Festival Stars, Where Are They Now? (Part II)
Geraldine catches up with the Narrative filmmakers of the 2008 SFIAAFF to find out where their films have been since last year’s fest.
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Post Election Reflections: Interview with David Mineta
Here is one of a series of video interviews I did with FFO (Filipinos for Obama) Volunteers. I interviewed a few folks when people had the time and energy.
Asian Americans and the Election
Since November 4th I’ve been feeling a mixture of relief and post-election blues — not just for the way that people voted, but for the whole process finally being over. This election season has been so long and bizarre that I had to see it through the filter of satire, with daily doses of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, and more recently the Saturday Night Live sketches which essentially wrote themselves.
Post Election Reflections: Getting out the Vote for Obama
As part of CAAM’s Election Initiative for 2008, I will be blogging about my personal experiences with civic engagement in the Asian American community during this past election. Here are some short stories, responses, ephemera collected from the road during the brief time I signed up with the Barack Obama presidential campaign.
San Francisco’s Obama Victory Party at the Mezzanine!
Please Join Generation Obama San Francisco and other Bay Area Groups for the San Francisco Election Night Event! Come celebrate this Historic Event with other Obama Supporters at the Mezzanine.
Get out the Asian American vote!
Check out this PSA video from CAUSE ( Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment ) featuring George Takei, Kelly Hu and George Huang.
IFC Films to screen PING PONG PLAYA in the U.S.
U.S. rights to Jessica Yu’s PING PONG PLAYA have been picked up by IFC Films with a planned theatrical release slated for September 5th. The film, which marks the fiction feature debut for Yu, closed the Asian-American Film Festival July 19th in New York.
The (Almost) Invisible Strike
You may not have seen it on the news, but this week the service workers at the University of California campuses and hospitals have been holding a five-day strike to call for higher wages.
SFIAAFF Call for Entries Closed
Thank you for your submissions! The SFIAAFF Call for Entries is now closed. Filmmakers will be notified of their acceptance by late January 2009.
SFIAAFF Call for Entries Closed
Thank you for your submissions! The SFIAAFF Call for Entries is now closed. Filmmakers will be notified of their acceptance by late January 2009.
IN-N-OUT: Hyphen’s Bone Marrow Drive
Hyphen magazine and Chinese for Affirmative Action have collaborated with Project Michelle and the Asian American Donor Program to bring a bone marrow drive to the heart of the Bay Area to increase the registration numbers of Asian Americans.
The Toyota Matrix FREE YOUR STORY Contest
We have selected 5 finalists for the Toyota Matrix Free Your Story contest! Go to our video gallery under the CAAM Channel to see all of the talented finalists!