Short Films, Stories and Artwork Honoring Asian Heroes
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The following program of short films was curated by MY HERO International Film Festival director Wendy Milette. |
Fred Korematsu opposed Japanese Internment camps during WWII, suffered through them, and went on to sue against the criminal records given to internment prisoners. He won the Presidential Freedom Award from President Clinton.
This piece is an excerpt from "Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master." Created by his friend and fellow video artist Skip Blumberg.
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The following hero Stories were curated by MY HERO General Editor and Writer Shannon Luders-Manuel. Shannon is a critical mixed race scholar and writer based in Hollywood, CA. |
Listen and Read Along
Artwork
Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
Web portal joint effort of the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, Smithsonian, National Parks Service. Only represents a small fraction of the records they hold!
National Parks Service
The National Parks Service tells American stories, "preserved and interpreted in our nation’s parks, trails, and historic sites."
Asian Pacific American Heritage Association
The Asian Pacific American Heritage Association (APAHA) was formed in Houston in 1992 to “promote awareness and increase understanding of the Asian Pacific American culture and its diversity through education and celebration,”
Smithsonian Education - Asian Pacific Heritage Month Educational Resources
Explore, discover and learn with the incredible educational resources of the Smithsonian.
EDSITEment | from National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Trust for the Humanities
EDSITEment offers a treasure trove for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality material on the Internet in the subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies.
Learn about a New Hero Every Day of the Year: Check out the MY HERO Calendar
Organizer created on 3/23/2021 2:30:10 PM by Laura Nietzer
Last edited 4/26/2021 4:37:49 PM by Laura Nietzer
