CAAM Pick ’83 and Alone’ Spotlights the Bhutanese Climate Crisis at the 2022 PBS Short Film Festival
Stream this and dozens of other films on the PBS website through July 22.
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Centering Ourselves: 2022 CAAM Filmmaker Summit
Since its founding more than 40 years ago, CAAM has nurtured storytellers from a diversity of Asian American voices. While uplifting under-represented Asian American…
Try Harder! Director Debbie Lum Focuses on Asian American Students at Lowell High School
CAAMFest 2021 officially kicks off on Friday, May 13 with two screenings of Debbie Lum’s powerful documentary Try Harder! as part of CAAM’s Opening…
Get to Know Don Young, CAAM’s Director of Programs and One of the Newest Members of the Academy
Learn more about new Academy member, Don Young, and how he’s seen the documentary film industry change over the past 25 years.
Alan Yang and Tzi Ma on Tigertail and Telling Family Stories
In 2016, Alan Yang stood onstage next to Aziz Ansari at the Emmys and gave a rousing speech while accepting an award for comedy…
Peilin Chou on bringing cultural authenticity to DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s “Abominable”
To Chou, she defines authenticity as truth rendered through an intimate understanding of character and setting, both inside and out.
Honoring Vietnamese American Filmmaker Ham Tran
“It wasn’t until I started making films that explore each of the two cultures in which I grew up that I discovered that cultural diversity is strength, not a weakness.”
CAAM Met and Exceeded the Goal for Our “Who is American?” Campaign
Thank you to the 415 supporters who donated $76,067 to CAAM’s “Who is American?” campaign and helped us exceed our $50,000 campaign goal. Your support will help us provide educational materials about The Chinese Exclusion Act to schools and communities across the country.
Historian K. Scott Wong explains what it means to be a descendant of a paper son
Historian K. Scott Wong explains what it means to him to be a descendant of a paper son and how the legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act is a core part of his identity.
Donate $75 and receive a copy of Gene Yang’s graphic novel “American Born Chinese”
For a limited time only, the first six people who donate $75 or more to our “Who is American?” campaign will receive a copy of the graphic novel “American Born Chinese” by Gene Luen Yang. Donate at CAAMedia.org/CEA.
Congresswoman Judy Chu on why The Chinese Exclusion Act is Important
Congresswoman Judy Chu shares why she thinks it is important to have more accurate educational curricula about the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Donate $175+ and Receive Erika Lee’s “The Making of Asian America” Book
For a limited time only, the first seven people who donate $175 or more to our “Who is American?” campaign will get a copy of Erika Lee’s acclaimed book “The Making of Asian America: A History.”