Program 769: Asian-American Immigration; Democracy in Europe

A Harvard historian discusses how the impact of the Immigration Act of 1965 continues to reverberate in American society, and in particular what the US gained in becoming far more welcoming to Asian immigrants than ever before. And tour guides from Hungary, Poland, and Portugal update us on some of the profound political issues under debate in their countries, and what we Americans might learn from their experiences.

• Historian Erika Lee, author of "The Making of Asian America" (Simon & Schuster)
• Andrea Makkay, tour guide based in Budapest, Hungary
• Cláudia da Costa, tour guide based in Lisbon, Portugal
• Tomasz Klimek, tour guide based in Krakow, Poland

• Erika Lee teaches history at Harvard and Cambridge Universities and has just started as director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Harvard. She's the author of "The Making of Asian America."
• The Immigrant Stories Digital Storytelling Project features personal stories of immigrants to the United States from some 44 different ethnic communities.
• Erika's earlier appearances on Travel with Rick Steves were on program #422 in October 2015 and program #449 in July 2016.
• Andrea Makkay provides private tour-guiding services from her home base in Budapest.
• Cláudia da Costa offers tours in and around Lisbon.
• Rick posted on Facebook as he was filming TV episodes in Poland with Tomasz Klimek.