“Today, amid escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea, it is essential that we examine the terrible human toll of America’s longest-running war before it erupts into renewed fighting.” —Deann Borshay Liem, Director of ‘Crossings’
Meet So Yun Um, the director of the CAAMFest 2023 Centerpiece Documentary “Liquor Store Dreams”
“…We honestly believe that this story has the potential to change the way the public at large sees Asian Americans and how we Asian Americans see ourselves.” – Julie Ha
“Grandma smells like Korea!” seven-year-old David Yi (Alan Kim) complains in the film, Minari, released on February 12. Set in the hardscrabble Ozarks of…
“What I care about is bringing empathy to us, so all my films have a very strong Asian element.”
The director’s personal history gave him the vision needed to tell adoptee stories
Catch the World Premiere of the play at the Berkeley Rep! CAAM readers receive a special discount.
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.
“‘Your Piece’ is inspired by Korean wrapping cloths, or bojagi, which women pieced together out of scraps of spare material, creating an heirloom full of beauty and utility from what would otherwise be waste.”
Join host Danielle Chang on a culinary tour of Asian food in America, from Korean, Thai and Filipino cuisine to the ramen craze.
“The silver screen could have been a poultice for our wounds last night. Through tears and shouts and body blows, we still find a way to laugh, and ways to love.”
