Film: Grassroots Rising
In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Center for Asian American Media, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and OCA-OC are proud to screen the following films with CSUF and Cerritos Library:
“GRASSROOTS RISING”
By Robert Winn and Visual Communications
56 mins. | Documentary
“This is an old story, and it is new. From enslaved garment workers in El Monte to Koreatown restaurant and market workers, labor continues to be a vital part of the Asian American experience. GRASSROOTS RISING shares the stories of Asian immigrant working families as they struggle to claim their place in Los Angeles and America.”
Thursday, May 25th, 7-9 p.m.
Cerritos Library
Skyline Room
Cerritos, CA
Free! For more info, contact Marie Farrows at 562-916-1340 or Vicki Ta at 562-832-7998.
To find out when these and other films will air on your local public television station, visit www.asianamericanmedia.org/heritagemonth.com.