Ithaca College’s Asian American Alliance has been dedicated to being an outlet for students to interact through educational, social, political and cultural events and activities. They advocate for issues that pertain to the Asian/Asian American community from visibility in the western education curriculum to addressing the stereotypes that continue to place Asian/Asian American identity at the margins of society and focus on bridging the multiracial identities. Their aim is to empower their members with the knowledge base and confidence to change the world around them.
On Thursday, April 20th AAA kicked-off a the Pan Asian Film Festival that has been a cultural staple of both the Ithaca College and Ithaca community for several years. The festival began at Cinemapolis. When AAA executive board member, Sara Kim, was asked to comment in the festival, here is what she had to say:
“The festival is dedicated to creating a space for Asian Americans and Pacific Islander filmmakers and entertainers to share their work. There is barely any representation for them in Hollywood and we want to represent their specific narratives. We bring filmmakers and performers to showcase lots of different identities and cultures within the AA and PI diaspora to broaden and bring a wider understanding of the AA and PI culture.”
The festival had a packed line-up that included a Q&A panel of filmmakers, performers, and artists, showcased Ithaca High School performers and ended in a gallery displaying Asian American and Pacific Islander artistic work. And not to mention, there were packed audiences of many films on the silver screen. A huge congratulations goes out to the Asian American Alliance of Ithaca College for an incredible event. Their hard work and dedication to the event surely paid off.
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