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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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.
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.
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.”
How a Syrian American film producer found connection in Koreatown after the L.A. Riots
Mustafa Rony Zeno, consulting producer of K-TOWN ’92, reflects on trying to find connections between his mosque in Koreatown to Sa-I-Gu.
Educators Are Creating “Who is American?” Chinese Exclusion Act Curriculum
“Curriculum development for the project is underway with educational leaders from the Bay Area.”
“The Chinese Exclusion Act” — A New Film About A 19th-Century Law With 21st-Century Lessons
“The greatest thing to have learned is that across time, the Chinese were standing up every step of the way.” -co-director Li-Shin Yu.
Emiko and Chizu Omori on lessons from WWII Incarceration
Emiko and Chizu Omori on lessons from the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans and its relevancy today. Emiko Omori is one of CAAM’s Spotlight honorees at #CAAMFest35.
Catch 9-Man and My Life in China in time for Lunar New Year
Join World Channel, America ReFramed and CAAM in the sharing family and community stories from two award-winning filmmakers.
Asian American CAAM-funded film on Comcast on Demand this Month!
December titles come from CAAM’s own documentaries, including “Operation Popcorn” and “Daze of Justice.”
CAAM-Funded films “Breathin'” and “Forever, Chinatown” Take Three Awards
The two documentaries receive awards at the recent Austin Asian American Film Festival.
Apply to the CAAM Documentary Fund
CAAM’s next Open Call for Documentary Fund begins September 1. The deadline to submit is September 30, 2016.