I’m super excited to partner with Asia Society in Hong Kong to show case the award winning documentary. Rudy Yang, Academy Award winning film maker will moderate our panel after the film. What an honor!

Join the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) and Asian Prisoner Support Commitee (APSC) to discuss this groundbreaking film and mark the anniversary of harmful immigration laws that eliminated second chances for people like Eddy Zheng. The 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) resulted in the rise of mass deportations that have separated millions of families.

SEARAC will release a report, “Prosecutorial Discretion in the Southeast Asian American Community,” to highlight the issue of unjust deportations. This event will be in conjunction with their annual “Leadership, Empowerment, and Advocacy Fellowship” (LEAF) Training. Panelists will talk about their personal stories and highlight the local work they are doing to support AAPI prisoner reentry. The event is hosted by the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC).

Speakers:
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27)
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13)

Formerly Incarcerated Panel:
Eddy Zheng, Asian Prisoner Support Committee (APSC), Oakland, CA
Kristopher Larsen, Formerly Incarcerated Group Healing Together (FIGHT), Seattle, WA
Tung Nguyen, Santa Ana, CA

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 28, 4:30-7:00pm
Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Judiciary Hearing Room 2226

For the Facebook invite, click here.
To register for the event, click here.

#FREEAMERICA is a multi-year campaign initiated by award-winning artist John Legend to amplify the growing movement to end mass incarceration.

As part of the #FREEAMERICA initiative, which will expand to include other artists and high-profile individuals committed to justice reform, John Legend will lead a listening and learning tour across the country visiting with incarcerated individuals, law enforcement, legislators, and experts whoâ€ve been thinking critically about Americaâ€s prison problem.

Legendâ€s initiative will also seek to support and collaborate with the many pre-existing national and statewide coalitions and organizations committed to this work.

For more information on #FreeAmerica, click here.

See below for their reported comic for the film.

To see more of their reported comic for CAAMFest 2016, click here.

Thanks, Channing and Minnie!

I’m excited to share that Breathin’: The Eddy Zheng Story won the CAAMFest Audience Award! Thank you to all those who watched the screenings and voted.

When I see you, I see me. Without you, there is no me. Thank you.

Photos from CAAMFest 2016 at the Alamo Drafthouse at New Mission

Eddy Zheng and Director Ben Wang before the screening

Composer Scott “Chops” Jung signing the Breathin’ poster during our pre-screening meet-up/dinner

Cast and crew during Q&A

Eddy during Q&A post-premiere

Eddy poses with filmmaker Ben Wang, SF Police Commissioner Victor Hwang, SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi, and fellow activist Harrison Suega.

Breathin’ is given an Honorable Mention by CAAMFEST’s esteemed doc jury

Watch Eddy Zheng share his story and his contributions with youth and community engagement on Bay Area Youth On-Air (BAYO)‘s “Superheroes of a New Origin” (S2E4).