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| Wow! That’s the whole gang, pre-program! Back row (from left to right): office assistant Marci Xiong, program specialist Gina Inocencio, development consultant Francey Youngberg, KACC project director Terry Hong. Front row: writer Heinz Insu Fenkl, writer Don Lee, Professor Elaine Kim, writer Nora Okja Keller, program director Franklin Odo, program assistant Noriko Sanefuji and Sogi Fellow Jodie Atkinson. | A pre-program pow-wow as our distinguished guests check out the podium from whence they will hold forth the audience: (from left to right) Elaine Kim, Don Lee, Nora Okja Keller and Heinz Insu Fenkl. | ||||
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| Our favorite Boss-man, Dr. Franklin Odo, happily welcomes the crowd. What’s not to smile about? We had a fabulous program that night! |
Terry Hong, project director of the Korean American Centennial Commemoration, can only hope to be as entertaining as the Boss-man. | ||||
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| Professor extraordinaire Elaine Kim, arguably the foremost authority on Korean American literature, offers a quick overview of the field. |
Nora Okja Keller reads a harrowing passage from her phenomenal debut novel, Comfort Woman. | ||||
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| Heinz Insu Fenkl reads a touching story from Skull Water, his upcoming sequel to Memories of My Ghost Brother. Memoir or fiction? This time he gets to decide. | Don Lee regales the audience with parts of “Domo Arigato,” a bittersweet, though often comical short story included in his pithy, entertaining collection, Yellow: Stories. | ||||
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| During the lively Q&A, the men share a laugh. | … and the women enjoy themselves, as well. | ||||
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| Our gang of four in grand discussion... | And outside, the books sales were incredibly brisk – even the bookstore folks were oh so surprised! | ||||
| Photo credit: Richard Strauss | |||||
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THE RECEPTION
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| Ah, food glorious food. Elaine, Don and Nora hold court at the toothsome reception, held in the beautiful library of the Smithsonian Castle. | And in spite of the jaunt across the dark Mall, it was sitting-room only … many came and enjoyed the fabulous food, provided once again by Han Sung Oak. | ||||
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| A lovely view from the top as our Francey Youngberg tries to capture the crowds below from the balcony. Oh Nora, oh Don, oh Elaine, oh Heinz … wherefore art thous? | |||||
| Photo credit: Gregor Bailar | |||||
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| The view below … eat, eat and eat! | But we poor staff folks are still waiting at the end of the line to be fed … poor little Marci is hungriest of all! From left to right: Terry Hong, Jodie Atkinson, Annie Huynh, Marci Xiong and Noriko Sanefuji. | ||||
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| Even the stairwell was well used this time! | |||||
| Photo credit: Francey Youngberg | |||||
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