An activist shares memories of growing up in a neighborhood now designated the SoMa Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District, and about the violence-prevention youth nonprofit he founded.
“Finally, I decided, I am not a doctor. I am going into my profession, which was dance.”
“I wasn’t faced with a lot of obstacles in being in the arts. It was always something that was very supported by my parents.”
The hunky Filipino American from Daly City acts, sings and dances into the hearts of viewers of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”
A weekend-long event in Delano, CA will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Delano Grape Strike and contributions of Filipino Americans during Labor Day weekend.
CAAM’s Asian American home movie collection debuts on Comcast on Demand.
The Filipino American community is disproportionately under-counted in the census. Tell your friends and family that being counted is important for your future and for your community.
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) will present a special focus on Filipino and Filipino American media-making this year at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) which takes place from March 11 to 21, 2010.
Long the biggest challenge for Asian American cinema has been one of access – finding a way for the films that are being made (and we know they are being made, and are good!) to reach the eyeballs of people.
