Center for Asian American Media

Chrysanthemums and Salt: The New Americans Series

Chrysanthemums and Salt: The New Americans Series

Documentary | 1994 | 26 mins | VHS

Producer/Director

Dianne Fukami, for KCSM

Ethnicity

Japanese

Subjects

History, Labor, New Immigrants and Refugees (Past & Present)

This documentary looks at the lives of Issei and Nisei (first and second generation Japanese Americans) from 1872 to 1942 in Northern California. It uncovers the little known but significant contributions they made to California’s floral, farming and salt industries, and how communities were built around them.

Recognition
National PBS Broadcast

Pricing

College/Institution

Purchase
VHS: $99
Rental
VHS: $40

K-12/Public Library/Community Group

Purchase
VHS: $50
Rental
VHS: $25

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