New Wave
May 15th, 2025
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley
We celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with a free community screening of Elizabeth Ai’s documentary NEW WAVE.
Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam/American War by honoring Vietnamese-American resilience, identity, and the unifying power of music.
Credit: Ultrastar Movies
Themes:
Vietnamese-American cultural preservation: how music became a vehicle for self-expression and belonging after displacement.
Intergenerational resilience: reflecting on the legacy of war, migration, and creative rebirth in the 1980s Orange County scene.
Music as community: exploring how New Wave sounds created a sense of home for refugee teens navigating two worlds.
Organizers & Sponsors:
Viet Voices
NEW WAVE: 50 for 50 campaign (nationwide initiative)
San Diego Asian Film Festival (previous sold-out screening host)
Credit: (The Orange County Register) (Photo credit Yudi Echevarria / Courtesy of Angel City Press at the Los Angeles Public Library)
