The Okura MentalK. Patrick &Health Lily Okura, Leadership Founders Foundation is proud to support Past//Forward 2019: Te Present Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation 340 East Second Street, Suite 409 , CA 90012-4249 Phone: 213.625.2387

Karen ISHIZUKA, MSW, PHD Peggy SAIKA, MSW Bertram S. BROWN, MD President Secretary Founding Member

Cindy SANGALANG, MSW, PHD Ford H. KURAMOTO, DSW Phillip HALLEN, MPH Vice-President Treasurer Founding Member

Glen KOMATSU, MD At-Large PAST // FORWARD

2018 // COMING HOME 2019 // THE PRESENT 2020 // 50 MORE

PAST//FORWARD i s V i s u a l C o m m u n i cat i o n s ’ s e r i e s of s i g n at u r e e v e n ts to celebrate the organization’s upcoming 50th anniversary. Our goal is to celebrate VC’s past, present, and future by (re)connecting with people and communities who made great things happen.

Founded in 1970 with the understanding that media and the arts are powerful forms of storytelling, Visual Communications has dedicated five decades to creating cross cultural connections between peoples and generations through the media arts. While Visual Communications’ mission and programming has shifted to meet the changing needs of our diverse communities, the organization has always had a constant element — a group of people passionate about social and cultural acceptance through the arts.

PAST//FORWARD recognizes and appreciates the people behind the charge for change (builders + connectors + mobilizers + believers + storytellers) and what we have all accomplished together.

Saturday, May 18, 2019 THE L.A. GRAND HOTEL DOWNTOWN 333 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 W e l co m e to PAST//FORWARD. T oday , w e c e l e b rat e o u r b u i l d e rs , artists, and storytellers. And we express gratitude to our Visual Communications members and donors, our community partners, and our believers who have been with us for five decades. Constructing a singular narrative of fifty years of VC presents a challenge. From our early days as an artist collective, to becoming a media arts center, and to our current state of connecting our communities, our story arc splits and projects towards different directions and tangents. Reflecting our own lives, we have commemorated several milestones, while engaged in struggles and losses. But however complex VC’s story is, it can be simply stated that at any given point in time, there’s always a group of people coming together to make something great happen. I am grateful for VC’s past that includes hundreds of cultural workers and artists, while appreciative of our current staff and advocates, who tirelessly work towards creating our ideal communities. And as we move forward to another fifty years of Visual Communications, we continue our core spirit of creating cross cultural connections between peoples and generations. I am humbled to be the steward of an organization that is central to all your lives. Thank you for your works and actions that have become our own stories and memories.

Francis Cullado Executive Director D e ar F r i e n ds , As Visual Communications celebrates its 49th year, I just have to say: WHAAAT? It just seems like yesterday when a scruffy group of film students, community photographers, a few graphic artists, and students banded together to form VC. Things have certainly changed — our communities have grown, new technologies enable us to tell our stories daily, and the level of proficiency and sophistication among Asian Pacific American media makers is quite high. And yet things haven’t changed in many ways. Despite the visibility of our communities, our stories are still not widely acknowledged or understood. Yes, some of our cultural holidays are noted but not our histories or our dreams and aspirations. We still have much work to do. Visual Communications has been tilling the soil and planting seeds for 49 years. Whether VC was producing books, films, videos, or exhibits about APA life or presenting the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival over the last 35 years, VC has sought to create a space where our lives are respected and recognized as vital participants in our society. It hasn’t been easy, and we couldn’t have done it without you: our donors, supporters, and community of artists, writers, historians, and educators. Looking ahead to 2020 when VC actually becomes 50 years old, I’m excited by the new challenges and new opportunities that lay ahead. In VC’s next 50 years, there will be new platforms to tell our stories, but no matter what comes down the road, the indelible power of images combined with emotive storytelling will shape how we see ourselves and how others see us.

Sincerely,

Eddie Wong Co-Founder of Visual Communications ABOUT VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS...

