Summer Opportunity: Asian Americans in Film & Literature for K-12 Teachers
An opportunity for K-12 teachers to spend summer in New York learning about Asian Americans in film and literature.
An opportunity for K-12 teachers to spend summer in New York learning about Asian Americans in film and literature.
Take a look at the great films Chi-hui Yang (former SFIAAFF Festival Director) has programmed on Cinema Asian America for the month of June.
Chi-hui Yang (Former SFIAAFF Festival Director) has programmed a great line-up for April’s Cinema Asian America. Take a look.
On a damp Wednesday night, filmmakers, media professionals and lovers of Asian American cinema braved the wind and the rain, to celebrate the launch of Cinema Asian America.
This lively and humorous interview was conducted by former Festival Director, Chi-hui Yang, at the 2010 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. Aasif Mandvi discusses his acting career, touching on everything from working with Jon Stewart to making an indie “food film,” to his role in M. Night Shyamalan’s THE LAST AIRBENDER.
Vlog #4 features an interview with Thai filmmaker Uruphong Raksasad and former SFIAAFF Festival Director Chi-hui Yang discusses his thoughts on the Flaherty Film Seminar.
That’s right friends and fans, CAAM now has a podcast! We’ll be releasing original CAAM podcasts as well as audio material from our film festival panels and other exciting events.
By SFIAAFF Director Chi-hui Yang
The annual Robert Flaherty Film Seminar has for decades been one of the world’s most important and vital places to explore contemporary documentary and experimental cinema, and its 2009 edition offered no evidence to dispute this.
The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (March 12 – 22, 2009), presented by the Center for Asian American Media, wrapped with an estimated attendance of over 25,000, including over 200 filmmakers, actors and industry guests.
Check out the article Chi-hui Yang, our SFIAAFF Director, wrote about his experience curating the Flaherty Film Seminar, which took place this past June in upstate New York. It is unique look into this year’s seminar and its themes.
The San Francisco Int’l Asian American Film Festival (March 13 – 23, 2008) wrapped with an estimated attendance of 30,000, over 225 filmmakers, actors and industry guests, and 57 sold-out shows.