The History of James Wong Howe

Asian American History 101

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 4! We begin this episode with reflections on the recent shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay. We also talk about the White House celebrating Lunar New Year as well as the recent nominations of Asian Pacific Islanders for the Grammy Awards and Academy Awards… and there are a LOT, with the biggest news being the 11 Academy Award nominations for Everything Everywhere All at Once. The main story continues the Award theme as we explore the life of James Wong Howe, the first person of Asian descent to win an Academy Award. Have you heard of this amazing cinematographer who innovated filmmaking as a Director of Photography? He spanned some major changes in film like moving from silent films to “talkies” and going from black and white to color, but he never stopped innovating despite obstacles like racism. We close out the episode with another segment of Obscure Asian Comic Book Characters to talk about Sha Shan Nguyen. For previous episodes and information, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or social media links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at [e-mail].

Segments

• 00:25 Thoughts on Recent Shootings and the Grammy Award and Academy Award Nominees
• 12:40 The History of James Wong Howe
• 24:43 Obscure Asian Comic Book Characters: Sha Shan Nguyen