Asian Community Development Corporation, Boston, MA Videos
Videos by Asian Community Development Corporation in Boston. ACDC develops affordable housing; promotes economic development fosters leadership development; and builds capacity in and advocates for the community.
🎥 Did you know Chinatown was once the home of many movie theaters?
🎞️ During the 70s and 80s, martial arts films were all the rage in Chinatown! These theaters were a big part of Boston's social scene. Residents and folks from all around the Boston area would come together and watch films with their community! However, as home video rentals became more popular, these theaters began to close.
🍿 ACDC's Films At The Gate (FATG) preserves Chinatown's movie theater legacy. This youth-led outdoor film festival brings together the Chinatown community through activities, live performances, and classic kung-fu movies. FATG will be on August 23rd-25th from 5:30-9:30 PM at the Chinatown Gate.
🔗 To learn more, please visit asiancdc.org/fatg.
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🎥 Did you know Chinatown was once the home of many movie theaters? 🎞️ During the 70s and 80s, martial arts films were all the rage in Chinatown! These theaters were a big part of Boston's social scene. Residents and folks from all around the Boston area would come together and watch films with their community! However, as home video rentals became more popular, these theaters began to close. 🍿 ACDC's Films At The Gate (FATG) preserves Chinatown's movie theater legacy. This youth-led outdoor film festival brings together the Chinatown community through activities, live performances, and classic kung-fu movies. FATG will be on August 23rd-25th from 5:30-9:30 PM at the Chinatown Gate. 🔗 To learn more, please visit asiancdc.org/fatg.
📣 Have you heard of this FREE film festival in Chinatown? 📽️ Films At The Gate (FATG) is a 3-day youth-led, kung fu film festival that runs from 5:30-9:30 pm on August 23rd to 25th! The festival is completely outdoors and takes place by the Chinatown gate. 🍿 Kung fu movies have always been popular in Chinatown. Through FATG, ACDC youth bring the Chinatown community together while advocating for open space! 🎞️ This year, ACDC will be showing Kids from Shaolin, Young Master, and Shaolin Soccer. If kung fu movies aren’t your thing, there are tons of other activities, such as live music performances. FATG has something for everyone! 🔗 To learn more, visit asiancdc.org/fatg.
🎥Films At The Gate (FATG) is ACDC's free 3-day film festival that runs from August 23rd to August 25th, 2024! 📝 Here are 5 reasons our youth Project Managers think you should attend this event. 🎬 To learn more about FATG, please visit asiancdc.org/fatg or follow us on Instagram @filmsatthegate. 📹 Video by Harrison Tran
🐉 Last November, ACDC in collaboration with artists Katherine Chin and Parke MacDowell, launched Dancing Dragon at the Hudson Street Stoop (HSS). This vibrant public art display will be up until 2025, so don't miss it! Check out this short film about the Dancing Dragon and hear from the artists and ACDC staff about how the project came to life. ⭐ To learn more about the HSS visit asiancdc.org/HSS or visit the link in our bio. 🎥 Video Filmed & Edited by: Amanda Huang 🐲 HSS: Dancing Dragon 2023-25 is supported in part by: Healthy Places by Design and their partners John Hancock, AARP Massachusetts, UMass Boston, the City of Boston Age Strong Commission, as well as Beyond Walls, the Beyer Blinder Belle Foundation, Boston Global Investors, Payette, Perkins+Will, Utile, and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture ✨ We’d also like to thank our site partners Bozzuto, Maloney Properties, One Greenway, and Tufts University. #Chinatown #PublicArt
📣ACDC is currently looking for Team Captains for Films at the Gate (FATG) @filmsatthegate! Hear from last year's team captains on why you should join the FATG crew! 🐼🎤 Meet Emily and Leah - They think that you should join the entertainment team if you want to put on an astonishing show! Entertainment team members reach out to potential performers and help manage them. Want to be in the show as well? Entertainment team captains will also be emceeing during the event! Who knows, maybe you could be in the panda suit as well. If that seems up your alley, consider the entertainment team. 🌟 As a team captain, you will help plan the event during the summer by attending weekly meetings starting in July, organizing and managing an individual committee, working with others, and training a team of youth volunteers. It is a great way to build connections, obtain planning experience, and get involved in the Chinatown community. 🤔 Interested in the other teams? Stay tuned to this page or look at our previous posts to learn more! 🔗 The application link is https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3SoJ_gUg5FeNFewjluypGMuWrk8pgu8cJe4av4BPiLBSU9w/viewform ❗The hard deadline to apply is THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH at 11:59 PM, but we STRONGLY encourage you to apply EARLY, as we are accepting applicants on a rolling basis. ✨ Want to volunteer? Stay tuned for volunteer recruitment announcement in July! ❓ Questions? Email us at [email protected]
