“There are like immigrants everywhere, even in the rural, smallest town in Iowa. That version of the American Dream is still not represented well enough.” —Hao Zhou, director of “Here, Hopefully”
“I used to pray to God to give me double eyelids. I used to pray to God to be white.” Videography is an integral…
“It’s really important to see yourselves on film; whether it’s an animated film or live-action film. [It’s] also important to have a diverse crew working on the film to have proper representation as well, just to have that authenticity, to create authenticity in the film.”
The New York filmmaker learned by doing, to create documentaries that illuminate the experiences of East Coast Chinese communities.
Corky Lee’s iconic photographs of Asian American milestones laid the groundwork for Asian American documentary filmmaking.
You can purchase the award-winning film now with simplified and traditional Chinese subtitles.
A rare glimpse for most into family life living in an 80 sq ft SRO in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
In her daytime job, Ali Wong writes for the popular ABC family show Fresh Off the Boat, the first Asian American family sitcom since Margaret…
CAAM partnered with StoryCorps to capture oral history interviews about traditions, new and old.
The recordings will culminate in a special series of oral history devoted to Lunar New Year. Come in with someone you know, someone who’s important to you in some way, and share your story.
“I see myself as someone who’s trying to write comedy that’s creatively fulfilling and at least not politically regressive for Asian Americans or humans in general.”
Join us for online screenings of “The Delano Manongs” on Wednesday, May 20 6pm PST and “9-Man” and “Cambodian Son” on May 21 at 6pm PST.