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Toyo Miyatake Studios. The Official Bruce Lee site | Bruce Lee Clothing | Enter The Dragon Movie | Jeet Kune Do | Bruce Lee Blog | Bruce Lee News. Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee (Chinese: 李小龍; born Lee Jun-fan, Chinese: 李振藩; 27 November 1940 – 20 July 1973) was a Hong Kong American martial artist, Hong Kong action film actor, martial arts instructor, filmmaker,[3] and the founder of Jeet Kune Do. Lee was the son of Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-Chuen. He is widely considered by commentators, critics, media and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time,[4] and a pop culture icon of the 20th century.[5][6] He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films.[7] Lee was born in Chinatown, San Francisco on 27 November 1940 to parents from Hong Kong and was raised in Kowloon with his family until his late teens.

He was introduced to the film industry by his father and appeared in several films as a child actor. Early life Bruce Lee as a baby. Names Bruce Lee and his family, when he was a child. Family Wing Chun Lee, before the age of 18. Leaving Hong Kong Lee and his teacher Ip Man. Center for Asian American Media. Commemorative t-shirt made for the 30th anniversary of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival in 2012. The image shows actors Tiana Alexandra and Mark Dacascos The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) was founded in 1980. The San Francisco-based organization, formerly known the National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA), has grown into the largest organization dedicated to the advancement of Asian Americans in independent media, specifically the areas of television and filmmaking.[1] History[edit] Public Broadcast[edit] Film Festival[edit] Other commitments forced CAAM to shelve the festival in 1985 but beginning in 1986, CAAM took over planning, programming and management of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.

With the expansion of the festival, CAAM announced in January 2013 the name change of the SFIAAFF to CAAMFest. See also[edit] References[edit] Further reading[edit] External links[edit] CAAM website. CAAM Home. Engrish.com. National Asian Americans Telecommunications Association. With more than 1,000 original essays, the Encyclopedia of Television examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes, and topics such as... Networks Programs Personalities Trends Policy Disputes Genres Themes Subjects Photos, original sources and bibliographic information. More than 250 contributors from leading media scholars around the world. Please click on one of the letters below to browse subjects beginning with that letter...