📣ACDC is currently looking for Team Captains for Films at the Gate (FATG) @filmsatthegate! Hear from last year's team captains on why you should join the FATG crew! 📽️💻Meet Susan - She thinks you should join the tech team if you want to be more behind the scenes at FATG. The tech team is in charge of playing music, working on sound for the performers, and of course, helping project and showcase the films. If that seems up your alley, consider the tech team! 🌟 As a team captain, you will help plan the event during the summer by attending weekly meetings starting in July, organizing and managing an individual committee, working with others, and training a team of youth volunteers. It is a great way to build connections, obtain planning experience, and get involved in the Chinatown community. 🤔 Interested in the other teams? Stay tuned to this page or look at our previous posts to learn more! 🔗 The application link is https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3SoJ_gUg5FeNFewjluypGMuWrk8pgu8cJe4av4BPiLBSU9w/viewform ❗The hard deadline to apply is THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH at 11:59 PM, but we STRONGLY encourage you to apply EARLY, as we are accepting applicants on a rolling basis. ✨ Want to volunteer? Stay tuned for volunteer recruitment announcement in July! ❓ Questions? Email us at [email protected]
📣ACDC is currently looking for Team Captains for Films at the Gate (FATG) @filmsatthegate! Hear from last year's team captains on why you should join the FATG crew! 🗞️Meet Zubair - He thinks that you should join tabling if you are love talking to people, sharing about ACDC’s programs, and helping to run family-friendly activities. If that seems up your alley, consider the tabling team! 🌟 As a team captain, you will help plan the event during the summer by attending weekly meetings starting in July, organizing and managing an individual committee, working with others, and training a team of youth volunteers. It is a great way to build connections, obtain planning experience, and get involved in the Chinatown community. 🤔 Interested in the other teams? Stay tuned to this page or look at our previous posts to learn more! 🔗 The application link is https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3SoJ_gUg5FeNFewjluypGMuWrk8pgu8cJe4av4BPiLBSU9w/viewform ❗The hard deadline to apply is THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH at 11:59 PM, but we STRONGLY encourage you to apply EARLY, as we are accepting applicants on a rolling basis. ✨ Want to volunteer? Stay tuned for volunteer recruitment announcement in July! ❓ Questions? Email us at [email protected]
📣ACDC is currently looking for Team Captains for Films at the Gate (FATG) @filmsatthegate! Hear from last year's team captains on why you should join the FATG crew! 💵 Meet Aidan - He thinks that you should join fundraising if you want to sell concessions and ACDC swag. Aidan shares that working with the fundraising team is great for building leadership skills. If that seems up your alley, consider the fundraising team! 🌟 As a team captain, you will help plan the event during the summer by attending weekly meetings starting in July, organizing and managing an individual committee, working with others, and training a team of youth volunteers. It is a great way to build connections, obtain planning experience, and get involved in the Chinatown community. 🤔 Interested in the other teams? Stay tuned to this page or look at our previous posts to learn more! 🔗 The application link is https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3SoJ_gUg5FeNFewjluypGMuWrk8pgu8cJe4av4BPiLBSU9w/viewform ❗The hard deadline to apply is THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH at 11:59 PM, but we STRONGLY encourage you to apply EARLY, as we are accepting applicants on a rolling basis. ✨ Want to volunteer? Stay tuned for volunteer recruitment announcement in July! ❓ Questions? Email us at [email protected]
📣ACDC is currently looking for Team Captains for Films at the Gate (FATG) @filmsatthegate! Hear from last year's team captains on why you should join the FATG crew! 🖌️🎨 Meet Maya - She thinks that you should join the decorations team if you have a creative mind and love art! Decorations is always trying to think of ways to create art that interacts with the community as well. If that seems up your alley, consider the decorations team. 🌟 As a team captain, you will help plan the event during the summer by attending weekly meetings starting in July, organizing and managing an individual committee, working with others, and training a team of youth volunteers. It is a great way to build connections, obtain planning experience, and get involved in the Chinatown community. 🤔 Interested in the other teams? Stay tuned to this page or look at our previous posts to learn more! 🔗 The application link is https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3SoJ_gUg5FeNFewjluypGMuWrk8pgu8cJe4av4BPiLBSU9w/viewform ❗The hard deadline to apply is THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH at 11:59 PM, but we STRONGLY encourage you to apply EARLY, as we are accepting applicants on a rolling basis. ✨ Want to volunteer? Stay tuned for volunteer recruitment announcement in July! ❓ Questions? Email us at [email protected]
A-VOYCE Alumni Spotlight: Ada
🪻 In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, this May, we’ll be spotlighting several A-VOYCE alumni.
