The refugee experience has been a fundamental part of the Asian American experience. Check out some of documentaries that shed light on these experiences, from our archives to new films premiering this month on PBS.
“I confess to sharing that feeling of being slighted in seeing my own traditional dishes being ‘explained’ by an ‘outsider.'” – Andrew Lam
In her daytime job, Ali Wong writes for the popular ABC family show Fresh Off the Boat, the first Asian American family sitcom since Margaret…
“Giap’s Last Day at the Ironing Board Factory,” winner of CAAMFest 2015’s Loni Ding Award for Social Issue Documentary, will play on PBS stations in May.
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.
“…Vietnamese are not victims—they are survivors, they are fighters, they are strong women and men who are proud. They are the more interesting and compelling main characters in my lens.”
A screening of “Pass or Fail in Cambodia Town” will be followed by a panel discussion on education and the President’s immigration plans.
A Vietnamese family attempts to resolve its divided past when three brothers, one capitalist, one communist, one anti-war, who fought against each other in the Vietnam War meet again after decades and confront their differences. Meanwhile, two first-generation Vietnamese American sisters try to reconcile a difficult past that altered the course of their lives.