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Lin and Linsanity Come Home

Exactly one year after the cultural phenomenon known as "Linsanity," Jeremy Lin -- the Asian American basketball player at the center of it -- and Evan Jackson Leong -- the Asian American director who chronicled it -- both return home to the Bay...

Terry K Park | Fri, Feb 22nd- 3:19pm | Blogger Column, CAAMfest, Jeremy Lin, Linsanity, NBA, Rockets, Warriors, Community, Culture, Film, Film Festivals, Media, Race, Reviews, SFIAAFF, Social Justice, Sports

CAAMfest, Introduced

The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival -- renamed CAAMfest -- takes place March 14-24 in the Bay Area and will include film, video, music and food, bringing the art, stories and people of film to life. Hyphen will be along...

Momo Chang | Tue, Feb 19th- 10:16am | Asian Art Museum, CAAMfest, Evan Jackson Leong, film festival, Events, Film, Film Festivals, Food, Music, Performing Arts, SFIAAFF

Ethical Manhoods: Interview with Professor and Filmmaker Celine Parreñas-Shimizu

Professor Parreñas-Shimizu talks about her latest book, Straitjacket Sexualities: Unbinding Asian American Manhoods in the Movies.

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Terry K Park | Thu, Jul 19th- 3:05pm | Asian American men, Blogger Column, book review, Celine Parreñas-Shimizu, Education, film, Gender, Interview, Linsanity, sexuality, Across the Desk, Books Section, Community, Culture, Film, Film Festivals, Gender, History, Media, Performing Arts, Profiles, Race, Reviews, Sex, SFIAAFF, Social Justice, Sports, TV, University/Academics

'Saving Face' Turns Eight: The Cast Reunites, Talk Linsanity at SFIAAFF30

The director and cast of Saving Face reunited at SFIAAFF 30 to reflect on the film's significance in their lives and careers.

Terry K Park | Sat, Mar 17th- 12:53am | Alice Wu, Joan Chen, Lynn Chen, Michelle Krusiec, Saving Face, SFIAAFF 30, Events, Film, Film Festivals, SFIAAFF

Quentin Lee's 'White Frog': A Jumping Point for Discussion

How a figurative frog in the throat became the movie that everybody is talking about -- with a little help from the community.

Ken Choy | Wed, Mar 7th- 10:02am | B.D. Wong, Booboo Stewart, Chris Lee, Ellie Wen, Fabienne Wen, Harry Shum Jr., Joan Chen, Quentin lee, SFIAAFF 30, White Frog, Film, Film Festivals, SFIAAFF

SFIAAFF 30 Reviews: Marlon Rivera’s The Woman in the Septic Tank

Marlon Rivera sends up the Filipino indie film scene in The Woman in the Septic Tank.

Lisa Wong Macabasco | Tue, Mar 6th- 9:30am | Film Festivals, Marlon Rivera, Philippines, SFIAAFF 30, The Woman in the Septic Tank, Film, Film Festivals, SFIAAFF

SFIAAFF 30 Reviews: Akira Boch's 'The Crumbles'

A group of friends living in Los Angeles try to pull off a rock 'n' roll lifestyle while negotiating the complexities of relationships, ego, and day jobs.

Cynthia Brothers | Tue, Mar 6th- 9:59am | Akira Boch, SFIAAFF 30, The Crumbles, SFIAAFF

SFIAAFF 30 Reviews: H.P. Mendoza's 'I Am a Ghost' and Minh Duc Nguyen's 'Touch'

SFIAAFF 30 coverage continues with reviews of I Am a Ghost, a paranormal thriller from H.P. Mendoza, and Touch, a drama about interpersonal connection from Minh Duc Nguyen.

Michele Carlson | Mon, Mar 5th- 9:42am | H.P. Mendoza, I Am A Ghost, Minh Duc Nguyen, SFIAAFF 30, Touch, SFIAAFF

SFIAAFF 30 Reviews: Melissa Johnson’s 'No Look Pass'

An Asian American basketball phenom playing point guard for Harvard breaks racial boundaries and scoring records. Sound familiar?

Lisa Wong Macabasco | Fri, Mar 2nd- 11:44am | basketball, documentary, SFIAAFF 30, Film, Film Festivals, Gender, SFIAAFF, Sports

SFIAAFF 30 Reviews: Christopher Woon's 'Among B-Boys'

From California's Central Valley to America's heartland, Hmong American b-boys find a symbolic home in hip hop.

Sylvie Kim | Mon, Feb 27th- 11:30am | Among B-Boys, breakdancing, Christopher Woon, documentary, hmong americans, SFIAAFF 30, Film, Film Festivals, Reviews, SFIAAFF
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