Plague at the Golden Gate

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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.

Cast

Lea Salonga

Narrator (voice)

Joel de la Fuente

Joseph Kinyoun (voice)

Josh Hamilton

Rupert Blue (voice)

P

Perry Yung

Chung Sai Yat Po / Voice Of Chinatown

Other films by Li-Shin Yu

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