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CAAMFest

Mark Your Calendars! May 8-11

We're going to back to San Francisco's Japantown, among other venues, to bring a slate of films from Asian America

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MEDIA FUND

Announcing the 2025 Building Bridges Documentary Fundees

These works highlight the vibrancy and complexity of U.S. Muslim stories and contribute to a media landscape that leads with Muslim protagonists and their points-of-view

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TRANSITIONS

Letter from Stephen Gong

Our Executive Director is retiring after 18 years at the helm of CAAM. But first, he has some words of wisdom to share.

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Short Takes

Guide to Asian and Asian American Representation at the Oscars 2025

The 2025 Academy Awards are coming up and with it, we reflect on the year’s films and the state of Asian and Asian American…

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CAAMFest 2025

Join Us for CAAMFest 2025, May 8-11

Clear your calendars! CAAMFest will take place May 8-11, 2025 during San Francisco’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The completely in-person program…

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Building Bridges Documentary Fund, CAAM Funded

Announcing 15 Filmmakers Supported by 2025 Building Bridges Documentary Fund 

U.S. Muslim narratives shine at The Muslim House with panel programs highlighting new directions in filmmaking

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Streaming Asian American Films on Kanopy Through Libraries and Colleges

Some of the Asian American documentaries in CAAM’s distribution catalogue are available to stream through Kanopy. Since 2014, we have been in partnership with…

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CAAM’s Impact in 2024

The year 2024 will be remembered as a time of change and transition, both for CAAM as an organization and also for our society…

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Stephen Gong: Reflections on My Time at CAAM

As I reflect upon 18 years as Executive Director of CAAM, I am filled with gratitude and appreciation for the close relationships and shared…

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