Introducing the Winners of the 2022 Comcast Xfinity and Loni Ding Awards
As part of our annual CAAMFest events, we are proud to announce the winners of the Comcast Xfinity Documentary and Narrative Awards, as well…
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CAAM Collaborates with SFMOMA on “Representing Chinatown” Exhibit and Film Screenings
Local artists and CAAMFest film screenings bring the Asian American experience to San Francisco’s premiere modern art museum
Viewers Like Us Podcast Addresses Inequity Among PBS Documentary Filmmakers
Filmmaker Grace Lee is launching a podcast to address the lack of diversity among PBS documentaries. Here’s how to listen
Inspired by Asian American Women Before Her, Grace Lee Leads Next Generation in Making the Films They Want to See
Filmmaker Grace Lee has explored topics as varied as politics, food, zombies, and even other women who share her name. The thread that ties…
The “Asian Americans” Team Tells the Story Behind the Series
A Filmmaker Summit happy hour celebrating the past, present and future of Asian American storytelling
SFIAAFF30 Social Issue Documentary Award: Making Noise in Silence
Winner: MAKING NOISE IN SILENCE, Dir. Mina T. Son SFIAAFF is proud to announce that the 2nd annual Loni Ding Award and its prize…
Commemoration of the Life and Work of Loni Ding
On a warm Sunday afternoon, September 26th a Commemoration of the Life and Work of Loni Ding was organized by the Ethnic Studies Department and Asian American Studies Program at UC Berkeley, with the participation of CAAM.
APA Heritage Month Screening for CAAM Members
Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! CAAM invites its members and a guest for a special screening as we appreciate the great works of CAAM founder, educator, filmmaker and mentor, Loni Ding.
Loni Ding: An Appreciation
Isadora Quanehia Ding Welsh, or Ding Bick Lon, known as Loni Ding, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2010 at Summit Hospital in Oakland, following a stroke. She was 78.
Between Cynicism and Hope by Geraldine Ah-Sue
I’ve been thinking about the idea of suspicion lately. There is a lot to be wary about, and yet the idea of suspicion presents an infinite range of possibility – for the creation of counter-narratives and counter-cultures, for example. I would argue that there must be some slight inkling of suspicion that continues to motivate the work that CAAM does today.