CAAMFest

It's a Wrap! Our First CAAMFest Online Brings Us Together, Virtually

The pandemic forced us to try new ways to connect while sheltering in place. Thank you for making this experiment a success!

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CAAM Forward

Bao Nguyen Shows The Potential of Story Through Films

Bao Nguyen's Be Water, the upcoming 30 for 30 on Bruce Lee, will air on June 7, 2020 at 9pm ET/6pm PT on ESPN. The documentary will be available to stream on ESPN+ immediately after the broadcast.

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Filmmaker Summit

“ASIAN AMERICANS” Team Tells The Story Behind The Scenes

Filmmakers from the new PBS series Asian Americans gathered together for this year’s first Filmmaker Summit to celebrate the broadcast, reflect on the making of the film and talk about where the API filmmaking community can go from here.

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Public Media

Watch Over 50 Asian American Documentaries on Public Television This May

CAAM funded "Drawn Together" and "Jaddoland" make their broadcast premieres, along with a full slate of documentary programming for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

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Community

CAAM In-Kind Restaurant and Beverage Partners Offering Delivery and Pickup

In this current public health crisis, countless are being affected, and the restaurant industry is one of the hardest hit. If you are able, we ask that you consider supporting these businesses.

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Blog

Director Alice Wu On The Making of “The Half Of It”

The Half of It, the latest film from writer and director Alice Wu and her first one since 2004’s Saving Face, begins streaming on Netflix May 1.

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40th Anniversary

CAAM Forward: Let's Celebrate 40 Years of Stories That Move

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Center for Asian American Media.

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Fellowship

Announcing the 2020 CAAM Fellows

CAAM is thrilled to announce the new faces of our CAAM Fellowship Program!

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We Mourn the Death of George Floyd and Pledge to Continue Raising Diverse Stories

CAAM is committed to uplifting Black lives, within the Asian American community and beyond

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Bao Nguyen Shows the Potential of Story Through Films

“This was a time when there weren’t iPhones or anything that kept me entertained, so I would sketch all day on the back of these invoices. I would have piles and piles of papers and these pens. Come to think of it now, these were like storyboards. In a way, because my parents made me work at their small business, I had to daydream, and it fueled my imagination.”

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It’s a Wrap! Our First CAAMFest Online Brings Us Together, Virtually

The pandemic forced us to try new ways to connect while sheltering in place. Thank you for making this experiment a success!

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The “Asian Americans” Team Tells the Story Behind the Series

A Filmmaker Summit happy hour celebrating the past, present and future of Asian American storytelling

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Who’s Your Hero? Enter Our Cookie Decorating Contest With CAAM and Jasmine Cho

We’re very inspired by cookie activist and Food Network champion Jasmine Cho, and we hope you are too! Jasmine, who runs the online bakery…

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Developing Documentary Stories and Getting Them Funded

During the second day of the Filmmaker Summit: Work from Home Edition, some powerhouse Asian American creatives shared their personal experiences in developing the…

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