Get a closer look at how home movies are transferred at the Internet Archive, one of ...
Footage generously donated by Gavin Tachibana of San Francisco, CA.
Personal home movies of the Chin Family’s trip to India ca. 1968-1970. Footage ...
In November 2014, CAAM published a blog post asking for help identifying a “mystery film” that had come to CAAM’s Memories to Light: Asian American Home Movies initiative. The footage shows a birthday party for a family elder in either the 1940s or 1950s. It is entirely in black and white and shows many family […]
It’s almost time to ring in the new year! During this time, we may celebrate our own traditions, possibly something unique to our families, or maybe something our ancestors have been doing for generations. Within Japanese culture, family and friends gather to pound mochi together, called mochitsuki. This happens less often today, with store-bought mochi being available. If you’ve seen how […]
Kip Fulbeck, an artist, spoken word performer, filmmaker, author and professor, shares some footage from his home movie collection as part of CAAM’s Memories to Light: Asian American Home Movies initiative. Fulbeck is the author of several books including Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids; Part Asian, 100% Hapa and Permanence: Tattoo Portraits. His film titles include […]