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CAAM Presents
Memoirs of a Superfan Volume 14.4: Q&A with “Last Sunrise” Director Wen Ren on Chinese Sci-Fi
Chinese cinema has heretofore largely steered clear of science fiction. Wen Ren’s narrative feature, LAST SUNRISE, offers a strong entry in the genre. A…
“Single Parents” actor Jake Choi Will Be on Big Screen in “The Sun Is Also A Star”
“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
Pacific Islander Films on PBS and WORLD Channel this May
“Pacific Heartbeat” Season 8 Films includes “Prison Songs,” “Leitis in Waiting,” “Te Kuhane o te Tupuna,” and “Corridor Four.”
Q&A With Veteran Politician Norman Mineta, Subject of New PBS Documentary “Norman Mineta And His Legacy: An American Story”
“Democracy is not a spectator’s sport. It requires everyone’s active participation. You don’t have to be running for office to be in public service.” – Norman Mineta
“Leitis in Waiting” Oakland Premiere at OMCA
Meet us at OMCA for an evening of food trucks, live painting, the Oakland premiere of “Leitis in Waiting” and a special panel with artist Tina Takemoto featuring LGBTQ filmmakers.
Auteur and Disability Rights Advocate Jason DaSilva’s New Film, “When We Walk,” is For His Son
“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
“Nailed It,” “Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story,” “Next Gen Asian American Art” premiering on PBS this May
“We are proud to present these compelling stories to the public, stories that bridge cultural divides, and that promote greater empathy and understanding of America’s diversity,” said CAAM Executive Director Stephen Gong.
John Cho gives voice to the Korean War in New PBS Documentary
“I was thinking, it would have been nice, for twelve-year-old me, to have stumbled on this PBS Korean War documentary and hear a Korean American. That was something I would have loved.” – John Cho
Amy Tan Reflects on the Book and Film Anniversaries for “The Joy Luck Club”
“When it was first published I thought [that] hardly anybody is going to read this book by an unknown Chinese American author about mothers and daughters who have misunderstandings. Who’s going to want to read that? And the answer, after 30 years, is a lot of people.” – Amy Tan
CAAM-supported films “The Apology” and “Minding the Gap” Nominated for Peabody Awards
The Awards will be announced on May 18, 2019.
Your family home movies could be featured in a new PBS series, “The Asian Americans”
Help us preserve community film while growing an archive of Asian American moving images.