A Guide to the Amerasians: Media and the Arts Video Collection, 1983-1990.
Descriptive Summary
Creator:
Amerasians: Media and the Arts Series
Title: Amerasians: Media and the Arts Video Collection
Dates: 1983-1990
Language: Materials are in English.
Accession No: 2012-05
Extent: 7 ft., 6 in.; digital files.
Creator Sketch
Amerasians: Media and the Arts was a public access television series
featuring interviews of Asian American artists, filmmakers, and writers. The series
was produced and directed by Stann Nakazono; John Esaki hosted. Much of the production
was volunteer-run. Episodes of the show were aired on the South Bay Cable Public Access Channel.
Scope and Contents
Amerasians: Media and the Arts Video Collection,1983-1990
, is composed of 119 ¾” U-matic tapes. The collection includes interviews and highlights
of Asian American play writers, actors, filmmakers, musicians, performance artists, animators,
journalists, broadcast journalists, activists, visual artists, painters, poets, photographers, art
historians, and other artists. Some interviews focus on Hawaiian-American filmmakers and Asian
American female artists. Some segments cover events such as the Pacific
Islander Festival and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Organization and Arrangement
The holdings are organized in three series: I. Interviews, 1987-1990; II. Artists’ Works, 1983-1989;
III. Events, 1989-1990. All of the materials are in English. Descriptions and synopses of video are
available in repository.
Series I. makes up for the bulk of the collection and consists of video interviews varying in length and detail. Series II.
contains
some examples of the artists’ works such as films, plays, and music videos. Series III. includes footage of community events.
Alternate Format Available
Due to the fragility of the original U-matic tapes, the access DVDs should be viewed.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use. Advance notice required for access. Contact repository for appointment.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Be, Yoshio
Bennett, Tim
Caigoy, Faustino
Chang, Phyllis
Chin, Vincent, d. 1982
Chun, Rick
Collins, Willie
Dang, Timothy
Daval, Mary
Elepano, Mar
Esaki, John
Gorre, Gil Roy
Gotanda, Philip Kan
Hahn, Sonia
Hill, Amy
Hirahara, Naomi, 1962-
Horiuchi, Glenn
Houston, Velina Hasu
Imamura, Lenny
Ishizuka, Karen L.
Iwataki, David
Johnston, George
Kageyama, Rodney
Kim, Yoon Hee
Kumagai, Demise
Kuroda, Art
Kwong, Dan
Lee, Kyung-Ja
Magwili, Dom
Mako, 1933-2006
McCarthy, Nobu
Mita, Louise
Miyagawa, Taiji
Miyamoto, Nobuko, 1939-
Miyashami, Joey
Morisaki, Joan
Nakagawa, Alan
Nakamura, Robert A.
Nakano, Bert
Nakano, Jeanne
Nakazono, Stann
Nako, Joyce
Narita, Jude
Nee, Meibao
Nomura, Art
Ohashi, Minako
Okazaki, Steven
Quan, Martie
Rivas, Geoff
Sing, Bill
Surongsain, Supachai
Takeuchi, Kaz
Uno, Michael Toshiyuki
Wong, Arnie
Yamashiro, Diana
Yamashita, Karen
Yang, Jinhua
Yee, Annie
Yee, Benny
Yokokura, Yutaka
Subjects (Organizations)
Arpana Indian Dance Group
Asian American Journalists Association
Cold Tofu
Collage Ensemble
East West Players (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Easy
Great Leap (Performing group)
Hawaiian Electric Band
Hiroshima
Los Angeles Times (Firm)
National Coalition for Redress/Reparations (U.S.)
Next Step (Musical group)
On the Oriental Express
Tiger Fly
Visual Communications/Asian American Studies Central -- Archives.
Subjects
Acculturation
Asian American actors
Asian American art
Asian American artists
Asian American authors
Asian American comedians
Asian Americans--Ethnic identity.
Asian American musicians
Asian American theater
Asian American women
Assimilation (Sociology)
Biracial people
Cultural fusion
Emigration and immigration History
Emigration and immigration in art
Executive orders--United States.
Ethnic art
Hula (Dance)
Marginality, Social--United States.
Minorities
Minority authors
Pacific Islander Americans
Performance artists
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Women jazz musicians
World War II
Places
Bangkok (Thailand)
China (Republic : 1949- )
Fort Riley (Kan.)
Hawaii
Japan
Korea
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Philippines
San Diego (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Preferred Citation
The Amerasians: Media and the Arts Video Collection, 1983-1990. Visual Communications
Archives and Media Resource Library.
Separated Material
Duplicates and very poor-quality tapes were not digitized. List of these materials are available by request.
Processing Information
This collection was processed and digitized by Helen Kim and Melissa Jamero in December 2012.
Finding aid written by Helen Kim and Melissa Jamero in December 2012. Encoding by Helen Kim in January 2013.
Art Nomura and Mary Daval Interview
Supachai Surongsain Interview
Sonia Hahn and Velina Hasu Houston Interviews
Rodney Kageyama Interview
Michael Uno and Nobu McCarthy Interview
Nobuko Miyamoto Interview
dvd 2012-05/013302
Steve Okazaki and Minako Ohashi Interview
Alan Nakagawa and Jeanne Nakano Interview
dvd 2012-05/013303
Glenn Horiuchi and Taiji Miyagawa Interview
Yutaka Yokokura Interview
Arpana Indian Dance School Interview
Karen Ishizuka and Bob Nakamura Interview
dvd 2012-05/013305
Philip Kan Gotanda Interview
dvd 2012-05/013306
Karen Yamashita, Timothy Dang, and Mimosa Interview
dvd 2012-05/013307
Faustino Caigoy Interview
Rick Chun and Diana Yamashiro Interview
Amerasians Media and the Arts Trailer
Nobuko Miyamoto Interview
Artists' Works, 1983-1989
dvd 2012-05/013311
Philip Kan Gotanda Excerpts
dvd 2012-05/013313
Pacific Islander Festival News Clip
Willie Collins Interview at Pacific Islander Festival
Pacific Islander Festival Footage
Yoon Hee Kim and David Cho slideshow
