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APIDA Media Representation in YouTube and Beyond

Monthlies, UncategorizedBy Abita VenkateshDecember 21, 2020Leave a comment

In the early 2010s, APIDA representation in the media was‒frankly‒non-existent. It was nearly impossible to see somebody of APIDA descent in a major Hollywood film or in other forms of mass media. This lack of representation made many in the APIDA community accustomed to a mainstream culture dominated by whites that implied their narratives didn’t…

A Review of “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”

ARTS & CULTURE, REVIEWSBy Amanda LeutmixayMay 1, 2017Leave a comment

“American justice has become American injustice. Superimposed on you.” Showcased at this year’s San Diego Asian Film Festival, “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” is a documentary directed by Steve James that encapsulates a five-year-long legal battle between the state of New York and Abacus Federal Savings Bank. Within the first three minutes of the film,…

Spring Brings Film Festivals to Southern California

NEWSBy Emory JohnsonApril 25, 2017Leave a comment

Pacific Arts Movement (PacArts) is presenting its 7th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase from April 20 to April 27, 2017. This year’s showcase will be PacArt’s largest Spring Showcase yet, screening over 20 films from 10 countries over the eight-day festival at UltraStar Mission Valley in San Diego. In Los Angeles, Visual…

Asian Americans in Cinema: What We Loved and What We’re Looking Forward To

ARTS & CULTURE, REVIEWSBy Ariele AndalonFebruary 8, 2017Leave a comment

The past two months have been a great time for movies. With all of the winter blockbusters and the Sundance Film Festival wrapping up this past weekend, I thought I’d compile a short list of movies with positive APIDA representation that I either enjoyed or am looking forward to.   A film that’s a joy…

‘Moana’ Screenwriter Claims Film Will be Culturally Accurate

ARTS & CULTUREBy Lucy MaNovember 18, 2016Leave a comment

BY LUCY MA and AMANDA LEUTMIXAY. On Friday, October 28, 2016, UCLA Campus Events Commission hosted a Free Speaker event with Disney writer and director, Jared Bush, who discussed the production — from creating characters to of Disney’s upcoming “Moana.” The film takes place in the South Pacific, and is about an adventurous teenage girl…

Hanoolim KCAG Screens 국제시장 (Ode to My Father)

ARTS & CULTURE, COMMUNITYBy Emory JohnsonNovember 12, 2016Leave a comment

On November 4, UCLA’s Hanoolim: Korean Cultural Awareness Group hosted an evening screening of Yoon Je-kyoon’s 2014 film 국제시장 (Ode to My Father) at Northwest Auditorium on the Hill.

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