O u r m i ss i o n i s to d e v e l op a n d s u pport t h e vo i c e s of Asian American and Pacific Islander filmmakers and media artists who empower communities and challenge perspectives. Visual Communications (VC) is the first non-profit organization in the nation dedicated to the honest and accurate portrayals of the Asian Pacific American peoples, communities, and heritage through the media arts. VC was created with the understanding that media and the arts are important vehicles to organize and empower communities, build connections between peoples and generations through the development of AAPI film, video, and media. The organization has created award-winning productions, nurtured and given voice to our youth and seniors, promoted new artistic talent, presented new cinema, and preserved our visual history. Founded in 1970, VC has been a pioneer in the development of Asian Pacific American film, video, and media. VC was founded by Duane Kubo, Robert Nakamura, Alan Ohashi, and Eddie Wong. Along with a core group of artists, filmmakers, photographers, and educators, VC’s founders began searching for visual resources to build a greater consciousness of Asian Pacific history in America. Fueled by the burgeoning Civil Rights and Anti-War movements, they set out creating learning kits, photographing community events, audiotaping stories, and collecting historical images of Asian American lives. In 1980, VC premiered HITO HATA: RAISE THE BANNER, the first independently- produced full length narrative feature principally created by and starring . This landmark film was a building of a community-in- progress, involving artists, professional media personnel, scholars, community organizations, and countless number of individuals and community businesses in the making of the film. Beginning in the 1980s, VC transitioned from a film production collective to a full-service media arts center. While VC still produced films in this period, the organization also provided support services for Asian * American artists and filmmakers, workshops and trainings for the community, and more presentation opportunities for independent media in Los Angeles. Throughout our history, VC programs have evolved to meet the changing needs of a diverse Asian Pacific Community of over 25 different languages, cultures, and nationalities. The organization has created award winning productions, nurtured and given voice to our youth, promoted new artistic talent, presented new cinema, and preserved our visual history. Today, VC continues to be a conduit for the Asian Pacific global communities to the American public through its numerous arts programs. Our programming includes: the annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and year-round screenings and exhibitions; the Armed With a Camera Fellowship for Emerging Media Artists; the Digital Histories media production and digital storytelling program for senior citizens; a Film Development Fund for independent filmmakers; and C3: The Conference for Creative Content. VC is also home to the VC Archives, one of the largest photographic and moving image archives on the Asian Pacific experience in America. We see media as a powerful tool to create and share meaningful perspectives, and our programs ensure that the AAPI community has access to the resources to tell their unique stories. PROGRAM

PAST//FORWARD GALA: THE PRESENT A VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS FUNDRAISER

Entertainment provided by The LosAKAtombros Trio and DJ Icy Ice

Clip from the VC Archives

VC Highlight

Emcee Welcome Tess Paras and Jenny Yang

Cornerstone Award GIDRA

VC Program Highlight: Digital Histories

Influencer Award Warner Bros.

Dinner

PAST//FORWARD Award Walt Louie

VC Board President Remarks Jodi Long

Special Message Amy Hill and Dom Magwili

VC Program Highlight: Armed With a Camera

PAST//FORWARD Award

Executive Director Remarks Francis Cullado

Entertainment DJ Icy Ice VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS’ BOARD AND STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Jodi Long Francis Cullado Board President Executive Director Actress & Filmmaker Abraham Ferrer Phil Yu Archives & Distribution Manager Board Vice-President Angry Asian Man Joel Quizon Digital Histories Media Instructor Marissa Kitazawa Board Secretary Ashley Lin Dailey Grants & Membership Coordinator

Douglas Aihara Milton Liu Board Treasurer Armed With a Camera I Fiscal Sponsorships Aihara & Associates Insurance Services Ann Kaneko Derrick Cagaanan Armed With a Camera Mentor Flipcause Rachelle Samson Alison Chin Strategic Partnerships Director Paramount Pictures Susan Soohoo Christina Chou Office & Finance Manager Creative Artists Agency Dorothy Xiao Gerlie Collado Branding & Communications Manager The Music Center Jane Han Mary dela Cruz Graphic Designer IW Group Yuri Shimoda David Kwan Archives Associate, UCLA MLIS The Famous Group

Chris DeHau Lee Move Eye Media

Walt Louie Flash Cuts

Clayton Yeung Nielsen

Diane Wei CSU Northridge

Francis Cullado Executive Director

GALA COMMITTEE Francis Cullado Rosemary Danon Amy Kato Marissa Kitazawa Jodi Long Cindy Oda Janice Tanaka Clayton Yeung

