CAAM CO-PRESENTS THE DOUBLE LIFE OF LI XIANGLAN
CAAM is proud to co-present Mei-Juin Chen’s The Double Life of Li XiangLan on Saturday August, 1st from 2-4 pm at Samsung Hall in the Asian Art Museum.
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Changing Season: A Screening on the Masumoto Family Farm
During the film’s introduction, the screen deflated and collapsed in slow motion when a stake came loose. Mas came to the rescue and fired up his tractor, tethering the screen to the tractor and re-inflating it. The rest of the show went on without a hitch.
Teaching Asian American curriculum beyond APA Heritage Month
An African American teacher in Alaska seeks ways to connect curriculum with her APA students.
“Advantageous” Sci-Fi Film Asks Where Women Will Fit in the Future
“We are getting at the idea that every life is an effort to try to find some sort of happiness or sense of peace, and that we need to have empathy for other people’s attempts to find peace.”
NEH Launches Summer Seminar for Teachers Using Asian American Film and Literature
For two weeks this July, sixteen K-12 educators from across the US convened in New York for an intensive seminar exploring how to teach Asian American film and literature in the classroom.
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.
#StoriestoLight Chapter 5
In Chapter Five of #StoriestoLight introduces Asian American students and their experiences with education!
CAAMFest 2015 by the Numbers
It’s been four months since we visited 1986 South Korea in our Opening Night film SEOUL SEARCHING. Take a look back at CAAMFest 2015 and gear up for next year’s Fest by submitting your film today. CAAMFest 2016 Call for Entries is open!
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.
July Soundtrack From Richie Menchavez of TRAKTIVIST
Start off July with a fresh batch of tracks made by Asian Americans!
“Tough Love” Documentary Chronicling Families in Foster Care System Airs July 6, 2015 on PBS
The documentary highlights their heartbreak, their struggle, and the deep love in these families, and illuminates the vast differences in bureaucratic approaches that may influence rates of reunification.
Present Your Film at CAAM & AAJA’s Live Screening
AAJA and CAAM partner for the first time to present an evening of Asian American film projects.
