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| No. | Title | Description |
| 62 | I’m on a Mission from Buddha | This acclaimed one-man show by renowned Asian-American performer Lane Nishikawa explores Asian American identity and issues in the 1990s. Assimilation, conflict and prejudice are some of the issues examined in a series of vignettes, from comic sketches to dramatic historical/political pieces. Nishikawa brilliantly transforms into six characters, among them a standup comic, a Japanese-American WWII hero, and a corporate samurai. He also delivers frank autobiographical monologues on the trials and tribulations of being a Japanese-American actor. An actor/playwright and a veteran of San Francisco's Asian American Theater Company, Nishikawa incisively skewers stereotypes of Asian America. With oratorical firepower, Buddha is filled with satire and eloquence. |
| 61 | Japanese American Women: A Sense of Place (1992) | Personal accounts of Japanese American women's experiences growing up in America; views on their cultural identity crises, relationships, interracial marriage, and the stigma of the model minority myth. |
| 130 | Jazz Is My Native Language: A Portrait of Toshiko Akiyoshi (1983) | This documentary, often seen on US public television stations in the mid-1980s, documents both the last days of the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band (largely made up of jazz musicians making their rent money in the likes of the TONIGHT SHOW orchestra and movie session work, and working part-time on Akiyoshi's challenging and groundbreaking innovations in orchestral jazz), and the married couple's move from LA to NYC (where the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra has done impressive work, but not quite to the level the first Big Band was able to achieve). Akiyoshi comes off well, if unsurprisingly harried at the prospect of moving; Tabackin, who refuses to drive a car (in LA) and otherwise must be catered to, comes off rather badly (it is apparently he who wants to move to New York much more than his wife) when not demonstrating his brilliance as a woodwinds player (on saxophone and flute). Akiyoshi's daughter, Michiru Mariano (later to professionally dub herself Michiru Akiyoshi, and the product of her mother's previous marriage to saxophonist Charles Mariano), also has some input. Some excellent music, and a lovely introduction to Akiyoshi's work and life. |
| 72 | Joy Luck Club, The (1993) | Produced by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone (Best Picture - Platoon) and based on the powerful #1 best-selling book, The Joy Luck Club tells the uplifting story of four remarkable friends whose extraordinary lives are filled with joy and heartbreak. Their lifelong friendship reveals a mosaic of the startling events and conditions that have shaped their lives - and how these experiences have affected the hopes and dreams they hold for each of their children. Hailed as one of the must-see films of the year, this exceptional motion picture is sure to entertain and inspire you from beginning to end! |
| 207 | June Watanabe | Part 1 of a video with 5 other movies on it. |
| 497 | Kal Ho Naa Ho (2004) | Naina is a very serious girl with a very serious life. But one day, her soul is awakened by the happy-go-lucky Aman, who teaches her that life is meant to be lived. Naturally, she falls in love with him. But Aman is harboring a secret that keeps him from reciprocating Naina's love. But he cannot stand having her live a life without love, so he sets off on a mission to fill her life with someone else's love - someone she already knows.... |
| 94 | Ki Ho’ Alu: That’s Slack Key Guitar/Living Music for Golden Mountains (1981) | Living Music for Golden Mountains tells the story of Leo Lew, who in 1936 immigrated to America from Southern China and discovered a new mission-passing on the deep-rooted traditions of Cantonese folk music to new generations of Chinese Americans. Highlights of this affecting portrait include Lew's performances and a teaching session. |
| 550 | Kill Bill Volume 1 | The lead character, called 'The Bride,' was a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, lead by her lover 'Bill.' Upon realizing she was pregnant with Bill's child, 'The Bride' decided to escape her life as a killer. She fled to Texas, met a young man, and on the day of their wedding was gunned down by an angry and jealous Bill (with the assistance of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad). Four years later, 'The Bride' wakes from a coma, and discovers her baby is gone. She, then, decides to seek revenge upon the five people who destroyed her life and killed her baby. The saga of Kill Bill Volume I begins. |
