Plague at the Golden Gate

Plague at the Golden Gate

113 mins | Documentary, History | May 24, 2022

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.

Plague at the Golden Gate

113 mins | Documentary, History | May 24, 2022

Plague at the Golden Gate
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers PBS American Experience, Flash Cuts Inc.
Original title Plague at the Golden Gate
Directors Li-Shin Yu
Writers Susan Kim

Cast

Lea Salonga

as Narrator (voice)

Joel de la Fuente

as Joseph Kinyoun (voice)

Josh Hamilton

as Rupert Blue (voice)

Perry Yung

as Chung Sai Yat Po / Voice Of Chinatown