Plague at the Golden Gate

May 24, 2022

1h 53m

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Prejudice Spread Faster than the Pandemic

Overview

Discover how the 1900 outbreak of bubonic plague set off feat and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco. A fascinating medical mystery and timely examination of the relationship between the medical community, city powerbrokers and the Chinese-American community, Plague at the Golden Gate tells the gripping story of the race against time to save San Francisco and the nation from the deadly plague.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Flash Cuts Inc.

PBS American Experience

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Lea Salonga

Joseph Kinyoun (voice)

Joel de la Fuente

Rupert Blue (voice)

Josh Hamilton

Chung Sai Yat Po / Voice Of Chinatown

Perry Yung

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Dans l'ombre de Jackie Kennedy

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The Flu That Killed 50 Million

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Invisible

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Still considered a taboo topic, mental health is usually associated with craziness, mental derangement, or lack of faith. In the Philippines, there are about 3.3 million Filipinos afflicted with this “invisible” ailment, many of whom are afraid to admit it and deal with their condition for fear of being ostracized. Sometimes, warning signs are ignored and things end up tragically. In this full-length documentary, ABS-CBN hopes to destigmatize mental health by taking a more optimistic approach with stories of recovery and redemption.

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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

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6.5

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober

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Story about the young Balthazar thrown from one remarkable event to the other. On his way through a plague hit the landscape, he meets the Kabbalists, priests - and himself.

7.6

Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

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The Truth About Fat

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Männer und Depression: Das stumme Leiden

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Why are men two or even three times less likely than women to be diagnosed with depression? Why are the figures reversed between the sexes in suicide statistics—some 47,000 people in Europe each year, more than three-quarters of whom are men? In men, the signs may differ from those generally identified with depression: anger rather than sadness, hyperactivity (at work or in sports) rather than asthenia, antisocial or addictive behavior, greater difficulty in asking for help due to modesty or shame, etc. But whatever form it takes, mental suffering is still often overlooked by those affected, misdiagnosed by many practitioners, and therefore generally underestimated.

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Biosludged

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Biosludged reveals how the EPA is committing science fraud to allow the ongoing poisoning of our world with toxic sewage sludge that's being spread on food crops. Features former top government scientist and EPA whistleblower Dr. David Lewis.

6.5

Doctor/Patient

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Arven

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6.5

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SOS jeunesse en détresse

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6.8

We Were Here

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7.2

Childhood 2.0

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Martyrs of Striving

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Wild & Wool

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The Cholesterol Code

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In a world where 92 million Americans rely on statins as their lifeline, one man's unexpected health journey uncovers a medical mystery that could upend everything we think we know about heart health, cholesterol, and the ketogenic diet.

Plague at the Golden Gate

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