Journey to America: With Newt and Callista Gingrich
PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 10 PM
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Saturday, Jan. 18, at 3 PM
For generations, immigrants from around the world have come to America with the hope of realizing the American dream. Their stories are united by the shared belief in the founding principles of our nation. JOURNEY TO AMERICA: WITH NEWT AND CALLISTA GINGRICH features inspiring immigrant stories from those who have come to the United States and excelled. From entrepreneurs to everyday Americans, JOURNEY TO AMERICA: WITH NEWT AND CALLISTA GINGRICH celebrates their achievements in a nation that, at its best, recognizes that freedom and opportunity are offered to all.
JOURNEY TO AMERICA: WITH NEWT AND CALLISTA GINGRICH is narrated by Speaker Newt Gingrich and Ambassador Callista L. Gingrich and focuses on nine individuals, including interviews with the person as well as historians and others who can help us understand their accomplishments. The film subjects include:
- Dr. Henry Kissinger, a Jewish, German-American statesman who emigrated to the U.S. in 1938 and served as secretary of state and national security advisor under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
- Xi Van Fleet, a Chinese-American activist and author who came to the U.S. in 1986.
- Kam Ghaffarian, an Iranian-American who came to the U.S. in 1977 and became executive chairman of Axiom Space.
- Hedy Lamarr, a Jewish Austrian-American actress and inventor who emigrated to the U.S. in 1937.
- Maria Daume, a Russian-American who was adopted from an orphanage in 2002 and became the first female graduate of the United States Marine Corps School of Infantry.
- Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, an Italian-American who emigrated in 1889 and was a founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred, as well as the first U.S. citizen to be canonized as a saint.
- Albert Einstein, a German-American and renowned physicist who emigrated in 1933.
- Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan-American who first came to the U.S. as a student in 1966 and became a diplomat and foreign policy expert, as well as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
- Victoria Spartz, a Ukrainian-American who came to the U.S. in 2000 and was elected as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana in 2020.