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| The crowd waits patiently for the May 1 event to kick off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month festivities throughout the Smithsonian. … Wait! Is that loyal APA supporter Sogand Seirafi way back there? | The Boss-man, Dr. Franklin Odo, director of the Asian Pacific American Program, gleefully introduces the evening’s events. And why shouldn’t he be smiling? We’re all just ecstatic that we didn’t have another ice storm or torrential floods or any last-minute cancellations or even the expected locusts! | |||
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| A very tired, disheveled Terry Hong, project director of the Korean American Centennial Commemoration, gives the usual spiel and introduces filmmaker Tom Coffman. Mantra of the month: five down, seven to go. Say it with me, now – five down, seven to go. |
Fresh from Hawai’i, Tom Coffman, who wrote and directed the evening’s fabulous documentary Arirang: The Korean American Journey, talks about his own journey making the film. While Part I world premiered at the January 13 centennial gala in Hawai’i, we got to premiere Part II at the Smithsonian. | |||
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| Part of the illustrious Hawai’i contingent, Donald Kim, national chairperson of the 2003 Centennial Committee of Korean Immigration to the United States, takes a much-deserved bow for his work in getting the Korean Centennial recognized throughout the country. |
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couldn’t get Professor Edward J. Schultz, director of the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawai’i, to stand up and take his bow, but we certainly appreciated his involvement and presence that night – not to mention the precious Kona Coffee … |
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| Dr. Yoon-Soo Park, president of the Centennial Committee of Korean Immigration to the United States – Greater Washington chapter, also obliges the audience with much-deserved bow. Since he’s local, Dr. Park has been incredibly faithful about supporting our Smithsonian programs for which we’re mighty grateful! |
Steve Chung, one of the new generation of hot-shot Korean Americans making major waves who was featured in Part II of Arirang, smiles as filmmaker Tom Coffman introduces him to the audience. | |||
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| Post-program reception without the usual amazing Korean spread – grumbling comments were duly noted, but we didn’t have a choice. Hey – there’s my baby brother’s back. He trekked down from Boston. And my in-laws hiding – they came all the way from Florida. But whose head is blocking the full view? Guesses welcome. | Ooh, and there’s the back of our very dear friend Gail Michaelis-Ow, who came all the way from Santa Cruz, California for this event. And if you look really closely, there’s my mother’s back. See? You never now just who might turn up in these pictures! | |||
| Photo credit: Richard Strauss | ||||
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