California has been offering apologies for its past injustices toward Asian Americans for the past few weeks. We first heard about University of California granting Japanese American WWII internees honorary degrees, and now we hear that the state of California recently passed bill ACR 42, which apologizes for past racist state laws against the Chinese community that go as far back as 150 years ago, and acknowledges contributions Chinese immigrants have made, in particular, their work in constructing the Transcontinental Railroad. The bill was sponsored by California State Assemblymembers Kevin de Léon …

For those who missed out on the New York Asian Film Festival this June, don’t worry because the Asian American International Film Festival is right around the corner. Founded in 1978, the AAIFF is the first and longest festival dedicated to showing films by Asian media artists and about the Asian community.
Held this year from July 23–26, this event will feature screenings of over 80 Asian-centric films from around the world as well as sessions with film directors, discussions, workshops and awards. It’s a perfect opportunity for aspiring filmmakers, cinema …