AIM NEWS & EVENTS
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month Panel - MAY 2021
AIM, in partnership with NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) NY and WICT (Women in Cable Telecommunications) NY, held a panel discussion called Shining a Light on Anti-Asian Racism and Hate Crimes: The Role of Media on Public Opinion, Corporate Action, and Community Activism. Panelists included: Bill Imada, Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer at IW Group; John C. Yang, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC); Tamlyn Tomita, actress (The Karate Kid, Part II; Cobra Kai) and moderators Nydia Han, Co-Anchor at 6abc Action News Sundays and Susan Jin Davis, former Chief Sustainability Officer at Comcast. In this discussion, we explored the long history of anti-Asian discrimination, news coverage of anti-Asian violence and harassment, and perspectives on how Asians are portrayed in movies and on television.
SOLD OUT #GoldOpen Minari Virtual Screening - MARCH 2021
AIM, in collaboration with Gold House and CAPE, celebrated Minari's #GoldOpen with 100 virtual guests in a sold out A24 Screening Room. The screening was followed by an AIM Virtual Happy Hour event in support of the AAPI community. Minari (2020) is a “tender and sweeping story about a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream.” Minari was directed by Lee Isaac Chung and stars Steven Yeun, Youn Yuh-jung (Best Supporting Actress winner at the 93rd Academy Awards), Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, and Will Patton.
2020
AIM’s Pledge of Solidarity with the Black Community, alongside 18 AAPI Media and Entertainment Organizations - JUNE 2020
“As leaders in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Media and Entertainment Community, we stand in solidarity with the Black Community.
We mourn the loss of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, David McAtee and the countless other Black people who have been murdered by police and white supremacists. We stand in solidarity with protestors fighting state-sanctioned violence and systemic racism.
We recognize that though there has been a long tradition of mutual Black and Asian American advocacy and support, we see time and time again how our community has been complicit in or caused direct harm on Black communities.
This is our pledge to listen, learn, and commit to taking action against the injustice of anti-Black racism. We pledge to examine our own community's anti-Black racism both at an organizational and individual level and to hold each other accountable. We vow to do better to educate and to empower our communities to do the same. This work must be done if we are to build more meaningful connections between the Black and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.”
2019
SOLD OUT #GoldOpen Parasite Screening at AMC Empire - OCTOBER 2019
AIM, in collaboration with Gold House, hosted a special sold out screening of Parasite at AMC Empire on 42nd Street in New York City, drawing an audience of over 300 enthusiastic moviegoers within the AIM community. Directed by critically award-winning filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, Parasite was the winner of the coveted Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and the awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month - MAY 2019
AIM, in partnership with NAMIC NY, VICE Media (venue host) and INSP (sponsor), held a panel discussion about Asian American Creatives Breaking Through. Panelists included: Tina Nguyen, Vox Media; Anne Hu, HBO; Krishna Andavolu, Vice; Melody Hahm, Yahoo Finance; and moderator: Sara David, Vice.
Best of AAIFF41 Screening - APRIL 2019
AIM, in partnership with Asian CineVision, the Asian American International Film Festival, and the Museum of Chinese in America (venue host), held a screening of the best of the 2018 Festival, a sneak preview for the 2019 Festival and provided information about volunteer opportunities for the Festival.
March Madness Mentorship - MARCH 2019
AIM, in partnership with Asian Pacific Americans at NBC Universal, hosted a panel about Confronting and Changing Asian American Stereotypes and Pushing Forward to top leadership positions. Panelists included: Roy Cho, AMC Networks; Stella Park, HBO; Jackie Kim, NBCU; moderator: Peggy Kim, iSTANDtv. Panel was followed by speed mentoring sessions.
2018
AIM Community Building Event - SEPTEMBER 2018
AIM celebrated the end of summer with a networking event with colleagues from both corporate and creative sides of the media industry.
#Gold Open - Crazy Rich Asians - AUGUST 2018
AIM joined the movement to buy out theaters for showings of Crazy Rich Asians, which became a bonafide box office hit!
Cross-Industry Rooftop Social - AUGUST 2018
AIM partnered with other Asian American affinity groups for a cross-industry rooftop social at Hudson Terrace.
AAIFF41 - JULY 2018
AIM was a Community Partner of the 41st Asian American International Film Festival and Co-Presented the opening screening of the critically acclaimed film, Searching, starring John Cho, and Beat ‘em to the Punch.
Climbing the Corporate Ladder – MAY 2018
AIM, in partnership with NAMIC – New York, Turner Asia and HBO Mosaic, celebrated Asian Pacific American Heritage month by hosting a panel about the Trials and Tribulations of Climbing the Corporate Ladder as an Asian American. Panelists included: Meeka Bondy, HBO; Saleem Malkana, AMC Networks and Mark Kang, INSP.
AIM Launch Event - APRIL 2018
100+ Asian Americans from across the media industry gathered to celebrate the official launch of AIM.
