Where the River Still Flows: Eddie Wong on “Pieces of a Dream” and the Power of Preservation
How do we preserve the stories and memories of a place, a time, and a people that are now long gone, especially if they’re ones that are often marginalized and overlooked?
A Century of Union
What has changed, stayed the same, shifted during the 100 years of Union? In what ways does Union Church reflect an emblematic and necessary history of Little Tokyo? How can we investigate history through site-specific storytelling? Celebrate 101 Years of Union as we share the history behind this infamous building.
Remembering Steve Tatsukawa (1949-1984)
Visual Communications remembers Steve Tatsukawa – VC’s first Executive Director and beloved community activist.
Remembering Alan Nishio (1945-2023)
Visual Communications (VC) mourns the passing of Alan Nishio, VC's first Board President, community leader, activist, and long-time friend.
Cruisin’ J-Town Added to 2023 National Film Registry
Visual Communications is honored to announce that Cruisin' J-Town (1975) is one of twenty-five films, this year, to be selected to be apart of the Library of Congress National Film Registry!
VC Connect #4: Our Voices
The selection of short films in “Our Voices” was curated for Grand Park’s Our L.A. Voices, a spring pop-up Arts+Culture Fest that celebrates the diverse and powerful artistic voices in Los Angeles County. These films premiered on Grand Park’s digital platforms from Saturday, April 25 - Sunday, April 26, 2020; but don’t worry, you can watch them all again here!
VC Connect #3: A Call to Action
“Advocacy cinema” has always been a hallmark of Visual Communications’ role within the Asian American Movement, and this selection of short works live up to that lofty legacy. Featuring films from both the Armed With a Camera and Digital Histories programs, a “call to action” is indeed apropos for the times we currently live in.
VC Connect #2: American Me
The full range of “Americanness” is emphatically expressed through this selection of works from Visual Communications’ vanguard Armed With a Camera (AWC) Fellowship for Emerging Media Artists, a program which develops the next generation of Asian American and Pacific Islander artists to capture their world and stories. No proof of citizenship needed here, and none asked.
VC Connect #1: The Many Colors of Little Tokyo
We’re excited to launch VC CONNECT, an online destination through which just some of the hundreds of films and media productions created by Visual Communications can be found for your enjoyment. Each week, we’ll roll out a new batch, specially themed for our audience’s diverse cinematic palate. Our focus this week is Little Tokyo, featuring films made by participants in our Digital Histories program.