A Syrian American Teen comes of age in POV’s “Dalya’s Other Country”
The 30th season of POV kicks off with “Dalya’s Other Country” on June 26, 2017, co-presented by CAAM.
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StoryCorps: Filmmaker Marissa Aroy and her mom discuss Marissa’s dad’s cooking
Marissa Aroy, director of “Delano Manongs, discuss her memories of her father’s food with her mother, Marcelina Aroy, in this CAAM and StoryCorps special collaboration recording.
Memoirs of a Superfan Vol 12.12: Steve James, the Sung family and “Abacus” Documentary
Abacus is an intimate look at the Sung family’s resolve as their bank serving predominantly the Chinese immigrant community in New York City became the only bank prosecuted after the 2008 Great Recession.
Full House at CAAM and SF Public Library “The Chinese Exclusion Act” Screening
Upcoming screenings of the documentary include on in SF Chinatown on June 13.
WORLD Channel, America ReFramed + CAAM Present: #MyAPALife Filmmaker Conversation
Join us on May 30 at 7p ET/4p P for a Facebook Live conversation with APA filmmakers Grace Lee, James Q. Chan and Keoni Lee!
Now Streaming on PBS
Check out all the APA docs streaming on PBS and World Channel. Share your reactions using #MyAPALife and tag @PBS and @CAAM!
“K-TOWN ’92” Co-producer Helped with LA Riots/Uprising Clean Up Effort as a Child
“Looking back, I see an uprising, but that is not how it was portrayed on TV.”
Reuniting Lost Home Movies Through the Making of “The Chinese Exclusion Act” Documentary
Neither the filmmakers nor CAAM predicted that the inclusion of this home movie would lead to identifying the family in the footage.
WORLD Channel, America ReFramed + CAAM Present: #MyAPALife Filmmaker Conversation
Join us on May 30 at 7p ET/4p P for a Facebook Live conversation with APA filmmakers Grace Lee, James Q. Chan and Keoni Lee!
On Bringing Latino perspectives to “K-TOWN ’92”
“Latinos were the majority of the initial victims of crowd violence, a third of those killed, and half of those arrested. One third to one half of the businesses looted in the city were Latino owned.”
“The Chinese Exclusion Act” Documentary Screenings in May & June
Screenings in New Mexico, Massachusetts and California.
CAAM-funded films win Awards at LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
“Mele Murals” and “Forever, Chinatown” win awards at LAAPFF!