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How to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month By Diti Kohli Globe Correspondent,Updated May 6, 2021, 1:09 p.m. Email to a Friend The work of Shen Wei (above) inspired Meditations on the Power of Community, a short film commenting on his paintings. Film director Lenora Lee is hosting a Q&A about her creation in the coming weeks, during AAPI Heritage Month.Jeffrey Sturges/Courtesy Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum This past year marked a tumultuous time for the United Statesâ vast Asian-American population of 20 million people. Marginalized communities bore the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, and anti-Asian hate crimes increased by 60 percent in Boston, according to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino. ....
Chinese people in Mississippi? We don’t usually associate the two. A new documentary, however, tells the gripping story of Chinese immigrants in the Deep South through one family’s history. “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes was joined by the filmmakers of “Far East Deep South,‘ Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu. The film will premiere on the WORLD Channel documentary series “America ReFramed,” at 8 p.m. May 4. Interview Highlights What inspired the creation of the film: “It wasn’t until the birth of my daughter when I saw how my father would hold her and realized that was the first time I saw in our immediate family a grandchild/grandfather relationship. I really started wondering ‘Hmm, why didn’t I ever have that relationship with my grandfather? Why didn’t I ever know him?’ That really prompted our desire to really find out where our family history and lineage came from,” said Chiu. ....
VC Presents Asian Pacific Virtual Showcase Posted On During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Asian Pacific Virtual Showcase (AVPS) is being presented through May 31 by Visual Communications, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival and Seattle Asian American Film Festival. The festival aims to highlight Asian American and Pacific Islander artists of different communities and neighborhoods in the U.S., Canada, and Oceania. “We are pleased to bring you free films and conversations to keep us connected,” said a VC spokesperson. “Don’t forget to tune into our conversations that will be released on YouTube, Facebook, and IGTV. Our Monday Nite VC conversations center organizers and artists as they reflect upon solidarity building, mental health and wellness, dismantling anti-blackness and more. ....