MAKING WAVES
Directed by Jon Osaki- Documentary
- United States
- CAAM-funded
- English
- Subtitled
- 58 mins
- Bay Area premiere
Making Waves is a timely, thought-provoking documentary about how ethnic studies – and specifically Asian American Studies (AAS) – dramatically influenced and empowered a generation. They leveraged their heightened awareness of history to build community organizations, political power, and collaboration.
Helmed by Jon Osaki (Not Your Model Minority, Alternative Faces: The Lies of Executive Order 9066) and Josh Chuck (Chinatown Rising), the CAAM-funded film follows a group of youth who travel to the Texas state capitol to fight for Asian American Studies in the deep South. This type of activism harks back to the Bay Area-based ethnic studies movement of the 1960’s, and the film highlights recent efforts by youth to address anti-Asian hate and learn Asian American history.
Dates & Times
AMC Kabuki 1
May 10, 2025
4:00 pm
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