CAAM Showcases Asian American Stories Through the “Shifts and Dreams” Film Program

Programming example

The Asian American story is still being written — in calloused hands and quiet sacrifices, in businesses built from nothing, in communities that refuse to let go of each other. CAAM’s “Shifts and Dreams” program was a series of shorts as Christian Yau-Weeks puts it beautifully, “…capture labor-oriented stories focused on expertise, dedication, sacrifice, and bold dreams, painting a picture of Asian American work that reveals both the highs and lows of building a better life and future for oneself and those around them.”Special thank you to my dear friend Diana Auyeung-Kim for sharing the experience and introduction to her uncle and extraordinary community leader Gilbert Gong whose story in “Gilbert Gong - The Heart of Lincoln Square” showed what it truly takes to rise above when the world around you collapses from opposing forces, and still lift others with hope and inspiration.

Communities

• Asian & Pacific Islander

Formats

• Watch Party

Goals

• Grow