Center for Asian American Media
For The 2018 50 Arts Commissions For Theater, Spoken Word, And Musical Theater
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Amount$150,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/26/2018
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Term37.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
In recognition of the Hewlett Foundation’s 50th anniversary, the Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions initiative supports the creation and premiere of 50 exceptional works of performing arts. This grant will support "J-Town, Chinatown, Our Town" (working title), a multimedia play about a young tech worker’s deep and complicated family history in San Francisco’s rapidly changing Japantown and Chinatown neighborhoods. The Center for Asian American Media will present the world premiere of "J-Town, Chinatown, Our Town" in the San Francisco Bay Area no later than December 2021.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.naatanet.org
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
The San Francisco-based Center for Asian American Media, or CAAM, is dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audiences possible. CAAM supports the creation of independent media by funding, producing, distributing, and exhibiting works in film, television, and digital media. The organization reaches an in-person audience of 31,000 people each year through its flagship film and culture festival in May, and an additional broadcast audience of 40 million through a partnership with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This grant to CAAM supports the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
