Janice Mirikitani was a renowned writer and activist who passed on July 29. She was a pioneer in the Asian American Movement and a literary artist who believed that the arts and culture were an integral part of community building. We join with the extended Visual Communications family in celebrating this influential and warmly remembered pioneer.
Read MoreAugust 5th, 1981 was the second day of the CWRIC Los Angeles hearings, consisting of testimonies from Japanese American veterans, many of whom were drafted for World War II as a way of avoiding internment. Other testifiers experienced economic loss, psychological trauma, and discrimination in schools. This violation of basic civil and human rights due to Executive Order 9066 fueled the growing demand for Redress and Reparations.
Read MoreMeet Zen Tran, our 2021 LACAC Marketing & Social Media Associate! Learn more about her experience interning with VC, her love for picnics, and how she likes to tell stories that support and empower AAPI voices in the film industry.
Read MoreThe California Arts Council announced 441 grant awards in project and operational support for nonprofit organizations and units of government throughout the state of California. Visual Communications is grateful to be a recipient of the 2020-21 Arts & Cultural Organizations General Operating Relief Award.
Read MoreVisual Communications is proud to continue our partnership with HBO for the 5th annual HBO APA Visionaries Short Film Competition. Congratulations to this year's finalists: Urvashi Pathania (UNMOTHERED) and Jesse Gi (NEH)! Their films on the theme "Taking the Lead" will premiere at the 2021 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on Sep 25, and debut on HBO Max on Sep 27.
Read MoreAugust 4th, 1981 was the first day of the CWRIC Los Angeles hearings, consisting of testimonies that cover the personal accounts of Japanese American internees, their children, and the wide range of effects stemming from camp experiences due to Executive Order 9066. Testifiers experienced business and property loss, being forced from their homes, feeling exploited, and then being sent home with nothing to come back to. Internees also shared their post-camp trauma and feelings of shame for being Japanese American.
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