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7 min read 2021-12-24 01:30:33

Looking Back at 2021 with CAAM

As this year draws to a close, we at CAAM are reflecting on our work in 2021 and some of the groundbreaking milestones achieved in Asian American

2 min read 2021-12-23 22:00:49

Thanks to the invaluable guidance and funding we received through Hindsight, my colleagues and I made films that present a more nuanced understanding

5 min read 2021-12-20 23:09:53

Every year, as a part of the CAAM Fellowship, Asian American documentary filmmakers develop their projects under the guidance of their mentors, and

7 min read 2021-12-17 01:48:16

In the aftermath of the March 2021 spa shootings in Atlanta, in which six of the eight victims were Asian women, CAAM and PBS Digital Studios sought

2 min read 2021-12-13 22:00:39

The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) was founded by a group of filmmakers, community leaders, and activists who recognized that in order to

9 min read 2021-12-09 02:39:06

Elizabeth Ai has the kind of disarming ebullience that makes people feel at ease. She opened our interview at a boba shop in East LA by paying for

5 min read 2021-12-07 21:47:55

As part of CAAM’s continuing mission to uplift Asian American stories that showcase the breadth and diversity of experiences in our community, we

2 min read 2021-11-30 09:00:30

Thank you to our wonderful community that has supported CAAM’s 41-year legacy of nurturing and elevating AAPI storytellers. Through our Fellowship

1 min read 2021-11-09 03:57:26

When PBS correspondent and substitute anchor Amna Nawaz found out she would be one of the moderators of a nationally televised presidential debate,

1 min read 2021-11-05 02:57:23

CAAM hosted a gathering in 2018 where NOVAC’s Darcy McKinnon was joined by Clint Bowie from the New Orleans Film Society Firelight Media’s Chloe

1 min read 2021-10-29 00:37:30

Documentary filmmaker Grace Lee has launched a new podcast called Viewers Like Us. A riff on the familiar PBS slogan “This program was made

1 min read 2021-10-22 05:15:50

Larry Itliong was a Filipino American labor organizer who rose to prominence in 1965, when he led the Delano Grape Strike; where he among other farm

1 min read 2021-10-21 01:57:12

About 20 years ago, I was an aspiring student studying cinema at San Francisco State University. I didn’t really know what kinds of films I wanted

1 min read 2021-10-15 02:21:35

Asian American representation, yellow face, and homophobia may feel like the topics of the day, but filmmaker Arthur Dong has been addressing these

1 min read 2021-10-13 23:39:54

Five years since embarking on their documentary-in-progress, Unseen, Set Hernandez Rongkilyo is finally starting to feel seen as a filmmaker, and as