Presenters of the Asian American International Film Festival
A conversation between Celine Song and Jeff Yang On January 23rd, the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium at the Asia Society was packed with people who had come to hear a conversation between author Jeff Yang and director Celine Song. Just that morning, Song ...
The rumbling of a passing F train. The chatter and footsteps along Canal Street. The sizzle when oil hits the wok. This is the everyday music of New York City, and these filmmakers have a song to sing about each borough. (Image Credit: Cindy Chu) BAYAR ...
This year’s showcase gives 21-and-under filmmakers of Asian descent a chance to reach a wider audience. In the midst of exams and extracurriculars, it is a feat for any student to crank out a short film, let alone ones with high production value. The seve ...
Julie Ha and Eugene Yi Transnationalize the Roots of Anti-Asian Hate in ‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Asian/American films incepted out of the impulse to speak back, and perhaps more critically, they carved a political space to speak from. First-time directors ...
Written By: Nathan Liu This article contains spoilers. As the credits rolled on the final episode of “Kim’s Convenience,” the Canadian sitcom about a Korean family running a store in Toronto, I had one thought in my mind, “what a waste.” Bet ...
Written By: Kyubin Kim For many accomplished and aspiring Asian American writers, myself included in the latter, Amy Tan’s novel “The Joy Luck Club” was our gateway drug into the Asian American literary canon. Published in 1989, “The Joy Lu ...
Written By: Sonny Arifien of Privilege of Legends “If this were a TV mystery, then an important clue would pop up at this time …” Has anyone seen Chan? He went missing back in 1982 and hasn’t been seen since. It seems like a lifetime ago now, and ...
Written By: Aditya Sharma Disney’s “Raya and The Last Dragon” is a vivid and thrilling romp through a world that’s both ancient and thoroughly fresh. In Kumandra, a land of rivers, islands and peninsulas that resembles just enough of each corner of Sout ...
Written By: Nathan Liu The 442nd Regimental Combat Team; if you paid attention during history class at all, then you should be familiar with them. An all-Japanese American fighting unit that served in Europe during the Second World War, the 442 rem ...