AEMS: Events

AsiaLENS
AEMS Documentary and Independent Film Series
at the Spurlock Museum

AsiaLENS is a film screening and discussion series offering campus and community audiences an opportunity to view documentary and independent film on issues reflecting contemporary life in Asia.

Presented admission free by the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, Spurlock Museum and Asian Educational Media Service, audiences engage with local and visiting experts who introduce the films and lead post-screening discussions.

PLEASE NOTE: FALL 2020 screenings will be offered with limited access online with special discussion programs with filmmakers.

AsiaLENS screenings are funded in part by the Spurlock Museum's Y.T. Lo and S. de Mundo Lo Scholar's Studio Endowment and B.A. Knight Endowment.

Full schedule for Fall 2020 is listed below.

Information on past screenings:Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019 , Spring 2020, Fall 2020

AsiaLENS Upcoming Fall 2020 Calendar:

Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story
Online viewing: Friday, October 23, 5p - Friday, October 30, 5p
Online Filmmaker Discussion: Tuesday, October 27, 4p (registration required)

Hiroshima Nagasaki Download
Online viewing: Friday, November 6, 5p - Friday, November 13, 5p
Online Filmmaker Discussion: Tuesday, November 10, 4p (registration required)

Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story
A film by Dianne Fukami and Debra Nakatomi.
2018. 60 minutes.

Online viewing:
Friday, October 23, 5p - Friday, October 30, 5p

Online Filmmaker Discussion:
Tuesday, October 27, 4p (registration required)

Description:

Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story is a film about injustice, redemption, and a burning desire for all people to be treated equally.

Norman Mineta's story follows his experience as a Japanese American inside a U.S. concentration camp during World War II to his triumphant rise to political prominence that shaped every level of government, and made him one of the most influential Asian Americans in the history of our nation. His distinguished career is an unmatched slate of achievements, including 20 years in the United States Congress and eventually serving in the Cabinets of two Presidents from different political parties— Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. A bipartisan visionary who championed political civility, Mineta remains a change maker whose legacy includes a lifelong commitment to social justice.

Resources:
Mineta Legacy Project
What Does It Mean To Be An American?

Hiroshima Nagasaki Download
A film by Shinpei Takeda.
2009. 73 minutes.

Online viewing:
Friday, November 6, 5p - Friday, November 13, 5p

Online Filmmaker Discussion:
Tuesday, November 10, 4p (registration required)

Description:

Visual artist and filmmaker Shinpei Takeda’s wide-ranging work focuses on memory and history. In his first feature documentary, Takeda sets out on a North American road trip with a former high school friend to collect stories of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Traveling from Vancouver, Canada to the Mexican border in the Spring of 2009, the stories shared in “Hiroshima Nagasaki Download” are transformative and emotional reminders of how strongly past trauma resonates in the present, seventy-five years after these harrowing events.

Resources:
Shinpei Takeda Website
Hiroshima Nagasaki Download
Memory Undertow

Last Updated October 26, 2020


	AsiaLENS AEMS Documentary and Independent Film Series at the Spurlock Museum AsiaLENS is a film screening and discussion series offering campus and community audiences an opportunity to view documentary and independent film on issues reflecting contemporary life in Asia. Presented admission free by the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, Spurlock Museum and Asian Educational Media Service, audiences engage with local and visiting experts who introduce the films and lead post-screening discussions. PLEASE NOTE: FALL 2020 screenings will be offered with limited access online with special discussion programs with filmmakers. AsiaLENS screenings are funded in part by the Spurlock Museum's Y.T. Lo and S. de Mundo Lo Scholar's Studio Endowment and B.A. Knight Endowment. Full schedule for Fall 2020 is listed below. Information on past screenings:Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019 , Spring 2020, Fall 2020 AsiaLENS Upcoming Fall 2020 Calendar: *Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story* Online viewing: Friday, October 23, 5p - Friday, October 30, 5p Online Filmmaker Discussion: Tuesday, October 27, 4p (registration required) *Hiroshima Nagasaki Download* Online viewing: Friday, November 6, 5p - Friday, November 13, 5p Online Filmmaker Discussion: Tuesday, November 10, 4p (registration required) Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story A film by Dianne Fukami and Debra Nakatomi. 2018. 60 minutes. Online viewing: Friday, October 23, 5p - Friday, October 30, 5p Online Filmmaker Discussion: Tuesday, October 27, 4p (registration required) Description: Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story is a film about injustice, redemption, and a burning desire for all people to be treated equally. Norman Mineta's story follows his experience as a Japanese American inside a U.S. concentration camp during World War II to his triumphant rise to political prominence that shaped every level of government, and made him one of the most influential Asian Americans in the history of our nation. His distinguished career is an unmatched slate of achievements, including 20 years in the United States Congress and eventually serving in the Cabinets of two Presidents from different political parties— Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. A bipartisan visionary who championed political civility, Mineta remains a change maker whose legacy includes a lifelong commitment to social justice. Resources: Mineta Legacy Project What Does It Mean To Be An American? Hiroshima Nagasaki Download A film by Shinpei Takeda. 2009. 73 minutes. Online viewing: Friday, November 6, 5p - Friday, November 13, 5p Online Filmmaker Discussion: Tuesday, November 10, 4p (registration required) Description: Visual artist and filmmaker Shinpei Takeda’s wide-ranging work focuses on memory and history. In his first feature documentary, Takeda sets out on a North American road trip with a former high school friend to collect stories of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Traveling from Vancouver, Canada to the Mexican border in the Spring of 2009, the stories shared in “Hiroshima Nagasaki Download” are transformative and emotional reminders of how strongly past trauma resonates in the present, seventy-five years after these harrowing events. Resources: Shinpei Takeda Website Hiroshima Nagasaki Download Memory Undertow Last Updated October 26, 2020		In This Section: AsiaLENS Series AAS Film Expo AAS-in-Asia Film Expo ICAS Film Expo News Asian Film Festival Discussions with Filmmakers Educator Events Other AEMS Film Screenings AsiaLENS Screenings: Upcoming Spring 2021 __________________________ Edo Avant Garde Online viewing: Friday, Feb 19, 5p through Friday, Feb 26, 5p Online filmmaker discussion: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4 pm (registration required) __________________________ Finding Yingying Online viewing: Friday, Apr 2, 5p through Friday, Apr 9, 5p Online filmmaker discussion: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 5 pm (registration required) __________________________ All AsiaLENS online screenings and discussion programs are FREE and open to the public. co-sponsored by: Spurlock Museum