Strong Asian Lead

Events

The archive is organized around the rooms where people met: screenings, panels, parties, and moments of solidarity.

A Legacy Screening Series gathering around Wayne Wang’s landmark independent film.

March 2023

Chan Is Missing screening

The Chan Is Missing event brought Asian American film history into the room with a new generation of artists, organizers, and community members.

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An Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month community celebration in Los Angeles.

May 2022

Peking Tavern APIHM event

A casual gathering for conversation, connection, and celebration during APIHM, centered on the creative community Strong Asian Lead was building.

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A Legacy Screening Series event with Nancy Wang Yuen and the Strong Asian Lead community.

May 2023

Flower Drum Song screening

This screening revisited Flower Drum Song through the lens of representation, memory, Hollywood history, and the artists who continue to push the conversation forward.

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A community panel and networking event for filmmakers and entertainment workers.

August 2022

Budokan panel

The Budokan panel created a direct space for AANHPI creatives to share practical experience, talk openly, and meet peers across the industry.

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A neighborhood gathering for the Strong Asian Lead creative network.

May 2023

All Seasons Brewery event

This event kept the work simple and human: gathering people in the same room, making introductions, and strengthening the creative network.

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A WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike solidarity gathering at Netflix.

September 2023

SAL Picket Party

The picket party stood with workers during the strike and kept the Strong Asian Lead community visible in a moment shaped by labor, equity, and creative futures.

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