Matters of race. Part 2, Race is, race ain't [electronic resource] / produced by ROJA Productions, in association with the National Minority Consortia and Independent Television Service with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; producer/director, John J. Valadez ... [et al.] ; writer, Eric Liu ... [et al.].

Other Titles: Matters of race (Television program). Part 2, Race is, race ain't.

Publisher: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS, [2007]

ISBN: 0793644461 (downloadable video : OverDrive Video)
9780793644469 (downloadable video : OverDrive Video)

Subject: Minorities United States.
Multiculturalism.
United States Race relations.
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Documentary Television series. migfg

Other titles: Matters of race (Television program).

Credits: Editor, Jean-Philippe Boucicaut ... [et al.] ; original music, Camara Kambon.

Target Audience: Age group: NR.

Notes: Downloadable video file.
Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 10, 2008).
Originally broadcast as an episode of Matters of race on PBS on Sept. 23, 2003.
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Summary: This episode looks at race in America and the meaning of the black/white paradigm in multiracial America today. The hour weaves the personal memoirs of writers John Edgar Wideman and Jane Lazarre with the story of the King-Drew County Medical Center in South Central, Los Angeles. It examines the polarities of race and asks the provocative question, is race real? Where does truth end and collective fantasy begin? Where do private lives intersect with public concerns? And how deeply is race embedded in American history and in daily life? By chronicling the daily activities of the diverse hospital staff, the program explores how race can become a divisive factor that can incite feelings of suspicion and accusations of discrimination even in an environment where diversity is recognized as a necessary and desired reality.