Lecture remembers unsung Chinese fighters of American Civil War

The story of the Chinese serving in the American Civil War is rarely told. On the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, “Chinese Heroes of the American Civil War” recounted their bravery on April 11 at the Somerville Public Library.

Chinese immigration experience explored in PBS documentary

From the Peabody award-winning PBS series comes the four-time Emmy-nominated documentary, “Bill Moyers: Becoming American,” debuting on DVD from Athena on Jan. 15. Through personal narratives and interviews with historians, legendary journalist Bill Moyers tells the remarkable history of Chinese Americans, from the first wave of immigration in the 1850s to the present day.