Take a glimpse into the incredible life of the first Chinese American woman mayor, and join a conversation with the filmmaker and distinguished panelists.

Join the moderator Lisa Ling and distinguished panelists for a conversation about their experiences and challenges as Asian American leaders in the pursuit of public service.

To Climb a Gold Mountain’ tells the stories of four women of Asian descent who lived in America from the 1850s to the present day.  The women came from different backgrounds and lived dramatically different lives.  Some of the women featured in the film, such as Anna May Wong, have reached success and fame.  Still others, like Sing Ye, who lived in the 1800s and fought for freedom, are all but forgotten.

Each woman’s story represents a distinct theme of struggle and triumph, and ushers in the succeeding story leading up to the present time. Through these stories, the film tracks the progression, evolution and legacy of the immigrants in America as they integrate into the fabric of America.

Awarded Best Independent Programming, LA Area Emmy Awards

Explore the fight against Asian American hate following the March 2021 mass shootings at three spas in Atlanta. Examine how this critical moment of racial reckoning sheds light on the struggles, triumphs and achievements of AAPI communities. The film is narrated by Sandra Oh with music by Jon Batiste and Cory Wong.

Aired: 10/17/22 | Expires: 10/16/27 | Rating: TV-14

The film sheds light on the history of Chinese immigrants in the American South and the discrimination they faced during the late 1800s to mid-1900s through the emotional journey of Charles Chiu and his family as they travel from California to Mississippi to find answers about Charles’ father, K.C. Lou. With the help of local residents and historians, the family learns about the interconnected relationship between the Black and Chinese communities in the Jim Crow era and the impact of restrictive immigration policies that kept their family apart for generations. Through a series of stunning discoveries at the Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum and the National Archives, the Chiu family also uncover how deep their roots run in America. This unforgettable story offers a poignant perspective on race, immigration, and American identity.

The film features notable leaders, authors and historians such as U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu, Dr. Gordon Chang, Dr. Jane Hong, Dr. John Jung, Dr. Robert Voss, Tyree Boyd-Pates and Past National President of Chinese Americans Citizens Alliance, Carolyn Chan.

The film is about another outbreak caused by COVID-19. An epidemic of hate based on race against Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). With a politicized pandemic sweeping through the country and a former President calling it the Chinese Virus, the rise of attacks and hate against AAPIs is not surprising.

Can naming a virus after an innocent ethnic group cause the outbreak of an epidemic of hate? Or is it something hidden deeper within American society? The film takes a close examination of xenophobia and racism against AAPIs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Race Epidemic is a significant film of our times as innocent AAPIs are being attacked and murdered on the streets. It’s time to act. We can no longer be the silent minority. Our voice will not be silenced.

Produced by Ronald W. Wong and directed by Tony Shyu.

A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, Minari shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.

AWARDS

Grand Jury Prize @ 2020 Sundance Film Festival

U.S. Dramatic Audience Award @ 2020 Sundance Film Festival

In this funny, uplifting tale based on an actual lie, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there’s a lot to celebrate: a chance to rediscover the country she left as a child, her grandmother’s wondrous spirit, and the ties that keep on binding even when so much goes unspoken. With The Farewell, writer/director Lulu Wang has created a heartfelt celebration of both the way we perform family and the way we live it, masterfully interweaving a gently humorous depiction of the good lie in action with a richly moving story of how family can unite and strengthen us, often in spite of ourselves.

Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. As America becomes more diverse, and more divided, while facing unimaginable challenges, how do we move forward together? Told through intimate and personal lives, the series will cast a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played in shaping the nation’s story.

The series lead producer was Renee Tajima-Peña who described the series as being about "not about how Asians became American, but how Asians have helped shape America." The series' music was composed by Vivek Maddala. Narration throughout the series was done by Asian American actors Daniel Dae Kim and Tamlyn Tomita.

At Lowell High School, the top-ranked public high school in San Francisco, the seniors are stressed out.

As they prepare for the emotionally draining college application process, students are keenly aware of the intense competition for the few open spots in their dream schools. They scrutinize how every element of their application, from their classes to their extracurricular activities to their racial identities, might be read by admission officers. At Lowell—where cool kids are nerds, nearly everyone has an amazing talent, and the majority of the student body is Asian American—the things that usually make a person stand out can feel not good enough, even commonplace.

With humor and heart, director Debbie Lum takes us to the reality of the American college application process and the intersection of class, race, and educational opportunity as experienced by high school seniors living through it. Try Harder! is a portrait of young adults in the most diverse American generation ever as they navigate a quintessential rite of passage and make it their own.

When her mother gets sick, 13-year-old Fen moves back to Taiwan, where she struggles to fit in amid the 2003 SARS epidemic.

Release date: December 3, 2021 (Taiwan)

Awards: Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer, MORE

Starring: Karena Lam, Kaiser Chuang, Caitlin Fang

Director: Feng-I Fiona Roan

Cinematography: Giorgos Valsamis

Screenplay: Feng-I Fiona Roan, Bing Li

When it comes to dinner, Chinese, Indian, or Japanese is up there with pizza and burgers. These days there’s some type of Asian restaurant in practically every mall food court and Main Street across the USA, yet little is known about the diverse communities behind them. Asian Americans have long been lumped together, misunderstood, exoticized, and even purposefully cut out of our history books.

In Take Out, award-winning journalist Lisa Ling—whose own family story began in a Chinese restaurant—travels from the bayous of Louisiana to Orange County’s Little Saigon, exploring the foods we love while shining a long overdue spotlight on the contributions Asian Americans have been making to the United States since before the United States was even the United States.

Step into the past with a walking tour of significant sites of the Chinese Massacre of 1871. This tour was prerecorded and featured locations from Historic Chinatown and modern-day Downtown Los Angeles. The tour was hosted by retired City Councilmember Michael Woo and featured interviews with FCAM Board Chair Dr. Gay Yuen, Asian American Studies Professor Dr. Juily Phun, El Pueblo Commissioner David Louie, and historian Scott Zesch. Watch to learn about and envision the hidden, buried past of 19th century LA. This production was a part of the Chinese American Museum’s eight days of programming in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Chinese Massacre of 1871.

This production originally premiered on Thursday, October 21, 2021.

Linsanity (2013) is a documentary film about the rise of Asian-American basketball player Jeremy Lin. The film was directed by Evan Jackson Leong.

The film traces Lin's life from his childhood in Palo Alto, California to his rise to prominence in 2012 with the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It shows him overcoming discouragements and racism and achieving success through his faith and desire. The New York Times wrote that it also offered a rare view of Christianity among Asian Americans. Leong had filmed Lin since he was a star college basketball player at Harvard University and during his early struggles in the NBA. The film is narrated by actor Daniel Dae Kim. The documentary shows Lin predicting in 2011 that he would "become a rotation player, become a starting point guard and then win an NBA championship." He eventually won an NBA title with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.