Ham Tran's JOURNEY FROM THE FALL opens the 29th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) on July 13th at the Asia Society.

Ham Tran's JOURNEY FROM THE FALL opens the 29th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) on July 13th at the Asia Society (725 Park Avenue at 70th St. www.asiasociety.org). Dedicated to the millions of Vietnamese boat people and survivors of the communist reeducation camps, Tran's impressive feature film debut is the first American film to depict the Vietnam War from a Vietnamese perspective.

The AAIFF - the nation's longest-running festival devoted to works by filmmakers of Asian descent - is an annual global showcase of feature narratives, documentaries, short films, and special programs. The 2006 festival marks both a glimpse into the future of Asian American filmmaking, highlighting the works of a new generation of emerging talents, and a look back at the historic place of Asian cinema in New York City. Included among the 19 features and 74 shorts at this year's festival are challenging films by a number of first- or second-time filmmakers who have pushed Asian American filmmaking to a new place by engaging with its past.

Running July 13-21 and August 3-6, this year's festival takes place at the Asia Society and the Quad Cinema (34 W. 13th St.) Select films will be shown at Stony Brook University's Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook, Long Island.

Festival offerings include Richard Wong's debut feature

AsianConnections editor Lia Chang is one of 55 artists whose work is featured in SALON, a womens art exhibition on view through August 24, 2006, at Bellevue Hospital Center's Atrium located at 462 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016.

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporations Art Collection, the NYCHHC Art Collection is proud to present SALON, a womens art exhibition on view through August 24, 2006, at Bellevue Hospital Center's Atrium located at 462 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016.

Although all the artists are female, they represent a variety of ages and cultures and their artistic expression varies greatly. Mediums include painting, sculpture, photography, textile, video, and architectural design. Among the internationally known masters of 20th century art, included are Helen Frankenthaler, Emma Amos, Mary Frank, Wendy Wilson, Hannah Wilke, Lee Krasner among others and exceptional works by such esteemed contemporary artists as Candida Alvarez, Edna Espasas, Audrey Frank Anastasi, Lia Chang, Hiromi Oikawa, and Eva Cockroft. Salon also features works of art by artists from the Brooklyn Arts Council, Bronx Council on the Arts, and the Queens Council on the Arts.

Bellevue Hospital Center's Atrium
462 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016