…“Free Chol Soo Lee” is set to premiere on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 24 on PBS, the PBS App and PBS Youtube channel. Following the film’s release, the…
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PBS Premieres "In The Matter of Cha Jung Hee"
Photo courtesy of Deann Borshay Liem. In The Matter of Cha Jung Hee, a documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Deanne Borshay Liem, is premiering on PBS on Tuesday, September 14th, at…
‘Bambi’ Artist Tyrus Wong Gets Overdue Credit in New PBS Doc
PBS director Pamela Tom is shedding some light on a little known Disney narrative in her upcoming documentary, “American Masters: Tyrus,” which will center on the life and work of…
4 Eye-Opening Asian and Asian American Documentaries
…4 documentaries about Asian and Asian American real-world struggles: Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (PBS) Steve James serves up a classic tale of the triumphant underdog in this PBS documentary…
Bigger And Even Better: Here’s 7 More APAHM Festivities Coming Your Way
…from Japan to the U.S. Watch it live on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video App. 7. Eastwind Books‘ “Stand Up For Books” FUNdraiser https://www.instagram.com/p/B_6a0yUgook/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Give it up for the…
The Kimchi Chronicles
…new PBS series that merges culinary adventures with a personal tale. by David Yi Photos courtesy of Frappé Inc. Though she left South Korea at age of 4 with her…
Coming In 2020 To A TV Screen Near You: ‘Asian Americans’
…groundbreaking PBS series could change that pattern. “Asian Americans,” a five-part documentary series, is set to debut on PBS in May 2020 for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Produced by…
Ken Jeong Says ‘Hangover’ Role Inspired by Wife
…explained in a short film to accompany the upcoming PBS documentary, Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, that he was caring for his wife, Tran Ho, and their one-year-old twins…
‘The Chinese Exclusion Act’ Directors On How The Policy Resonates Today
…the basis of ethnic background. PBS’ documentary “The Chinese Exclusion Act,” which premiered last month, strikes a familiar chord as it discusses the legacy of this unique piece of legislation…
7 Food Documentaries And Docuseries That Feature Asian Leads
…affect our livelihood,” Choi explains in an article on “Bon Appétit.” Watch the series on TasteMade, Amazon Prime, KCET or PBS. 3. “Taste The Nation” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6e5JevzQeQ Padma Lakshmi is a…
‘Portlandia’ Actor Fred Armisen Discovers He Is Korean
…grandfather Masami Kuni was a famous dancer and choreographer in Japan during the 1930s and ’40s. In an episode on the fourth season of the PBS series “Finding Your Roots,”…
Review: ‘Asian Americans’ Docu-Series Illuminates A Different Side Of American History
…American viewers, PBS’ new docu-series is setting out to provide these roots. The five-part show explores the development and growth of Asian American culture throughout history, titled descriptively (if a…
National Film Society’s Comedy Web Series, Awesome Asian Bad Guys
…to “Manny Pacquiao vs. Batman,” were made by two Filipino American filmmakers who riffed on everything. Eight months after they started, they caught the attention of PBS Digital Studios, which…
Most Likely to Reform
…sweep [the teachers] all out. Get rid of them all,’” WTU president George Parker told PBS at the time. “It was an insult to the hard work that our teachers…
August Issue: We Are Kyopo
…now filming a television series for PBS. Hwang had asked all her subjects to come dressed however they wanted to be seen, and that day, Kwon, who might be at…
