Memories to Light campaign 2015: Thank you!
We did it! We raised $4,140 from over 43 individual donors through our Memories to Light campaign. Thanks also to everyone who shared the campaign page.
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Memories to Light campaign update
This just in – we just put a down payment on a new scanner to digitize home movies! Thank you to everyone who has donated and supported the campaign so far – we’re about $4,000 away from our goal and our campaign ends this Friday! Donate today to help us preserve and share Asian American home movies with everyone.
Memories to Light Special: The Jung Family at Disneyland
In honor of Disneyland’s 60th Anniversary, we’re thrilled to share a short film drawn from the from the home movie collection of the Edmund D. Jung family and their visit to Disneyland in 1956, the year the theme park opened, and from another trip in 1958.
Artist Ahree Lee Uses Asian American Home Movies in Video Installation
“‘Your Piece’ is inspired by Korean wrapping cloths, or bojagi, which women pieced together out of scraps of spare material, creating an heirloom full of beauty and utility from what would otherwise be waste.”
Jasmine Lee Ehrhardt 2015 #MemoriestoLight campaign testimonial
“Because of the organic, unscripted nature of home movies and their ability to capture everyday moments or important occasions in that Asian American family, the widespread distribution of these films allows these images and their personal stories to be normalized.”
Pamela Vadakan Supports Memories to Light
Pamela Jean Vadakan, coordinator of the California Audiovisual Preservation Project, explains why she supports CAAM’s Memories to Light campaign.
Help Preserve the Asian American Experience!
Donate $10 or more to CAAM by August 14th to help us preserve, digitize, and share home movies as windows into the American experience through intimate footage of Asian American life from the 1920s-1980s.
Memories to Light: Q&A with Kip Fulbeck
“Drawing upon his family’s home movies, Fulbeck has fashioned a unique live performance that promises to be unforgettable.”
CAAM Projects at CAAMFest 2015
“It’s always been a privilege to be part of [CAAMFest] in the past, and it’s honor to be part of it again this year.” – Kip Fulbeck, Memories to Light 3.0
Nisei Cartoonist Jack Matsuoka’s Post-WWII Home Movies
Nisei cartoonist Jack Matsuoka took rare footage of postwar Japan as he served in the Military Intelligence Service.
Join CAAM for Holiday Home Movie Day
On Saturday, December 6, 2014, come feast with us and enjoy some home movies. Bring yours to share!
Help Us Find Families of Lost Home Movies, Part 2
The original reel was bought at an estate sale, which then passed hands through several hands before landing at CAAM. It features a Chinese family’s birthday party for a family elder (1940s or 1950s).