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October 20, 2019 September 17, 2019

Hollywood Chinese Book Launch

Join the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), San Francisco Public Library (SFPL), and Angel City Press on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at the launch of Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Arthur Dong’s new book Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films. The program will include a reading of excerpts from the book, a panel with community leaders, and a Q&A with Arthur Dong. Copies of the book will be available for purchase following the talk. This program is free, though we request that all guests RSVP by Thursday, October 17, 2019. Seats are on a first-come, first-served basis.

September 25, 2019 September 9, 2019

CAAM Membership Perk: Fall CAAM Member Happy Hour

Celebrate the start of fall with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) presents at our Fall Member happy hour on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at PianoFight. This is your chance to meet and network with fellow CAAM members and members of CAAM’s team, and learn more about CAAM’s upcoming programs and events.

A long haired Chinese American woman, who has some grey hair, is looking over a document at a table.

CAAM Presents, Fellowship, Filmmakers September 19, 2019 September 20, 2019

CAAM Fellowship Behind-the-Scenes: Mentor Karin Chien

“In 2010, CAAM took a bold step. We started a 5-year professional mentoring program focused on Asian Americans working in every aspect of the fiction industries – film, TV, interactive, and immersive.”

Four people pose joyfully behind an old car in a photo booth. The old car is covered with stickers from nonprofit media arts organizations, including CAAM.

CAAM Events September 12, 2019 September 12, 2019

Southern Documentary Fund (SDF) Annual Artists’ Convening 2019

The convening offered a place to learn and dialogue, essentially a rest stop where makers could take a moment to reconnect with their intentions and each other so that everyone may continue on this often unpredictable and difficult path that is documentary filmmaking.

A young Korean American man is on stage wearing a hat and holding a mic, while an older Chinese American man wearing glasses stands next to him. Next to him is a pregnant Korean American woman with a low bun slicked back.

CAAM Presents September 10, 2019 September 10, 2019

CAAM Produced Wayne Wang Film “Coming Home Again” World Premieres in Toronto With Sold Out Audience

“The thing that struck me the most was his enthusiasm and his spirit and I felt like, wow, after all these years, being on all these sets and hundreds of hours making films, he still approached it with the joy of a 10 year-old.”- Justin Chon on Director Wayne Wang.