Celebrate #MyAPALife Mother’s Day with CAAM Films
Celebrate this Mother’s Day with these CAAM documentaries.
APA Heritage Month
Home Movie Day: San Francisco’s Filipino Community
Special call out to the Filipino American community who are willing to share their home movies and participate in Memories to Light: Asian American Home Movies!
How Much Are Students Learning About the Chinese Exclusion Act? It’s largely up to teachers.
The Chinese Exclusion Act and its significance to the U.S. is not included in a majority of the U.S. social studies and history curriculum in K-12 education.
“The Tiger Hunter” star Danny Pudi on his childhood and first romantic lead role
Danny Pudi shares insights on growing up Polish Indian American.
CAAM to be Honored at SF APA Heritage Celebration May 1st
San Francisco is honoring CAAMFest’s 35th anniversary!
Seven New Asian American Documentaries Premiere on PBS and World Channel in May
“Lucky Chow Season 2,” “Mele Murals,” “Forever, Chinatown,” “Good Luck Soup,” “Relocation, Arkansas – Aftermath of Incarceration,” “Finding Samuel Lowe” and “Breathin’: The Eddy Zheng Story” will premiere on TV this May.
CAAM co-presents APICC’s Cinematic SF: Community Preview during USAAF 2016
CAAM’s Festival and Exhibitions Director Masashi Niwano will moderate APICC’s Cinematic SF: Community Preview and talk with filmmakers on Thursday, May 12 at the Ninth Street Independent Film Center screening room.
“Appendix” Exhibit Featuring Asian American Women and Queer Artists Opens May 28
CAAM co-presents the opening of the art exhibit “Appendix” curated by Erina C Alejo and former CAAM intern and CAAMFest alum Diana Li on May 28, 2016. The exhibit is on display until July 9, 2016 at the Pacific Heritage Museum.
#MyAPALife with PBS and CAAM
CAAM and PBS team up for #MyAPALife, kicking off this May 1. Join in on the conversation!
Asian American Films on Comcast on Demand in May!
Catch these films in May on Comcast on Demand: “Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice,” “Someone Else,” “Am I American,” “American Arab,” “Flip Flops” and “Off the Menu: Asian America.”
Asian American Documentaries Premiere on PBS May 2016
“Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm” and “Giap’s Last Day at the Ironing Board Factory” among docs to premiere this May.
#StoriestoLight, Chapter Three
#StoriestoLight, Chapter Three introduces a few of our CAAMFest 2015 Shorts filmmakers. Read their thoughts on the impact of Asian Americans in media and how it has influenced their career/work.