GALA PRODUCERS Francis Cullado Ryan Fukuda Rachelle Samson

TABLE SPONSORS UCLA Asian American Studies Center Little Tokyo Service Center Kondo Wealth Associates Friends of Linda Mabalot Flash Cuts GIDRA Rosemary Danon Marissa Kitazawa Okura Mental Health Leadership Foundation Clayton Yeung Derrick Cagaanan Diane Wei Phil Yu/ Angry Asian Man Mary dela Cruz David Kwan Walt Louie Warner Bros. Edmund & Susan Soohoo David Magdael Visual Communications/ Digital Histories Japanese American Citizens League Little Tokyo Community Council Union Bank Comcast NBCU Visual Communications/ Armed With a Camera Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress Cindy Oda Janice Tanaka Amy Kato Doug Aihara YOUR HOSTS FOR THE EVENING...

TESS PARAS

Tess Paras is an actress who has had notable TV credits on shows like JUST ADD MAGIC, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND, TAKE MY WIFE, GIRL MEETS WORLD, and more. As a filmmaker, Tess wrote and directed THE PATIENTS, a inspired by events in her own life, that made its world premiere at the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. In the comedy space, Tess serves as a performer, director, writer, and teacher. She was recently the Assistant Director for the 2019 CBS Diversity Showcase, after writing and performing in the program in 2014.

JENNY YANG

Jenny Yang is a Los Angeles-based writer, , stand up comedian, and a former staff writer and performer for the premiere season of the late-night talk show BUSY TONIGHT on E!. She produces the first-ever, mostly female, Asian American standup comedy tour, Disoriented Comedy, and The Comedy Comedy Festival: A Comedy Festival, a comedy festival showcasing the best in Asian American comedic talent. In 2016, Jenny was honored as a White House Champion of Change for her leadership in Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling. OUR CORNERSTONE HONOREE...

A TAblOiD-SiZeD, neWSPRinT PubliCATiOn (1969-1974), giDRA was founded by fi ve UCLA students who each kicked in $100 to produce an Asian American community news- paper when their request for administration support was met with conditions restricting editorial control. Tracy Okida suggested the name: a giant three-headed dragon from 1960s Japanese monster movies.

Based at the new Asian American Studies Center at UCLA, GIDRA defi ned “The Movement” for readers and covered the fi ght for ethnic studies on college campuses, along with rising community activism. As GIDRA evolved and moved to the Crenshaw District of Los Angeles, its scope broadened to encompass an Asian American perspective on the international anti-imperialist movement, linking the Vietnam War to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to other movements in Okinawa, the Philippines, and Korea. Stories included the draft, Third World unity, art and poetry, and even a series on cooking, clothing, and fi xing toilets.

GIDRA staff worked voluntarily without pay, and, in line with Movement values, aimed to be non-hierarchical — without editors or publishers. Rotating coordinators were responsible for production of issues. Its press run was 4,000, with 900 to 1,300 subscribers, but GIDRA’s impact went far beyond, as copies were passed along by devoted readers across the country.

GIDRA description condensed and adapted from Densho Blog by Brian Niiya OUR INFLUENCER HONOREE...

WARNER BROS.

WARneR bROS. PiCTuReS PRODuCeS AnD DiSTRibuTeS A wide-ranging slate of some 18-22 fi lms each year, employing a business paradigm that mitigates risk while maximizing productivity and capital. Warner Bros. Pictures either fully fi nances or co-fi nances the fi lms it produces and maintains worldwide distribution rights. It further monetizes its distribution and marketing operations by distributing fi lms that are totally fi nanced and produced by others. Current multi-faceted co-fi nancing joint ventures include those with Village Roadshow Pictures and MGM. Warner Bros. Pictures also has a distribution, co-fi nancing deal with Alcon Entertainment. OUR PAST//FORWARD HONOREE...

WALT LOUIE

Walt Louie has been in the broadcast media business since 1974, working as a producer, director, editor, and instructor. His documentary work includes Arthur Dong’s FORBIDDEN CITY, USA, winner of “Best Documentary of the Decade” at the International Film Festival, and RESTORING THE LIGHT, a documentary shot entirely in China. Walt is currently a tenured professor at Santa Monica College in the Digital Media department, where he teaches post-production classes utilizing Premiere, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Photoshop, and After Effects. He is also the owner of Flash Cuts, a post-production company in Los Angeles that provides editorial services for independent filmmakers. Their list of clients include Netflix, Hulu, commercial agencies and PBS.

