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Guide to the Asian CineVision Records TAM.416

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Collection processed by I-Ting Emily Chu

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on March 20, 2023
Some names and program titles written in Latin script are also represented using traditional or simplified Chinese characters. using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

 Edited by Heather Mulliner to reflect inclusion of 2017 accretion Edited by Shiva Addanki to reflect inclusion of 2018 accretion.  Edited by Nicole Greenhouse for updated administrative information and archived websites. Edited by Anna McCormick to reflect the digitization and enhanced description of CCTV tapes done by Klavier J. Wang.  Edited by Amy C. Vo to change legacy description about the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II Updated by Rachel Mahre to state some audiovisual materials have been digitized and are accessible to patrons.  Updated by Rachel Mahre to state some audiovisual materials have been digitized and are accessible to patrons.  Updated by Lyric Evans-Hunter to further describe digitized material.  , August 2017 , November 2018 , September 2021 , June 2020 , February 2021 , May 2021 , September 2022 , January 2023

Descriptive Summary

Creator: Asian CineVision (Organization)
Source - dnr: Woo, John C.
Title: Asian CineVision Records
Dates [inclusive]: circa 1975-2020
Abstract: Asian CineVision (ACV), founded by grassroots media activists in New York's Chinatown in 1976, is a non-profit media arts organization that develops, promotes and preserves media made by or about peoples of Asian descent. ACV initiated the weekly, cable-access Chinese Cable Television (CCTV), 1977-1983, which covered a broad range of community-interest issues such as local politics, education, language, housing, labor and healthcare. Beginning in 1978, ACV sponsored the Asian American International Film Festival (AIIFF). ACV also publishes the Asian American media arts journal CineVue. This unprocessed collection consists of three series: I, Administrative Files of Asian CineVision; II, Research Files; III, Video Recordings in various formats from Chinese Cable Television (CCTV), and the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF).
Quantity: 314.25 Linear Feet in 313 record cartons, 1 legal manuscript box, 1 half manuscript box, 1 CD box, 1 poster tube, 1 oversize roll, and 1 oversize folder in a shared box.
Quantity: 8 websites in 8 archived websites.
Location: Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.
Language: Materials are mostly in English, with some materials in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Arabic. Chinese language materials appear in both traditional and simplified scripts, and spoken Chinese recorded in AsianCinevision programs is mostly Cantonese, but some episodes include Mandarin Chinese, English, and various Cantonese-based dialects.
Call Phrase: TAM.416