This month’s programming suggestions from Films On Demand can help students and researchers examine how the diverse peoples of Asia have enriched American society and culture, shed light on a rare but impactful disease, honor the life and contributions of one of the most celebrated actors and directors of the 20th century, and celebrate the historical linking of the east and west coasts through our nation’s heartland. Subscribers can also explore the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the header, top left of the platform) for the year’s milestones, holidays, and events—a handy source for ideas throughout the year.
May Is Asian-American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Consider these titles for your classes:
- More Than a Face in the Crowd: The Fifty-Year Career of Asian-American Actress Jane Chung (Item #60530)
- The Slanted Screen: Asian Men in Film and Television (Item #41296)
- You Don’t Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story (Item #116138)
- World of Ideas: Maya Lin (Item #32218)
- David Henry Hwang (Item #31139)
- Island of Warriors (Item #151356)
- Becoming American: The Chinese Experience series (Item #31779)
- Angel Island: A Story of Chinese Immigration (Item #29444)
- Korean Americans (Item #4535)
- Chinatown: Strangers in a Strange Land (Item #43040)
- Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story (Item #52038)
- Prelinger Archives: A Challenge to Democracy (1944) (Item #41743)
- George Takei (Item #138041)
May Is Celiac Awareness Month
Consider these titles for your classes:
- Celiac Disease: Second Opinion—Taking Charge of Your Health Care (Item #55307)
- Diet-Related Disorders: Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Celiac Disease (Item #42223)
- Celiac Disease Myths (Item #168234)
- Finding a Cause and Cure for Celiac Disease (Item #167890)
- Food Allergies (Item #48017)
Birthday: Orson Welles, May 6, 1915
Consider these titles for your classes:
- Orson Welles: The Paris Interview (Item #52252)
- Orson Welles Biography and Performances (Item #128262)
- King Lear (Orson Welles version) (Item #116625)
- War of the Worlds (Item #131252)
- Art and Life: Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth (Item #33662)
- Citizen Kane: A Critical Analysis by Robert McKee (Item #11689)
U.S. Transcontinental Railroad Completed, May 10, 1869
Consider these titles for your classes:
- Modern Marvels: The Railroads That Tamed the West (Item #42895)
- The Grandest Enterprise under God: The West, a Film by Stephen Ives (Item #44414)
- Heartland: America—The Story of Us (Item #43279)
- The Line (Item #141237)
