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Interesting article on the power of film to save languages.
Can Film Save Indigenous Languages?
www.newyorker.com
Films like “SG̲aawaay Ḵ’uuna,” the first to capture the language and culture of the indigenous peoples of Haida Gwaii, are giving new life to dying tongues.Learned more about Mabel Lee at the 1882 Foundation Chinese American Women in History Conference last month. More inspirational stories uncovered!
Meet the First Chinese American Woman to Fight for Voting Rights That History Almost Forgot
nextshark.com
On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting American women the right to vote. This ended nearly a century of protest, which kicked off at the historic Seneca Falls Convention in July 1848. The legislation, however, had very little effect on those outside the....Love seeing some of the festival directors who helped get Finding Kukan out into the world getting some recognition in this article.
Asian American film festivals offer way more than just films these days
www.nbcnews.com
“These festivals launch careers,” director Andrew Ahn said.DC Alert! Screening of our film and a great Conference on Chinese American Women starting tomorrow! See link to register
Chinese American Women in History Conference – 1882 Foundation
1882foundation.org
A unit of Chinese American women, known as “Air WACs,” recruited to serve with the Army Air Forces in World War II. Source Register for ALL Conference Programs Here The 1882 Foundation and the Chinese American Museum DC present a conference on Chinese American Women in History (CAWH), exploring ...New Orleans alert! This should be an extra special screening. Please let NOLA area friends know. Mahalo!
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Slidell native Shirley Thompson’s was working in television when she stumbled upon a documentary film festival in California’s Bay Area.A lovely visit to College of the Holy Cross in Worcester Mass to screen Finding Kukan for Ke Ren’s WWII history students and members of the student Asian American club.
Amherst College free screening tomorrow (Friday) at 4. Director Robin Lung will be there. Hope to see you. Please alert friends in the area. Mahalo!
Events | "Finding KUKAN": Screening and Q&A | Amherst College
www.amherst.edu
A filmmaker turns detective to uncover the forgotten story of Li Ling-Ai, the uncredited female producer of KUKAN, an Academy Award-winning color documentary about World War II China that has been lost for decades.
A feature documentary film by Robin Lung about pioneering filmmaker Li Ling-Ai and her lost Oscar-winning film KUKAN.
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