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Students gathered at the Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival in 2015. This year's festival will be held April 27 in the Park Auditorium.

Festival shines spotlight on Asian-American media makers

By Emily Lussier, Staff Writer • April 24, 2018
Senior Monica Chen said IPAAFF is important because it opens discussions of inaccurate representation or underrepresentation of Asian Americans in the media.
Focus Asia Month is an annual celebration of Asian culture. This year's theme is Metamorphosis and focuses on identity.

Focus Asia Month celebrates Asian identity and diaspora

By Colin Barrett, Staff Writer • April 12, 2017
“For me, [Focus Asia Month] is a way for me to celebrate my heritage and where I come from,” said senior Sara Kim.
Senior Sara Kim leads a meeting of the Asian American Alliance. She writes about the lack of Asian American/Pacific Islander representation in Hollywood.

Commentary: Asian Americans lack representation in the media

By Sara Kim • April 12, 2017
Whitewashing AAPI roles erases the existence of AAPI in the media and continues to be an ongoing issue with Hollywood’s major motion picture films.
Students gathered at the Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival in 2015. This year's festival will be held April 27 in the Park Auditorium.

Film festival to focus on Asian-American stories

By Ashley Wolf, Staff Writer • April 13, 2016
The second-annual Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival will take place from April 15–17 and feature films focusing the Asian-American narrative.
Professor Phuong Nguyen sits in his office in the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity, located in the Center for Health Sciences.

Commentary: Asian American cinema gets outlet in festival

By Phuong Nguyen • April 15, 2015
On the week of April 20, Cinemapolis will host the first-ever Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival.
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