💫 Want to support ACDC’s youth programs this #AAPIHeritageMonth? Visit asiancdc.org/aapihm
🏙️ Last, but definitely not least, we have Ada! A resident of Chinatown and the most recent A-VOYCE graduate in this series, Ada shares how being involved with ACDC has impacted her.
🎥 Video by Harrison Tran
#Boston #Chinatown #BostonChinatown #AAPIHM #AsianAmerica #Nonprofit
A-VOYCE Alumni Spotlight: Lee-Daniel
🌻 In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, this May, we’ll be spotlighting several A-VOYCE alumni.
💫 Want to support ACDC’s youth programs this #AAPIHeritageMonth? Visit asiancdc.org/aapihm
📸 Next up, we have Lee-Daniel! Lee-Daniel first got involved with A-VOYCE in 2016 and has remained involved with community work ever since.
🎥 Video by Harrison Tran
#Boston #Chinatown #BostonChinatown #AAPIHM #AsianAmerica #Nonprofit
A-VOYCE Alumni Spotlight: Susan
🌸 In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, this May, we’ll be spotlighting several A-VOYCE alumni.
💫 Want to support ACDC’s youth programs this #AAPIHeritageMonth? Visit asiancdc.org/aapihm
🌳 This week, we have Susan! Susan discovered their passion for community work and urban planning as an A-VOYCE youth. Hear their story!
🎥 Video by Harrison Tran
#Boston #Chinatown #BostonChinatown #AAPIHM #AsianAmerica #Nonprofit
📣ICYMI: check out some highlights from our Annual Meeting back in February! Thank you to the youth, residents, ACDC staff, A-VOYCE alum and other community members who came out to support ACDC and hear about our upcoming initiatives. 💗Check out our 2023 annual report at the link in our bio! 📸Video by Harrison Tran
🐉 For our fourth and final installation of our Hudson Street Stoop: Dancing Dragon video series, we hear from YOU, our community members! 🌈 Thank you again to everyone who came out to support HSS. Although our video series is coming to an end, Dancing Dragon will continue to stay up and remain open to the public at 66 Hudson Street. Hope to see you there soon! 🫶 HSS is supported in part by: Healthy Places by Design and their partners John Hancock @johnhancock, AARP Massachusetts @aarpmassachusetts, UMass Boston @umassboston, the City of Boston Age Strong Commission, as well as Beyond Walls @beyondwallslynn, the Beyer Blinder Belle Foundation @beyerblinderbelle, Boston Global Investors @bostonglobalinvestors, Payette @payettepeople, Perkins+Will @perkinswill_bos, Utile @utile_design, and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture @artsboston, and our generous donors. 🌟 🎬 Big thanks to our Media Intern Harrison Tran for his wonderful work filming, editing, and producing these videos to highlight Dancing Dragon! If you’re inspired to visit Hudson Street Stoop: Dancing Dragon, tag us @asiancdc for a chance to be featured on our socials!
