The Celestials’ Last Game podcast

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Just one more thing--or, rather, just a handful more questions about the Celestials' Last Game!

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Ninth Inning: Aftermaths, Afterlives, and American Stories 33:34

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Before we record the last out, we need to trace where our protagonists and our nation went in the decades following the final game--and all that they represent and remind us of in our histories and our present alike.

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Eighth Inning: Lingering Losses and Vital Victories 39:11

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The Celestials' exile, just after their triumphant last game, was only one of many lingering losses and tragedies for Chinese Americans in the Exclusion era. Yet in the same period, young Chinese Americans and their allies, including a Chinese Educational Mission alum, fought for and won vital victories that helped guarantee Constitutional rights for all Americans.…

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Seventh Inning: Stealing Home: The Last Game, Part 2 30:08

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A climactic triumph. An inescapable tragedy. It has all led to this, for the Celestials, for our story, and for us.

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Sixth Inning: To San Francisco and the Final Game, Part 1 28:36

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A transcontinental train trip. An ambiguous athletic challenge. An exhibition game that exemplifies so much of the Celestials, the Chinese Educational Mission, the Exclusion Era, and the battle for America.

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Fifth Inning: The Chinese Exclusion Act and the End of the Educational Mission 30:10

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The Chinese Exclusion Act and its many horrific predecessors and aftermaths sought to destroy existing Chinese American families and communities--including the Chinese Educational Mission and its Celestials baseball team.

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Fourth Inning: The Workingmen's Party and the Evolution of California 26:34

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19th century San Francisco was one of the most diverse cities in the most multi-racial state in the expanding US--but it was also home to a new political party that linked labor activism to anti-Chinese racism and exclusion.

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Preview of the 6th Inning and the Game! 2:18

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We're almost to play ball!

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Third Inning: The Celestials and Baseball in the 19th Century 25:44

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The rise of baseball in the 19th century is one of the great American stories, and we can't tell it without including the successful semi-pro squad the Celestials.

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Second Inning: Denis Kearney and the Tragic Ironies of Irish American White Supremacy 27:13

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Denis Kearney's experience as an immigrant, labor leader, and anti-Chinese activist exemplifies the tragic ironies of 19th century Irish American histories.

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First Inning: Yung Wing’s Chinese Educational Mission in the Era of Exclusion 23:44

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Yung Wing's inspiring story, the founding of the Chinese Educational Mission and its baseball team, and the era of exclusion.

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Trailer 2:20

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