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American Centennial Commemoration project director Terry Hong, development consultant Francey Lim Youngberg and the Boss-man Dr. Franklin Odo traveled west to Los Angeles to present Tom Coffman’s Arirang Part II in a joint program with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA Center for Community Partnerships – all thanks to the generosity of Farmers Insurance and the UCLA Center for Community Partnerships. |
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time, filmmaker Tom Coffman joins Terry and the Boss-man … Tom traveled all the way from Hawai’i to join us at The Korean Education Complex in Koreatown. Tom actually thought he was coming for the sound-check, not the actual event, so later apologized to the audience that he didn’t have on the requisite jacket and tie so he could look just like the Boss-man. |
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| Tom proudly stands in front of the lovely sign … and what’s not to be proud? Arirang is a film that everyone needs to see! |
One of our dearest friends and supporters, Stacy Lee Pae, schlepped two hours to come see us … and bring her camera to record our momentous event. | ||||
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| Young (very young) members of the Korean American Student Educational Outreach served as impromptu ushers for the event. KASEO is an amazing group made up of Korean American college students who tutor and mentor predominantly Latino kids in Koreatown every Saturday. Oh, and that’s the back of Jimmy Lee, managing editor of KoreAm Journal, that you see going in … |
Okay, you LA folks: we were really nervous at 2:10 p.m. – TEN WHOLE minutes AFTER we were scheduled to start! – because we thought we’d be half empty for our LA debut. But contrary to this nervous picture, in typical LA – or is that Korean? – fashion, the audience was packed by 2:30 … WHEW! | ||||
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| Professor Bob Nakamura with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center welcomes the audience with a few pithy remarks. Helps that he’s a filmmaker, too! We didn’t get any pics of Franklin Gilliam Jr., associate vice chancellor for UCLA Center for Community Partnerships, but he was really there. And we thank them both for their support! | Post-screening, the Boss-man welcomes Terry to the stage. We’re both grinning like Cheshire cats because we’re both thinking the same thing: after this, just one more to go! | ||||
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| Tom takes to the stage to answer questions about his film, as Terry looks on. A reunion of sorts (check out the May photos). By the way, unlike DC, LA audiences are not shy – no last-minute stampede of questions because people waited too long to ask. DC: take note … you’ve got one last chance in December to prove your mettle! | The rush for the fabulous buffet spread … but where’s the kimchi? That’s Jason Lee, in case anyone was wondering – board member of LA’s youngest Asian American theater company, Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. | ||||
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| Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ahn (Mr. Ahn was featured in the film) enjoy the reception with Franklin … but Boss, what are you trying to do to Mrs. Ahn’s sleeve? | Oh, that ever popular buffet. Offer to feed the masses and they will come! And we’re so glad they did! Next time, kimchi!! | ||||
| Photo credit: Francey Lim Youngberg and Stacy Lee Pae | |||||
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