Afternoon, good afternoon. Welcome to the chinese historical society of america. My name is charlie chin, im officially listed here as artistinresidence but i do double duty as a historian for a very simple reason. As most of you know, artists do not make any money whatsoever. But historians are underpaid, so its actually a step up. [laughs] what we are going to do today is were going to take an overview of chinese american history. And for that will be doing to different sections. One will be an inhouse docent tour. And the other will be a Street Tour where we will look at China Town today. For your sake, of general education i should point out that we are in a building that was the old chinatown why wcs. It was built and designed in 1932 by julia morgan. A very famous female architect, who, amongst other things was a force endorsed by the why wcs for obvious reasons. The organization of the chinese historical society of america, which was founded in 1963. Its purpose was to deal with
Africans and native americans. You can watch this live on cspan. Org. Next, american History Tv visits San Franciscos chinatown to learn the history of the chinese and america. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, and welcome to the chinese historical society of america. My name is charlie chin. Im officially listed here as artist in residence, but i do a double duty as a historian for a simple reason, because as you know artists dont make money, but historians are underpaid, so it is a step up. What we are going to do today is to take an overview of the chinese american history, and for that, we will be doing two different sections. One is inhouse docent tour, and one is a Street Tour where we will look at chinatown today. For your sake of general education, i should point out that we are in a building that was the old chinatown ywca. It was built and designed in 1932 by julia morgan, a very famous female architect who amongst other things endorsed by the ywca for obvious reasons. The orga
And us Life Expectancy falls by 1. 5 years due to Covid 19. The biggest one Year Decline since World War ii. Hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Flooding has caused devastation in the central chinese province of after henan after the heaviest rainfall it has ever recorded. Dozens of people were trapped inside an underground Train System and at least 25 have died. The military has warned that a major dam could collapse at any time and soldiers have been mobilised to try and divert rivers that have burst their banks. Chinese scientists say Global Warming has made the annual Flood Season much more dangerous. Our correspondent sent this report. Passengers on an underground train trying to escape the approaching floodwater. Instead, though, they found themselves standing still, silent, Holding On as the levels rose around them. Translation the water was at shoulder level. A child and i both nearly gave up. We were worn out. But i used my arm
To the state of emergency. Experts from the national History Museum in london have started excavating some of the most Importantjurassic Sites in the uk at a secret location. It is believed to hold Tens Of Thousands of fossils from 167 Million years ago. Rebecca morelle brings us this. A race against time to reveal our ancient past. The team from the natural History Museum has just three days to excavate this unique site. Look how long they are. Thats really cool this Cotswolds Quarry holds a Secret Trove of Sea Creatures that lived during thejurassic period. Whats here is so extraordinary, he location is being kept secret. We have got another really nice, exceptionalspecimen here. This is a brittle star, its likely to be a new species. Its quality of preservation, its the number of fossils that were finding, but its also the diversity. Its really unprecedented in geological sites of this age across the world. Usually, on an excavation, you may get a handful of finds, but here it is di
Hello and welcome to the programme. The heaviest rain since records began has caused devastation in the central chinese province of henan. The City Ofjung joe has been hardest hit at least 25 people have died mostly on the subway system, where passengers were submerged in waist deep waters. Chinese scientists say Global Warming has made chinas annual Flood Season much more dangerous. Our correspondent Stephen Mcdonell has the latest. Floodwaters rose around commuters stuck on board underground train carriages. They stood on seats as the level kept rising. Hundreds of passengers were rescued but there were also those who didnt make it, when the system was flooded at a frightening speed. Translation the water was at shoulder level. A child and i both nearly gave up. We were worn out. But i used my arm to hang on, and thats why i am bruised. In zhengzhou, the hardest hit city, footage of dramatic rescues, one after another, has spread across social media. Throughout henan province, street