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.
Read MoreMeet Brandon Waldau, our 2021 Getty MUI Archives Exhibition Associate! Learn more about his experience working remotely with VC, his love for board games, and how social movements and critical theory influence his thinking.
Read MoreMeet Hailey C., our 2021 Getty MUI Programs Associate! Learn more about her experience interning with VC, her vinyl collection, and her passion for writing reviews and critiques about East Asian films.
Read MoreMeet Matthew Scarlett, our 2021 Development Associate! Learn more about his experience interning with VC, what’s on his bucket list, and why running competitively brings him joy.
Read MoreThe UCLA undergrads who interned at Visual Communications during their Spring 2021 quarter have endured over a year of remote learning and social isolation. Check out this virtual gallery to see how Leah Janelle “LJ” Isorena, Keana Mataalii, Yang Xi, and Janice Yun have harnessed the power of the creative arts to show us how they are coping with the effects of the pandemic in their respective parts of the world.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to be a recipient of the LA Arts Recovery Fund! As one of 90 nonprofits receiving grants, we are humbled to be recognized as one of “America’s Cultural Treasures,” and are excited to continue serving our community and contributing to the rich cultural fabric and economic recovery of LA County.
Read MoreRacial and sexual violence against marginalized communities have been long standing issues in the United States. These Armed With a Camera films are commentaries on fetishization, violence, and white supremacy that subvert your expectations.
Read MoreWhether it be a nuclear family or individuals banded together to memorialize the good times, the need for “family” is strong within the Asian American & Pacific Islander community. So it is in this set of intimate portraits of people whose bonds are unshakeable, created by our Armed With a Camera and Digital Histories filmmakers.
Read MoreMeet Tommy Tang, our 2020-2021 LACAC Marketing & Social Media Intern! Learn more about his experience working remotely with VC during the pandemic.
Read MoreMeet Serena Rodholm, our 2020-2021 UCLA Archives Intern! Learn more about her experience working remotely with VC and how she balances student & intern life during the pandemic.
Read MoreVisual Communications has been approved for a Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support our annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. We look forward to being able to continue our work with the Festival.
Read MoreCorky Lee was a New York City photographer and activist who documented Chinatown and Asian Pacific American communities. He passed at the age of 73 after battling COVID-19. In this article, our Archives & Distribution Manager Abraham Ferrer recounts his 30+ year long friendship with Corky.
Read MoreVisual Communications is proud to announce that we have received a prestigious community-based archives grant from New York-based Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which will enable VC to complete “Making Memories Matter Again,” a years-long process to digitize, preserve, and activate the “born-on-film” component of its Asian Pacific American Photographic Archive.
Read MoreJoin us at Suite VC during the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Here is a starting point for media-based conversations that can bridge understanding between communities and different allies. By amplifying storytellers and centering their friendships and experiences, we hope to align diverse perspectives to build a better world for all of us.
Read MoreMeet Jennifer Payan, our 2020 LACAC Archives Intern! Learn more about her experience working remotely with VC and how she balances student & intern life during the pandemic.
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