Memories to Light 2.0
We made it! CAAMFest just concluded and Memories to Light 2.0 had a successful screening as we debuted our first two short films of…
Memoirs of a Superfan, Vol. 9.5: Creating CAAMmunity
“How can artists sustain themselves creatively, spiritually, emotionally and financially?” asked Karin Chien, founder of the CAAM Fellowship Program. She had gathered a panel…
Q&A with Grace Lee
Editor’s Update (June 26, 2014): American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs premieres on national TV Monday, June 30 on PBS. Grace Lee…
Activist Grace Lee Boggs and Filmmaker Grace Lee
Director Grace Lee (The Grace Lee Project) and CAAMFest 2014 Spotlight Honoree has made her cinematic career celebrating the lives of strong women. She…
Q&A with Konrad Ng, Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
CAAM is honored to debut the first public screening of Young Historians, Living Histories, a collaborative educational project between the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American…
CAAM Launches ‘Muslim Youth Voices Project’
Growing up in Central Indiana and Northern Virginia, filmmaker Musa Syeed spent his formative years in mostly homogenous towns, where being Muslim meant trying…
CAAM Fellowship a Unique Opportunity
Step into the world of film and entertainment, and it’s not all glamour and glitz. The challenges for minorities is well-known, from the lack…
Memoirs of a Superfan Vol. 9.3: Ghost of the 10th
Movie image from The Sun Behind the Clouds, a film by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam. Sarin and Sonam are directors of the new…
A CAAM Fellow’s Perspective
Filmmaker Gerry Balasta and independent producer Karin Chien during a CAAM Fellowship panel. My journey as a filmmaker has had its share of ups…
Meet the Real Martin Yan
Martin Yan filming an episode of PBS’ Yan Can Cook in Emeryville, CA. Meet the real Martin Yan at this year’s CAAMFeast. Video Produced…
'Wounds We Carry' Receives MacArthur Grant
Ten years ago, Michael Siv was one of the subjects in Spencer Nakasako’s documentary Refugee, which centers around Siv and his quest to reunite…
Socola Chocolatier Dreams Big with Brick and Mortar Shop
Socola Chocolatier’s mascot, Harriet the Flying Alpaca, will be finding herself a more permanent place to live in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood. Socola Chocolatier’s…
