don t we ever hear about this in american history books? it s not something that is part of this great mythology of settling the frontier. and a great nation was built. it s not something that makes us look good, but we created this powerful prosperous country on the backs of a lot of people. lisa, the premiere episode is very personal for you. tell us a little bit more about what inspired you to explore this. well, thanks for having me on. then tire season of this of this is life we re doing something a little different which is we are exploring moment and stories in american history that didn t make it into the books, and i i became emotional just listening to natasha help s piece that you just aired because there s so many aspects of asian-american history, which is really all of our history that have never made it into the books.