Bringing 1920s San Francisco Chinatown to Life on Google Arts & Culture
Close your eyes and imagine with me. What comes to mind when you think about the 1920s in America? Glittering dresses and elegant suits?…
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Announcing the CAAMFest 2024 Award Winners
Congratulations to These Films as We Reflect on 11 Days of Asian American Storytelling
How Sierra Katow Went From Teen Stand-Up Comic to National Spotlight on PBS
Katow Showcases the Origins of Her Humor and Family Story in New Series ‘Roots of Comedy’ with Jesus Trejo
Finding Empathy Amid Division: ‘A Great Divide’ to Make Bay Area Debut at CAAMFest 2024
Filmmaker Jean Shim’s “A Great Divide” was created during the height of anti-Asian hate.
Filmmaker Jude Chehab Captures a Story of Faith, Loss, and Love in ‘Q’
CAAMFest’s Centerpiece Documentary presentation by first time feature documentary filmmaker and CAAM Fellow explores her family’s hidden matriarchal order’s impact on faith, family, and community.
‘I’ve Learned to Rock the Boat’: Ramona Diaz on Bold Storytelling
Ramona Diaz is unapologetic. While filming her latest documentary in the Philippines, she boldly wears pink, the color of progressive candidate Leni Robredo’s presidential campaign, amidst the Marcos dynasty’s resurgence. This defiance, born from a childhood under martial law, fuels her documentary films that uncovers truths that linger in the shadows.
CAAMFest 2024 Shines Light on Asian American Stories, May 9-19
We’re excited to announce the lineup for CAAMFest 2024, taking place May 9-19, 2024 in San Francisco and Oakland. This year’s festival will include…
The Vision of Photographer Corky Lee, the Subject of Two Documentaries, Lives on in a New Book
Nobody captured the rise and influence of the Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander community in the United States, and especially in New York…
Reflecting on 5 Years of the CAAM Fellowship Program
As the Center for Asian American Media begins the sixth year of the CAAM Fellowship, founders, staff, and past mentors and fellows reflect on…
The Creative Team of ‘Larry The Musical’ Gears Up for the Premiere of a Healing Show Based on Larry Itliong
Excited. Energized. Grateful. In January, that is how Billy Bustamante, director of Brava Theater’s upcoming production of Larry The Musical, is feeling, two months…
Guide to Asian and Asian American Representation at the Oscars 2024
With the 96th Academy Awards just around the corner, we reflect on another year of Asian American media. Following major hits of recent years…
Loni Ding Featured in ‘Know History, Know Self’ Poster Series
CAAM co-founder Loni Ding is among six trailblazing Asian-Americans featured in Know History, Know Self, a public art piece created by award-winning Oakland artist…