For the month of May, which is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we honor the filmmakers and artists who have contributed to Asia Pacific cinema. We share with you a list of films that is only a small sample of a vastly diverse body of work. Asia consists of 48 countries, each possessing its own distinct cultural identity and history. Although we realize our limits to celebrating all of these countries’ works, we hope that our selections are a good place to start. This selection of films represent works in and about Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam, and are directed by Asians, Americans, and Asian Americans. From deeply influential classics that changed the face of cinema such as Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon (1951) and Seven Samurai (1954) to contemporary films about today’s Asians fighting for noteworthy causes such as Davis Guggenheim’s documentary He Named Me Malala (2015), we hope you enjoy our selected list. Please join us in supporting filmmaking about Asia and Asians by watching these films, whether it’s your first time or your 20th time.