American Experience S2E3 — A Family Gathering

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American Experience•Season 2•Episode 3

A Family Gathering

7.2/10 · 30 votesOct 17, 198955 min

Ranked #5 of 15 in Season 2•+0.4 vs season avg

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Lise Yasui explores three generations of her Japanese-American family - from their immigration to Oregon in the early 1900s through their imprisonment in internment camps during World War Two.

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Seasons37

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Season 2 Episodes16

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E1 6.6

The Great Air Race of 1924

Demon Rum

A Family Gathering

The Great War: 1918

Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil

Forever Baseball

Mr. Sears' Catalogue

Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven

Adam Clayton Powell

Journey to America

Ballad of a Mountain Man

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E12 6.8

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

Orphans of the Storm

Forbidden City, USA

Battle for Wilderness

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E16

Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad

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Episode Summary

"A Family Gathering" is episode 3 of American Experience season 2. It scored 7.2/10 from 30 votes, ranking #5 of 15 episodes this season (season average 6.8). It aired on October 17, 1989.

Next: E4 · The Great War: 1918 Best of Season 2