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Local Oregon Asian American Films
Saturday, February 18th
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Lane County Fairgrounds
$2 - $10 sliding scale



Just Because I'm Asian
USA | 2:00 | 2005 | Narrative | Mya Zojo, Eugenia Su

Students discover that stereotyping may just have unexpected consequences...

A group of white students find out why it isn't so smart to copy off the test of an Asian guy.





Air
USA | 5:17 | 2005 | Experimental Documentary | Patti Sakurai

With audio from radio shows, this response to the appalling anti-Asian remarks of two New Jersey DJs in 2005 stresses the importance of alternative media and of breaking down stereotypes of silence and passivity for Asian Americans.



Finding Salivation: A Bowling Dog's Journey
USA | 12:40 | 2005 | Documentary | Mieko Aoki

Georgia, canine bowling prodigy, turns away from the life of fame and fortune expected of her to follow her own mysterious calling.







Sifu Daddy
USA | 3:00 | 2005 | Documentary | Jason Leung

A touching tribute from a son to his father.









Martha Yamasaki ¡Presente!
USA | 27:36 | 2005 | Documentary | Will Doolittle

In a heartfelt remembrance and tribute to Martha Yamasaki, a long-time activist in the Eugene community, this documentary tells the moving story of her experience in an American internment camp and honors her life's work of making social justice a reality for all.





Selling Louie's Village (Without Breaking the Yolk)
USA | 14:50 | 2005 | Documentary | Jason D. Mak

An official selection of film festivals nationwide, this documentary is an inside look to life as a Chinese American in a family restaurant in Oregon. As memory and family become synonymous with the restaurant, the space comes to symbolize much more than a means of survival.

[ Watch trailer ]



Smells Like Fish Sauce
USA | 3:44 | 2005 | Comedy | Chau Nguyen

A mock-infomercial on fish sauce, the powerful condiment from Southeast Asia that will solve all of your problems!








— Chau Nguyen


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