Jan 30, 2023
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 4! We
begin this episode with reflections on the recent shootings in
Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay. We also talk about the White House
celebrating Lunar New Year as well as the recent nominations of
Asian Pacific Islanders for the Grammy Awards and Academy Awards…
and there are a LOT, with the biggest news being the 11 Academy
Award nominations for Everything Everywhere All at Once. The main
story continues the Award theme as we explore the life of James
Wong Howe, the first person of Asian descent to win an Academy
Award. Have you heard of this amazing cinematographer who innovated
filmmaking as a Director of Photography? He spanned some major
changes in film like moving from silent films to “talkies” and
going from black and white to color, but he never stopped
innovating despite obstacles like racism. We close out the episode
with another segment of Obscure Asian Comic Book Characters to talk
about Sha Shan Nguyen. For previous episodes and information,
please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com
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Segments
- 00:25 Thoughts on Recent Shootings and the Grammy Award and Academy Award Nominees
- 12:40 The History of James Wong Howe
- 24:43 Obscure Asian Comic Book Characters: Sha Shan Nguyen