🐉 Welcome back to our third installation of our Hudson Street Stoop: Dancing Dragon video series! Today’s video features Dancing Dragon artists Katherine Chin @_katherinechin and Parke MacDowell @pmacdowell at the opening celebration! HSS is supported in part by: Healthy Places by Design and their partners John Hancock @johnhancock, AARP Massachusetts @aarpmassachusetts, UMass Boston @umassboston, the City of Boston Age Strong Commission, as well as Beyond Walls @beyondwallslynn, the Beyer Blinder Belle Foundation @beyerblinderbelle, Boston Global Investors @bostonglobalinvestors, Payette @payettepeople, Perkins+Will @perkinswill_bos, Utile @utile_design, and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture @artsboston, and our generous donors. 🎬 Video credit: Harrison Tran
🐉 For our second installation of our Hudson Street Stoop: Dancing Dragon video series, we’re uplifting the voices of Ada and Angela, two residents of Chinatown and HSS Committee members. ✏️💡 Hear Ada and Angela talk about the community-driven design process and what makes Dancing Dragon unique! HSS is supported in part by: Healthy Places by Design and their partners John Hancock @johnhancock, AARP Massachusetts @aarpmassachusetts, UMass Boston @umassboston, the City of Boston Age Strong Commission, as well as Beyond Walls @beyondwallslynn, the Beyer Blinder Belle Foundation @beyerblinderbelle, Boston Global Investors @bostonglobalinvestors, Payette @payettepeople, Perkins+Will @perkinswill_bos, Utile @utile_design, and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture @artsboston), and our generous donors. 🎬 Video credit: Harrison Tran
🐉 We’re still not over our Hudson Street Stoop installation, Dancing Dragon, by Katherine Chin @_katherinechin and Parke MacDowell @pmacdowell! 📹 Over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting videos covering Dancing Dragon’s entire process, from its conception to the opening celebration. 👏 First up, we have artists Katherine Chin and Parke MacDowell: hear them explain how Dancing Dragon came to life! 🤩 Dancing Dragon is now open to all at 66 Hudson Street in Chinatown. If you're inspired to visit Hudson Street Stoop: Dancing Dragon, tag us @asiancdc for a chance to be featured on our socials! HSS is supported in part by: Healthy Places by Design and their partners John Hancock @johnhancock, AARP Massachusetts @aarpmassachusetts, UMass Boston @umassboston, the City of Boston Age Strong Commission, as well as Beyond Walls @beyondwallslynn, the Beyer Blinder Belle Foundation @beyerblinderbelle, Boston Global Investors @bostonglobalinvestors, Payette @payettepeople, Perkins+Will @perkinswill_bos, Utile @utile_design, and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture @artsboston, and our generous donors. 🎬 Video credit: Harrison Tran
🍿 ACDC youth, interns, and staff share what they love about the annual Films at the Gate Festival (aka "FATG") - part 1! 👀 What are your favorite things about FATG? -- Video by Harrison Tran Photos by Lee-Daniel Tran
📣 We have exciting updates to share about the next #HudsonStreetStoop exhibit, on view from Summer 2023 - Fall 2025. 🔴 HSS Artists, Katherine Chin (@_katherinechin) & Parke MacDowell (@pmacdowell) share updates on the fabrication process and reveal rendering of Dancing Dragon. We look forward to welcoming you ALL to the opening in August 2023. Stay tuned for a Save the Date with more details. 👀 🐉 About the design: Dancing Dragon is a steel pavilion with a meandering canopy structure providing seating, shade, and the structure for community activity. It is inspired by the traditional Chinese dragon dance with exuberant geometry above and joyful gathering below. ➡️ Residents and community members provided input to select Dancing Dragon after community Visioning Sessions, with the final decision made by the HSS Committee. The committee is comprised of Chinatown residents and arts administrators. ➡️ HSS 2023-2025 is funded in part by Healthy Places by Design and their partners John Hancock, AARP Massachusetts, UMass Boston, Beyer Blinder Belle Foundation (@beyerblinderbelle), and Beyond Walls (@beyondwallslynn). 🔴 Fabrication space provided by Payette (@payettepeople). Funding and volunteers to support fabrication of custom swings provided by Utile (@utile_design) and Perkins+Will (@perkinswill_bos) 🔴 Special thanks to our @tuftsmed partners who have been evaluating this project & process: Dr. Alice Tang, Dr. Kim Dong, Corey Mullins, Zihan Yu, & Ann Nguyen, with funding from NEA (@neaarts). We'd also like to thank our site partners @bozzuto, @maloneyproperties, @onegreenway, & @concetricfab! Video edited by Rebecca Leu