The Center for Asian America Media presents the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) every March. SFIAAFF turns 30 this year and the organizers are planning a special festival to mark the occasion!
The SFIAAFF is the largest and most prestigious showcase for new Asian American and Asian films in North America, annually presenting approximately 120 works in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Jose. SFIAAFF also features the best in Asian American music and digital and interactive med...Read more
With the November elections in many states and the 2010 Census behind us, another critical election cycle is right around the corner and APIAVote is ready to help ensure that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are heard loud and clear in the 2012 contests.
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Actor James Kyson Lee, most famous for his role on NBC’s “Heroes” television show, will collaborate with San Francisco-based film director Henry J. Kim on an independent feature film that is thought to be the first joint film project between San Francisco and Seoul production companies.
Kim will direct a short prelude film, titled “No Rest for the Righteous,” starring Lee in San Francisco that will start shooting on Dec. 16. The short film will set up the untitled feature film.
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The Topple Hunger in North Korea (THINK) program, organized by the Korean American Coalition, yesterday posted a video of Sandra Oh urging support for the North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2011. Express your support by clicking here ( http://kacla.org/?page_id=2535) an...Read more
The filmmakers responsible for the hit independent film, The People I’ve Slept With, are joining together again to make Chink, the first Asian American serial killer movie. It is the directorial debut of Stanley Yung, the film is written by Koji Steven Sakai and produced by Stanley, Koji, and Quentin Lee. The film s...Read more
The Asian Law Caucus board of directors today announced the appointment of Hyeon-Ju Rho as the organization’s new executive director. Rho succeeds Mina Titi Liu, who announced in September that she would be stepping down.
“The Caucus’s vision of progre...Read more
This fall, experience some of the best in Asian Pacific American cinema at the click of a mouse when DramaFever and the San Diego Asian Film Foundation present a free, groundbreaking online festival of Asian American cinema.
The San Diego Asian Film Foundation is proud to be partnering with the largest Asian online video streaming platform in North America, DramaFever, to present DigiFest, the first ever virtual on-demand exhibition of the bes...Read more
Japan’s historic victory in the Women’s World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17 stunned the world.
The news brought to mind several aphorisms: “Expect the unexpected” (since almost everyone had predicted that the United States, ranked number one in the world, would win); “There’s always the first time” (since Japan’s record against the U.S. h...Read more
Keesa Ocampo, was sworn in May 18 as a member of the San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women, which addresses issues on women and girls across 21 Bay Area cities.
The Commission on the Status of Women of San Mateo County is a nonpartisan appointed body that advises the County Board of Supervisors. It was established in 1982 to provide leadership in developing policies, programs, and legislation to address the needs of women and girls.
Ocampo is a San Mateo City r...Read more
Manufou Liaiga-Anoa'i (Photo from apaforprogress.org)
( Reprinted from Samoa News) Manufou Liaiga-Anoa’i was sworn in on May 20 as a new member of the San Mateo County’s Commissio...Read more