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Swimmer and surfer Duke Kahanamoku, the subject of 'American Masters – Waterman-Duke: The Spirit of Aloha,' in Hollywood. Photo: The Paragon Agency
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and WTTW has an exciting slate of programming to celebrate and honor Asian American and Pacific Islander stories. From an Olympic medal-winning, innovative swimmer and surfer to a terrifying outbreak of bubonic plague that unleashed fear, tales from New Zealand and Samoa to the shameful chapter of Japanese American internment camps, there is a lot to learn, savor, and explore.
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