Walt has served over 15 years as a national board member of the National Asian American Telecommunications Association in , and is currently a board member at Visual Communications of Los Angeles, the oldest Asian Pacific non-profit media organization. OUR PAST//FORWARD HONOREE...

JESSICA YU

Jessica Yu is an Academy Award-winning and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and writer working in a variety of media and genres. In 2019, Yu became the first Asian American woman to direct a network drama pilot with NBC’s BLUFF CITY LAW. The show, which stars Jimmy Smits, has just been ordered to series. Yu has helmed episodes of many shows, including AMERICAN CRIME, 13 REASONS WHY, SCANDAL, and more. In 2008, Yu’s cult comedy feature for Cherry Sky Films, PING PONG PLAYA, was released theatrically by IFC after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival and screening at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Yu won an Academy Award® for Best Documentary Short for BREATHING LESSONS: THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARK O’BRIEN, an intimate portrait of the writer who lived for four decades confined to an iron lung.

Yu has been the artist-in-residence at the Isabella Stewart Gard- ner Museum in Boston, and a fellow of the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. She has been a board member of the International Documentary Association, and an artist trustee of the Sundance Institute. She currently serves as an advisor to the Sun Valley Writers Conference. A SPECIAL THANKS TO...

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A VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS MEMBERSHIP IS A REWARDING WAY TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND OUR PROGRAMS. VC Members are a community of creators and supporters who champion the spirit of Asian Pacific American stories in film and media. There are various VC Membership levels to suit your ability to give, and a portion of each contribution is tax deductible. Learn more at www.vcmedia.org/membership

STUDENT $30 (proof of enrollment required) SPONSOR $250 • Same benefits as FRIEND level • SUPPORTER level benefits • Six (6) LAAPFF regular screening tickets SUPPORTER $50 • Two (2) LAAPFF tickets to Opening or • Subscription to VC’s weekly newsletter Closing Night • Invitation to members-only screenings • One (1) LAAPFF badge - priority seating • Discounts on tickets, events, and merchandise PATRON $500 • Recognition on VC collaterals • SUPPORTER level benefits • Eight (8) LAAPFF regular screening tickets FRIEND $75 • Two (2) LAAPFF Opening Night tickets • SUPPORTER level benefits • Two (2) LAAPFF Closing Night tickets • Two (2) LAAPFF regular screening tickets • One (1) LAAPFF badge - priority seating • One (1) complimentary copy of 2019 FILMMAKER $125 Armed With a Camera or Digital Histories • SUPPORTER level benefits DVD • Four (4) LAAPFF regular screening tickets • One (1) LAAPFF badge - priority seating BENEFACTOR $1,000 • Waived LAAPFF film submission entry fee • SUPPORTER level benefits • Access to apply for 501(c)(3) nonprofit • Two (2) LAAPFF Festival Passes status through VC’s Fiscal Sponsorship • One (1) LAAPFF badge - priority seating • Discounted access to VC facilities and • One (1) complimentary LAAPFF tote bag equipment • One (1) complimentary copy of 2019 Armed With a Camera DVD • One (1) complimentary copy of 2019 Digital Histories DVD VC MEMBERS AND DONORS

Visual Communications is a full-service media arts organization serving our Asian Pacific American communities year-round. Our programs are only possible through the support of many VC Members and individual donors. We would like to acknowledge our awesome contributors! (from April 1st, 2018 to April 1st, 2019)

