Boston Asian American Film and Video Festival Program Booklet (2001–2002)

Item

Title
Boston Asian American Film and Video Festival Program Booklet (2001–2002)
Creator
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Film Department); Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW)
Publisher
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Date Created
2001
Type
PDF, multi-page printed program (10 pages), scanned document
Description
This ten-page program booklet documents the Boston Asian American Film and Video Festival held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, co-sponsored by the Asian American Resource Workshop. It features detailed schedules, synopses, and descriptions of narrative films, documentaries, and short films created by Asian American filmmakers. The booklet highlights themes of identity, diaspora, immigration, memory, family conflict, gender, interracial dynamics, media stereotypes, and the historical trauma of Japanese American incarceration. It also reflects AARW’s role in promoting Asian American media visibility and fostering community engagement through public film programming.
Language
English
Subject
Asian American film
Asian American media activism
Film festival programming

Diaspora and identity
Asian American women filmmakers
Community-based media
Place
Boston
Temporal Coverage
1998-2001
Identifier
M210_B021_F015_BAAFF_CC_001
AARW Collection, Box 021, Folder 015
Rights
Courtesy of Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. Provided for educational and research use only. Copyright status of the original materials may be held by the creators or producers of the films and programs.
Rights Holder
Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections