CAAM IS SUPPORTING 11 NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021
CAAM is thrilled to be funding Asian American filmmakers and programs that showcase the breadth and diversity of experiences in our community. This year, …
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Firelight Media, Reel South, and CAAM Announce Filmmakers Selected for the Hindsight Project
“We as a nation are revisiting the complicated racial narratives of the United States, and it is important to recognize that Asian Americans are and have long been a part of the South,” says CAAM Executive Director Stephen Gong. “CAAM is pleased to partner on this project to bring these diverse documentaries to public media that represent a more authentic portrait of the regional South.”
Watch “Lea Salonga In Concert” on PBS Great Performances Friday, November 27
“I hope that the excitement that we all feel is contagious and that everybody that watches it feels our joy and our spirit.” —Lea Salonga
Get to Know Leslie Fields-Cruz, Executive Director of Black Public Media
“BIPOC communities are indelibly intertwined in the American experience. If more of these stories are made and shared with the American public, then we can help to dispel the divisive rhetoric that seeks to keep us apart.”
Vote For Drama Del Rosario’s “In This Family” During the PBS Short Film Festival, July 13-24
Watch CAAM’s entry into the PBS Short Film Festival and learn about “In This Family” filmmaker Drama Del Rosario.
The Ongoing Legacy of Anna May Wong: Hollywood’s First Asian American Star
“More than ever she stands in for all of the women who were denied an opportunity to practice their craft in an industry that absolutely could not see the value that added what she was giving to storytelling and film.”
Watch “And She Could Be Next” on PBS June 29-30
Last month, we presented the first episode of Grace Lee and Marjan Safinia’s documentary And She Could Be Next during CAAMFest: Heritage at Home….
Flash Cuts Producer and Founder on the Making of “Asian Americans”
Flash Cuts is a post-production facility founded by Walt Louie in Atwater Village in Los Angeles. While it has been involved in the making…
Get Ready to Watch the Asian Americans Documentary Series on PBS in May
The most comprehensive documentary yet about the Asian American experience is coming to PBS stations May 11-12, 2020. Asian Americans is the culmination of…
“RANI” Places 2nd in the 2019 PBS Online Film Festival “Most Popular” Films
Rani is a social outcast, transgender woman who sets out to take care of an abandoned child. Set on the streets of Pakistan, she is determined to do the right thing amid waves of challenges.
The National Minority Consortia is now the National Multicultural Alliance
“The National Multicultural Alliance represents a decades-long collaboration of nonprofit media organizations that share a commitment to diversity in public media,” said CAAM Executive Director Stephen Gong. “We look forward to continuing to this work for decades to come.”
“Asian Americans” Groundbreaking Documentary Series to Premiere May 2020
The most ambitious television chronicle of the Asian American story in the United States will launch during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month