This past weekend, I recorded some audio of memories of Asian Americans who became involved in APAFEC, the Asian Pacific American Federal Employees Council in DC.
It was started in the mid-70s (or possibly a little earlier) and dissolved by the mid-80s. (Got to double-check that).
In the backyard deck of someone's home, about a dozen people talked about themselves and others involvement in the organization, as well as other efforts to discuss and advocate Asian American concerns in the federal government in DC.
The session was also videotaped. And while I'd like to make a short documentary based on this session and other interviews, I'm not sure how to make it captivating.
While I could stand watching a bunch of talking heads, I'm not sure if others would. I'm worried about making things relevant to a wide audience. I guess I need to identify those audiences that might be automatically interested (i.e., those interested in government, policy-making, EEO, ethnic studies, Asian American history, and DC asian community development).
To make things visually interesting would require skillful editing and probably some attractive female or male narrator. Other pleasing visuals might include cute animals, babies, and Asian food. For comic relief, old photos of people in old fashions might do the trick.
But first, I gotta log and transcribe the talk. Need help in doing that.
Posted by raacluse at March 13, 2006 08:26 PM