Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR) and Visual Communications (VC), in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), will relaunch the 13-part video series “Speak Out for Justice” at a special program to be held on Saturday, December 2, 2017, 2:00 PM at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum at JANM.
Read MoreJoin Visual Communications at the L.A. Archives Bazaar on Saturday, October 21st and learn more about the rich cultures and heritages of Los Angeles through our collection of artifacts!
Read MoreJust in time for Filipino American History Month, we are excited to announce AFTERLIVES OF MARTIAL LAW, a multi-site, multi-program public partnership between UC Irvine's Asian American Studies department and Visual Communications (VC) to digitally preserve archival materials and present public programs that document the history of Philippine martial law and its impact upon Los Angeles-based community arts and organizing.
Read More"Pacific Cine Waves," a special program of cinematic works by and about Pacific Islander filmmakers, will be showcased as part of a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, FYI Films, an innovative media training program for at-risk youths, and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.
Read MoreAshes and dust sweep the streets as thousands of Angelenos march loudly. From sidewalks and rooftops, LAPD and National Guard members observe with angst. Banners demanding a peaceful resolution juxtapose memories of semi-automatic weapons firing just hours beforehand. After three days of chaos, much of the city’s hearts and minds—hoping for a direction forward—find an epicenter in Koreatown.
Read MoreRead this piece by Brian Kohaya, a Visual Communications intern who spent time working in the VC Archives. One photo set that really stuck out to Brian was the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Memorial Vigil and March that occurred in August of 1972.
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