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“The arts matter because they are the singularly most important way we express our humanity.” – Stephen Gong
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“Finding Samuel Lowe” film screening and Q&A on June 7
Join CAAM and the Bay Area Black Journalists Association this Sunday, June 7th at the Ninth Street Independent Film Center for a free screening of the film “Finding Samuel Lowe” and Q&A with filmmaker and author Paula Madison.
Short Film about Chinese immigrant railroad workers now online
Although over 10,000 Chinese immigrants helped build the western half of the Transcontinental Railroad, their crucial contribution was largely overlooked for almost an entire century.
Learn Math With Graffiti
Scape Martinez breaks down how to scale and plan art supplies in PBS LearningMedia videos.
Summer Opportunity: Asian Americans in Film & Literature for K-12 Teachers
An opportunity for K-12 teachers to spend summer in New York learning about Asian Americans in film and literature.
Memories to Light in Toronto
CAAM Executive Director Stephen Gong presents a selection of highlights from CAAM’s Memories to Light national initiative at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival on November 11th in Toronto, Canada.
CAAM Staff Film Picks
The CAAM Fam gives their personal documentary recommendations from CAAM’s Asian American film archives.
“American Revolutionary”-style Dialogue
“It was a unique conversation, primed by the moving story we’d just watched, that would not have happened in any other context.”
“Growing Up Asian in America” Contest Winners
The results are in for Asian Pacific Fund’s “Growing Up Asian in America,” whose theme this year was food. Started in 1995, “Growing Up…
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…
Himalayan Youth Voices: Watch my PSA!
During the Himalayan Youth Voices Project workshop, the participants were tasked with producing a short Public Service Announcement (PSA) on an issue that they…
Himalayan Youth Voices Project at CAAM
The Himalayan (Bhutanese, Nepalese & Tibetan) community in the Bay area and nationally has been growing but there isn’t much visibility or authentic representations of these groups in the media. To counter that scarcity of images by and about the Himalayan community, CAAM started the Himalayan Youth Voices Project in partnership with grassroots organization Sahayeta and funding from the Asian Pacific Fund.