“…We honestly believe that this story has the potential to change the way the public at large sees Asian Americans and how we Asian Americans see ourselves.” – Julie Ha
If there is a Godfather of Asian American blogging, it is Phil Yu—a.k.a., Angry Asian Man. Yu, who runs the 20 year-old blog and…
“I always grew up knowing that Asian Americans made films, and could make film, and there was a lot of them making 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.”
“The food we ate growing up was so good. It’s more about sharing our culture and storytelling, versus, ‘I’ve got to survive.’”
Due to the high likelihood of rain forecast for this Saturday, May 18th, 2019, we are moving the 25th anniversary screening of THE JOY LUCK CLUB from Waverly Place to the Chinatown YMCA.
ALL IN MY FAMILY, now streaming on Netflix, is a deep look at Hao Wu’s family accepting his gay identity.
“I had this urge, this voice inside that was fighting to lead my body. You know, it was just kind of screaming to express myself. And I think acting helps me do that.” – Jake Choi
“The story is really unique because it’s really a story that you wouldn’t know otherwise. It’s not told from the outside, it’s told from the inside.” – Jason DaSilva
“Free Solo,” a National Geographic feature documentary from the filmmakers behind “Meru,” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, is now in theaters.
Nailed It screened to a full house at CAAMFest in May, and has been selected as part of the New Orleans Film Festival.
“I want Americans to watch this for several reasons: they need to know the history, because it involved their country.”