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The History Hour: My father survived the sinking of the Titanic

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My father survived the sinking of the Titanic

28/08/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - The History Hour, My father survived the sinking of the Titanic

How six Chinese sailors were rescued from the Titanic, but then faced racism in America

The sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and the remarkable survival of six Chinese sailors,  the economist John Maynard Keynes and changing attitudes in Mexico towards disabled women.

Fang Lang was one of six Chinese men who survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. The six faced racism and a hostile immigration system when they reached America. Unlike other survivors, their stories remained untold for decades. We hear from Fang Lang's son Tom and Arthur Jones whose documentary called The Six tells the story of those six Chinese survivors. Also John Maynard Keynes, the economist who transformed the world, changing attitudes in Mexico towards disabled women plus Nigeria’s war against indiscipline in the 1980s and the contested legacy of one of the most revered Arab poets of the twentieth century.

Photo: Tom’s father, Fang Lang. Credit: LP Films.

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