20 Things to Watch and Listen To In Celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islanders
It’s not too late to catch these films, now streaming on WORLD Channel and PBS! And catch the new podcast everyone is talking about,…
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Announcing CAAMFest37 Filmmaker Awards
“Yellow Rose,” “Go Back to China,” “Our Time Machine,” “When We Walk” — see who else won at CAAMFest37!
Adele Free Pham’s “Nailed It” Documentary Now Streaming
The 8 billion dollar nail industry is more than just polish on your fingers.
Q&A With Veteran Politician Norman Mineta, Subject of New PBS Documentary “Norman Mineta And His Legacy: An American Story”
“Democracy is not a spectator’s sport. It requires everyone’s active participation. You don’t have to be running for office to be in public service.” – Norman Mineta
John Cho gives voice to the Korean War in New PBS Documentary
“I was thinking, it would have been nice, for twelve-year-old me, to have stumbled on this PBS Korean War documentary and hear a Korean American. That was something I would have loved.” – John Cho
Diverse CAAM-Funded Films Playing at CAAMFest37
Programs include “Chinatown Rising,” “Jaddoland,” “Seadrift,” Self Evident, and “When We Walk.”
CAAM Documentary Fund Open Call Starts Jan. 10
With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, CAAM provides production funding to independent producers for national public television.
CAAM’s Executive Director Stephen Gong to Speak at SFMOMA Jan. 10
Join us before the screening of “Plastic China” as part of SFMOMA 101: China, Film, and Society.
Barack Obama’s Favorites of 2018 Include CAAMFest film “Minding the Gap”
The film received the Best Documentary award at CAAMFest.
“Mixed Match” Focuses on Need for Multiracial Bone Marrow Donors
Finding a bone marrow donor is hard. “Mixed Match” shows it’s even harder if you’re mixed-race.
Chinese Exclusion Act Curriculum – Alameda County’s Teacher of the Year Jah-Yee Woo’s Testimonial
“The curriculum is important, for it gives students an opportunity to grapple with their own experiences and stories within the larger narratives of immigration of this country.”
How “Free Solo” Filmmakers Grappled With Ethical Questions of Filming Climber Alex Honnold’s Most Bold Move
“Free Solo,” a National Geographic feature documentary from the filmmakers behind “Meru,” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, is now in theaters.