Arthur Dong

A San Francisco Chinatown native, Arthur Dong is an Oscar®-nominee, and a Peabody and Sundance award-winning filmmaker, author, and curator whose work centers on Asian American and LGBTQ stories. He is the recipient of an American Book Award, the Art Deco Preservation Award, and the Independent Publisher's IPPY Award for his first book, "Forbidden City, USA: Chinatown Nightclubs, 1936-1970.” His newest book is “Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films,” published by Angel City Press. Dong’s films about Asian American history and culture include "The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor" (2015), "Hollywood Chinese" (2007), "Forbidden City, U.S.A." (1989), and "Sewing Woman" (1987). Among his films on LGBTQ issues are "Coming Out Under Fire" (1994), "Licensed to Kill" (1997), and “Family Fundamentals” (2002). He has curated exhibitions showcasing his extensive archive of cultural ephemera, including "Chop Suey on Wax: The Flower Drum Song Album," "Forbidden City, USA," and his most recent, "Hollywood Chinese," on display at the iconic Formosa Cafe in West Hollywood. Dong has served on the boards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Film Independent, OutFest, and the National Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress. A two-time Rockefeller Media Arts Fellow as well as a Guggenheim Fellow in Film, Dong served as Distinguished Professor in Film at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.