Dear Corky | Corky Lee's 100,000 photos chronicle Asian American life | American Masters | PBS

Official website: http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters | #AmericanMastersPBS New Yorker Corky Lee photographed his hometown’s Chinatown and Asian American communities around the country for over 50 years, documenting activists, celebrities and everyday heroes he encountered in over 100,000 photos. While documenting the latest rise of anti-Asian hate crimes, Lee passed away from COVID-19. In his own words and photos, this short documentary reveals the man behind the camera. Find more documentaries in the American Masters Shorts series here: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmast... Subscribe to the American Masters channel for more clips: http://bit.ly/1JmUCu5 Enjoy full episodes of your favorite American Masters films: http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters FOLLOW AMERICAN MASTERS: Facebook:   / americanmasters   X:   / pbsamermasters   #AmericanMastersPBS Instagram:   / pbsamericanmasters   #AmericanMastersPBS TikTok:   / pbsamericanmasters   FOLLOW PBS: Facebook:   / pbs   X:   / pbs   Instagram:   / pbs   TikTok:   / pbs   Shop: http://www.shop.pbs.org/ ___________________________________ Now in its 38th season on PBS, American Masters illuminates the lives and creative journeys of those who have left an indelible impression on our cultural landscape—through compelling, unvarnished stories. Setting the standard for documentary film profiles, the series has earned widespread critical acclaim: 28 Emmy Awards—including 10 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series and five for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special—two News & Documentary Emmys, 14 Peabodys, three Grammys, two Producers Guild Awards, an Oscar, and many other honors. To further explore the lives and works of more than 250 masters past and present, the American Masters website offers full episodes, film outtakes, filmmaker interviews, the podcast “American Masters: Creative Spark,” educational resources, digital original series and more. The series is a production of The WNET Group.