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Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Committee : Resources

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Committee

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Films on Demand videos

These above videos are accessible via library database Films on Demand: Streaming video from large and small production companies covering a wide range of subjects to enhance college courses. These videos include public performance rights that allow them to be used in the educational setting.

Fred T. Korematsu Institute:

Fred T. Korematsu Institute educates to advance racial equity, social justice and human rights for all. The Institute’s work has expanded from K-12 civic education to promoting Public civic engagement and participation.

 

 

 

 

 

Movies About Asia and Asian Culture

Kanopy 

Watch thousands of streaming films, documentaries and training videos. Kanopy’s award-winning collection includes PBS, Criterion Collection, New Day, California Newsreel, First Run Features, and hundreds of other leading producers -- on every topic imaginable.

Here, Professor Benjamin traces the rise of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religious traditions during the millennium between 1500 and 500 B.C.E.
He then turns to the political and social organizations of the subcontinent, from the Indo-Aryan settlements through the Mauryan Empire.

https://mdc.kanopy.com/video/south-asian-civilizations-and-beliefs

 

 

One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, SEVEN SAMURAI (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride from Akira…

https://mdc.kanopy.com/video/seven-samurai-1

Several LibGuides as resources