Now Available: “The Chinese Exclusion Act” PBS Documentary’s Community Conversation Kit
Host a community screening of the film, “The Chinese Exclusion Act,” and use our new community resource kit with a discussion guide and more.
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Martin Yan’s “Yan Can Cook” back on TV in time for Valentine’s Day & Lunar New Year
The new season, “Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom” and “Taste of Malaysia with Martin Yan” premieres February 14, 2018 (check local listings) on PBS.
Introducing Tanya Yule, CAAM’s new Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellow
Our fellow will digitize Asian American documentaries from the 80s and beyond that aired on PBS programs such as American Experience, Frontline, and Independent Lens.
CAAM 2017 DOCUMENTARY FUND AWARDS
The new awardees include “Chinatown Rising,” “Jaddoland” and “Random Acts of Legacy.”
CAAM to Host Public Broadcasting Preservation Fellows in 2018
The fellowship is a part of the WGBH Educational Foundation
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act
“You can’t fully participate in this society unless you see yourselves and your stories told in this society.” – Stephen Gong
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” Wins Critics’ Choice Award
The CAAM-funded film is directed by Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) and produced by Mark Mitten and Julie Goldman.
“Family Ingredients” Producer Heather Haunani Giugni on Representing Hawai’i’s Stories
“My goal has been to be a support, as well as be an example, of a series that can be born and generated here in Hawai’i. Nobody has to go to anywhere else. You don’t have to Hollywood anymore because there is no ‘Hollywood.'”
“The Chinese Exclusion Act” Documentary at Seattle Public Library October 9
View an exclusive excerpt from the documentary, with historian Erika Lee, before it airs in its entirety on PBS.
CAAM Documentary Fund Open Call September 11-October 11, 2017
Here’s your chance to get your documentary funded! Applications are now open.
CAAM News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Include “Among the Believers” & “Meet the Patels”
Asian American documentaries nominated for an Emmy include several CAAM funded films and filmmakers.
“Out Run” Doc on Leader of the World’s Only LGBT Political Party
Bemz Benedito, leader of an LGBT political party, runs to become the first transgender woman in the Philippine Congress. Catch it on World Channel in June and Comcast in July.