$25,000+ Marissa Kitazawa Anthony Cookson Vivian Matsushige Aratani Foundation Mary dela Cruz Barbara & Kevin Shore Yvonne & Alan Nishio George A. Okamoto Maysie Hoy Bo-Gay Salvador Okura Mental Health Carol Tanita $250+ $10,000+ Leadership Foundation Carrie & Walter Morita Aaron Chan Academy of Motion Picture Rosemary Danon Caryn West Aihara & Associates Arts and Sciences Phil & Joanna Lee Casimiro Tolentino Insurance Services Asian Pacific Community Fund Quan Phung & Michelle Ko Clement Cheung Akemi Yano Walt Louie & Cheryl Yoshioka SKB Foundation David Kent Yada Amy Hill SAG-AFTRA Producers IACF Denise Yamamoto Andrew Ooi $1,000+ Febria Baldwin Anna-Liza Recto-Ruth $5,000+ Alvin & Marsha Wakasa Frances & Amber Ito Anne Stulz The Wellness Brenda Feldman Freda Shen Arlene Ito Foundation Bruce & Joy Morimoto Fukui Mortuary Brent Anbe David Kwan Contemporary Asian George Wada Carol Miyahira Doug Aihara Theatre Scene Gerald Chow Carol Yoshida Duane & Lucien Kubo Dom & Sachiko Magwili Glenda Pereyra Carolina Tsaw Eddie Wong Elizabeth Sung & Peter Tulipan Jeri L. Endo & Jeff Furumura Catherine Lee Flash Cuts Evelyn Yoshimura & Jim Lau Catherine N. Tanaka Henry Chan Bruce Iwasaki Karie Itano Dan Lauria Karen L. Ishizuka & Gwen Yamasaki Lewis Kawahara Debra Nakatomi Robert Nakamura Jeffrey Yang Linda Ukita & Tony Quon Dennis Kimura Little Tokyo Service Center Joanne & Winston Young Noriaki Ito Donna & Harvey Hihara The Famous Group John & Wendy Mori Patricia Chow Emily Hyun MUFG Union Bank Foundation John Esaki & Amy Kato Pauline & Wayne Shimizu Eurie Chung Keiro Peggy & Paul Uyeda George Takaki $2,500+ Marsha & Leonard Young Peggy Ann Tom Glenn Omatsu Akemi Kondo Dalvi Nikkei for Civil Rights Qris Yamashita & Chris Komai Grace Elizabeth Hwang Alan & Ruth Kondo & Redress Robert Shoji Grace Lee Cathy Tanaka & Gerald Fukui Randall D. Park Robert Takahashi Jan Fukuhara Chris DeHau Lee Renee Tajima-Peña Robilyn Shibao-Martin Jasmine Wu Cindy & Kenji Oda Sandy & Tracy Okida Rose Burton Jean Wong Clayton Yeung & Sam Lucas Tenaya Senzaki Russell Hiroto Jeff & Lorraine Dohzen Creative Artists Agency Yaeko Aihara Steve & Patty Nagano Jennifer Chun & Ju Hiu J. Han David Magdael Steven Wong & Leslie Ito Jimmy Ng Derrick Cagaanan $500+ Susan Jin Davis Joanne Sakai Diane Wai Adrienne Miura-Oka & Teiji Kawana Joy Chiya Edmund & Susan Soohoo Ricky Oka Teri Nitta Judith & Ray Sugimoto Janice Tanaka Akimi Watanabe Tritia Toyota Judy Lei Jerrold Hiura Alan & Joy Ohashi Tzi Ma Junko Goda Jodi Long Alison Chin University of California, Karen & Bak Jong Kondo Wealth Advisors Andrew Morris Los Angeles * Karen Umemoto James Aceron Stephen Gong Eric Kurimura Kathy Tokudomi Jan Tokumaru Steven Wallace Erich Nakano Ken Wada Janet & H. 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Kim Barb Yamadera Jack Lew William & Denice Hoy Laura Kim Barbara Higashi Jan Murata Xireng & Ji-li Jiang Lee Chen-Norman Barbara Poppy Kwong Jan Komuro Lei Ditch Benny Magdael Jan Yokota $100+ Leonard Smith & Jeff Hong Bill Yang Jane & Howard Boltz Alan Ota Lew & Ricki Karp Bob Fulton Jane Murakami Albert Aubin Linda Maram Bob Hom Janet Chen Alexandra Hsu Linda Yamada-Yee & Phillip Yee Bonnie Berger Janice & John Yen Alexandra Margolin Loren & Myrna Nakamura Caren Murata Jared Leong Amy Uyematsu Lori Ann Kanogawa Johnson Carol Takafuji Jasmine Trice Arthur Dong Lucy Burns Carol Tanita Jason Flores Beth & David Tulipan Lynn & Lenneth Taise Caroline Mayeda Jayne Sakoda Brian Yang Mariko Lochridge Carolyn Carrera Jean Ho Carol Liu Marion Fay Cathy Okita Jeanne Shannon Carolyn & Nahan Gluck Mark & Kathy Masaoka Cathy Taeleifi Jeannie Morinaka Catherine Uchida Mark Yoshikawa Cheryl Hing Jeannie Wong Celine Parrenas Shimizu Marsha C. 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