| 551 | Kill Bill Volume 2 | The murderous Bride is back and she is still continuing her vengeance quest against her ex-boss, Bill, and taking aim at Bill's younger brother Budd and Elle Driver, the only survivors from the squad of assassins who betrayed her four years earlier. It's all leading up to the ultimate confrontation with Bill, the Bride's former master and the man who ordered her execution! |
| 528 | Kip Fulbeck: Selected Videos Vol. 1 | An anthology containing the complete collection of Kip Fullbeck's award-winning short films. Known for is fast-paced and hilarious films exploring Hapa identity and Asian American media portrayal, Kip has shown his work in over 20 countries and throughout the US. |
| 529 | Kip Fulbeck: Selected Videos Vol. 2 | An anthology containing the complete collection of Kip Fullbeck's award-winning short films. Known for is fast-paced and hilarious films exploring Hapa identity and Asian American media portrayal, Kip has shown his work in over 20 countries and throughout the US. |
| 180 | Lagan | N/A |
| 113 | Letters to Thien (1997) | Family, friends, and neighbors remember Ly Minh Thien, who was brutally killed on January 29, 1996. A graduate from UCLA and the president of the Vietnamese Student Association, Ly was brutally stabbed to death while out rollerblading at the tennis courts of Tustin High School (CA.) His assailant was later discovered after the killer wrote a detailed letter of how he killed “a Jap.” The video focuses in particular on remembering Ly as an individual whose future was tragically cut short. Produced by Trac Minh Vu and Kerry Patrick Seed |
| 81 | Li-Young Li: Always a Rose | In this interview of the poet Li-Young Li, he retells his story and his father's story of their lives in Indonesia and their flight to Pennsylvania. Li derives inspiration for his poetry from his unique relationship with his father, a man filled with passion, rage, and wisdom. |
| 48 | Loni Ding Presentation - Rose Goldsen Program (1991), CAPSU Picnic Sp 1991 | Loni Ding, visiting scholar during the Spring 1991 semester, taught a film course (cross-listed with the Theater Arts department). This presentation was co-sponsored by the Rose Golden Fund and was titled "Recovering history, community, and the first person voice: A filmmaker's perspective." Ms. Ding is a veteran independent filmmaker from San Francisco. She has received four Emmys and numerous other awards for her work. Highlights from the picnic sponsored by the Cornell Asian Pacific Student Union in Spring 1991. |
| 69 | Love Thang Trilogy, The (1994) | Just a Love Thang, Skydyking and Eating Mango, by New York video artist Mari Keiko Gonzalez, are three sensual four-minute vignettes portraying aspects of Asian Pacific lesbian lifestyles and concerns. Positive, political, educational and uplifting, this pioneering work makes visible a “sisterhood” usually grossly stereotyped if not simply overlooked. |
| 77 | M Butterfly (1993) | The stage version of M Butterfly was a celebrated Broadway hit that won three Tony Awards. The espionage trail that inspired it was a global sensation, a windfall of stunning revelations. Now M Butterfly soars again in a provocative film directed by David Cronenberg (Naked Lunch, The Fly) and starring Jeremy Irons (1990 Academy Awards winner as Best Actor for Reversal of Fortune) and John Lone (The Last Emperor). The mysteries of love and the sting of betrayal are boldly portrayed in this fictional tale of French diplomat Rene Gallimard and Beijing Opera star Song Liling. Rene believes he's found the perfect woman. But after a love affair spanning nearly 20 years, he'll find he cannot believe anything about the beguiling, secretive singer. |
| 132 | Maceo: Demon Drummer From East L.A. (1993) | This inspiring documentary follows the life of a young Chicano musician from his initial fascination with Japanese Taiko drumming to his struggle to overcome a devastating injury. Maceo Hernandez Delgado first learned taiko at Buddhist temples in Los Angeles and is then recruited by the world famous troupe, Ondekoza. A good cross-cultural discussion starter. |
| 149 | Mahal Means Love and Expensive | An experimental narrative based on interviews with young Filipina women regarding sex and art. |
| 115 | Mask of Fu Manchu, The | Englishmen race to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan. They have to get there fast, as the evil genius Dr. Fu Manchu is also searching, and if he gets the mysteriously powerful relics, he and his diabolical daughter will enslave the world! |
Video Listing
Available in the Asian American Resource Center