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Seeking Asian Female… on the West Coast!
If you’re in Los Angeles, don’t miss the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and the West Coast Premiere of SEEKING ASIAN FEMALE, presented by the Center for Asian American Media. Global migration, Sino-American relations and the perennial battle of the sexes, all weigh in on the fate of their marriage in this intimate and [...]
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Asian Contemporary Art Week (ACAW) in San Francisco
Our friends at the Asian Contemporary Arts Consortium San Francisco inaugurate Asian Contemporary Art Week San Francisco (ACAW-SF). An unprecedented event in connecting cultural institutions across the Bay Area, ACAW-SF features a variety of programs to celebrate the dynamic of Asian contemporary art practice. 2012 marks the inception of this collaborative effort with 16 participants to present [...]
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APA Educational Resources – At a Discount!
CAAM provides a wealth of resources for schools, community organizations and companies interested in learning more about Asian American history and stories. This month in particular, students, teachers, professors, libraries and institutions across the US remember the challenges and celebrate the achievements that define our history: Asian Pacific American history. Despite the challenges our communities [...]
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LA Asian American Film Festival: Highlights from CAAM!
The LA Asian American Film Festival, presented by Visual Communications, is taking place from May 10 – 20, 2012. Check out the website for screenings and this short LAAPFF promo video featuring Michelle Krusiec (produced by National Film Society)! We’re also excited that a few CAAM commissioned or produced projects will be screening at the [...]
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CAAM Presents: Asian Heritage Street Celebration Cinema Showcase
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is thrilled to present the second year of the Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC) Cinema Showcase, held at the Asian Art Museum! The event coincides with the street celebration, which is on Saturday May 19th! The Cinema Showcase runs from 2PM to 4PM, and will be held at the Asian Art Museum’s Samsung Hall. Admission to the museum will be free all day, courtesy of Target and there will be no cost to watch the films.
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CAAM Interviews Valley Of Saints Filmmaker Musa Syeed
Valley of Saints revolves around two friends who are trying to escape the war and poverty in their conflict-ridden homeland of Kashmir. As an official selection at the 2012 Sundance Film festival, the film was recently honored as a winner of a Sundance Audience Award (World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic)! “Shot during the 2010 mass [...]
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Trailblazers in Asian American Media Making
How do we navigate the barriers to funding and distribution? From this year’s Present Future Summit, we heard from two trailblazers in media making who are telling stories from the APA community through sustainable platforms. The first speaker is Na’alehu Anthony, CEO of OiwiTV in Hawaii, the only all-Hawaiian culture & language station in Hawaii. [...]
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APA Heritage Month: What To Watch
In May, CAAM is thrilled to bring you a line-up of films that will broadcast on a PBS station near you! Read more for when to tune in and what films will be playing, such as the CAAM produced DON’T LOSE YOUR SOUL, a portrait of bassist Mark Izu and drummer Anthony Brown, two founders of the Asian American Jazz Movement.
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MEMOIRS OF A SUPERFAN VOLUME 7.8: In The Family Premieres at Metreon
by Ravi Chandra, M.D. April 25, 2012 Patrick Wang’s new film IN THE FAMILY is an outstanding, original American masterpiece, opening across the country this month, and at the Metreon in San Francisco on April 27th, 2012. (It will play for 3 days, and if it does well, will be extended.) Set in Martin, Tennessee, [...]
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CAAM Co-presentation: WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE
This Friday, April 27, CAAM will be co-presenting the opening night of WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE at the AMC Metreon in San Francisco. Read for more information about the film and a contest giveaway!
