Watch “Lea Salonga In Concert” on PBS Great Performances Friday, November 27
“I hope that the excitement that we all feel is contagious and that everybody that watches it feels our joy and our spirit.” —Lea Salonga
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Meet the Featured Guests for Our Celebration of Storytelling
Meet our special guests and join us Saturday, November 21 for this virtual event to honor 40 years of uplifting Asian American stories
Tad Nakamura Continues His Father’s Legacy, Bringing Asian American Stories to Light
“I always grew up knowing that Asian Americans made films, and could make film, and there was a lot of them making films.”
Apply Now For The Sauce – Fellowship for Emerging Asian American Filmmakers in the South
Calling all emerging Asian American Filmmakers in the South! The Sauce Fellowship will support filmmakers to produce a documentary short focusing on Asian American experiences in the U.S. South. Apply by November 15, 2020
Reflecting on Filipino American History Month at CAAMFest FORWARD With Director Evelyn Obamos
From documentaries to musicals… highlights of our Filipino American programs at CAAMFest FORWARD
Announcing CAAM Forward, Our 40th Anniversary Site and Virtual Celebration
This is a year to remember in so many ways. But we also have many things to be thankful for, including the 40th anniversary…
FORWARD Symposium Examines Asian American Storytelling Through the Years and Beyond
Among the diverse lineup of films and programs, the second day of CAAMFest FORWARD hosted two sessions of the FORWARD Symposium for our filmmaker…
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…
CAAMFest 2020 Award Winners!
Congratulations to the 2020 CAAMFest Award Winners, including films from both our spring festival CAAMFest Online: Heritage at Home and and our fall event CAAMFest FORWARD.
CAAMFest FORWARD Brings Us Together, For the Second Time in 2020
Thanks for joining us—at the drive-in or online—as we continue to uplift Asian American stories, even in our “new normal”.
Centerpiece Presentation “Definition Please” Humorously Spells Out One Family’s Coming Of Age Journey
Sujata Day’s directorial debut portrays shifting dynamics within an Indian immigrant family in Pennsylvania. Starring Day, Anna Khaja, Jake Choi, and Ritesh Rajan.
CAAMFest FORWARD Symposium Celebrates Asian American Storytelling and Its Impact
As part of this year’s CAAMFest FORWARD and our 40th anniversary year, we’re proud to host our FORWARD Symposium, a two-session program examining Asian American…