CRRL Movies: Picks for Asian American & Pacific Islander Month

Streaming Video - 2020

This series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, and cultural innovation. It is a timely look at the r...Show more This series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, and cultural innovation. It is a timely look at the role that Asian Americans have played in defining who we are as a nation. You must have a library card to watch this movie on Kanopy. Show less

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The Big Sick

DVD - 2017

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani is in love with grad student Emily Gardner, but struggles as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysteriou...Show more Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani is in love with grad student Emily Gardner, but struggles as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings. Show less

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Columbus

Streaming Video - 2017

Casey lives with her mother in a little-known Midwestern town haunted by the promise of modernism. Jin, a visitor from the other side of the world, attend...Show more Casey lives with her mother in a little-known Midwestern town haunted by the promise of modernism. Jin, a visitor from the other side of the world, attends to his dying father. Burdened by the future, they find respite in one another and the architecture that surrounds them. You must have a library card to watch this movie on Kanopy. Show less

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Crazy Rich Asians

DVD - 2018

A native New Yorker, Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend Nick to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the fir...Show more A native New Yorker, Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend Nick to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. Show less

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The Farewell

Streaming Video - 2019

In this funny, heartfelt story, Billi's family returns to China under the guise of a fake wedding to stealthily say goodbye to their beloved matriarch--th...Show more In this funny, heartfelt story, Billi's family returns to China under the guise of a fake wedding to stealthily say goodbye to their beloved matriarch--the only person who doesn't know she only has a few weeks to live. You must have a library card to watch this movie on Kanopy. Show less

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Gook

Streaming Video - 2017

Eli and Daniel are two Korean American brothers who run their late father's shoe store in a predominantly African American community in Los Angeles. As Da...Show more Eli and Daniel are two Korean American brothers who run their late father's shoe store in a predominantly African American community in Los Angeles. As Daniel dreams of becoming a recording artist and Eli struggles to keep the store afloat, racial tensions build to a breaking point in L.A. as the infamous L.A. Riots break out. You must have a library card to watch this movie on Kanopy. Show less

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The Grace Lee Project

Streaming Video - 2018

When award-winning Korean American filmmaker Grace Lee was growing up in Missouri, she was the only Grace Lee she knew. As an adult, however, she moved to...Show more When award-winning Korean American filmmaker Grace Lee was growing up in Missouri, she was the only Grace Lee she knew. As an adult, however, she moved to New York and then California, where everyone she met seemed to know "another Grace Lee." This refreshing film reveals the intriguing contradiction of the "Grace Lee" persona--simultaneously impressive and forgettable, special and generic, an emblem of a subculture and an individual who defies categorization. You must have a library card to watch this movie on Kanopy. Show less

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Growing up Smith

DVD - 2017

The coming-of-age story of Smith, a 10-year-old boy from India growing up in 1979 small-town America. The coming-of-age story of Smith, a 10-year-old boy from India growing up in 1979 small-town America. Show less

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The Joy Luck Club

DVD - 2002

The Joy Luck Club is four women in San Francisco who have played mah jong together on a weekly basis for 40-some years. Born in China, the Joy Luck Club m...Show more The Joy Luck Club is four women in San Francisco who have played mah jong together on a weekly basis for 40-some years. Born in China, the Joy Luck Club members came to America as young adults; their daughters are 100% American. The old days are seldom spoken about, and some things about those times have never been said aloud, but the experiences left behind color the hopes and expectations these women have for their daughters. Show less

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Minari

DVD - 2021

Follows a Korean American family who move to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Follows a Korean American family who move to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Show less

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The Namesake

DVD - 2007

The American-born son of Indian immigrants feels pulled between his ethnic heritage and two very different women. The American-born son of Indian immigrants feels pulled between his ethnic heritage and two very different women. Show less

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Searching

DVD - 2018

David Kim's 16-year-old daughter is missing. Thirty-seven hours later and without a single lead, he decides to search the one place no one has looked yet,...Show more David Kim's 16-year-old daughter is missing. Thirty-seven hours later and without a single lead, he decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop. David must trace his daughter's digital footprints before she disappears forever. Show less

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

DVD - 2021

Marvel superhero Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization controll...Show more Marvel superhero Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization controlled by his father, a man who gained immortality and the desire for unlimited power when he acquired an ancient artifact centuries ago. Show less

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Vincent Who?

Streaming Video - 2016

This documentary covers the 1982 murder of Chinese American Vincent Chin, at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments arising from massive layoffs in the auto industry. You must have a library card to watch this movie on Kanopy. This documentary covers the 1982 murder of Chinese American Vincent Chin, at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments arising from massive layoffs in the auto industry. You must have a library card to watch this movie on Kanopy. Show less

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