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JANUARY
23 Thursday at 6:30 p.m. A dialogue on journalism and the media Ring Auditorium Hirshhorn Museum Participants included K.W. Lee, the nation's foremost Korean American print journalist; Jeannie Park, executive editor of People magazine; and Alice Rhee, producer of The News with Brian Willams. |
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FEBRUARY
21 Friday at 7:00 p.m. An evening of theater Ring Auditorium Hirshhorn Museum The Washington, D.C.-based Asian American theater company, ASIA: Asian Stories in America, staged two one-act plays, Drizzle and Change, by Sung Rno. Mr. Rno is a New York-based playwright whose productions have been seen throughout the country. A discussion about Korean Americans in theater followed. |
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MARCH
13 Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Sneak preview: Better Luck Tomorrow Meyer Auditorium Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery What a coup! The venerable Smithsonian managed to get a sneak preview of the breakout Asian Pacific American film Better Luck Tomorrow. The film, about a group of Asian American honor students who have a whole other life outside school walls, was a major success at Sundance 2002. The evening's sneak preview included appearances by two of the film's stars, John Cho (American Pie, American Pie 2, Off Centre) and Sung Kang (Antwone Fisher, Mystery Men), as well as director Justin Lin (Shopping for Fangs, Passing Through), as they discussed the changing face of multicultural American media, the struggle for more positive roles for Asian Americans and greater Asian American representation. |
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APRIL
10 Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Three filmmakers Meyer Auditorium Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Filmmakers Christine Choy (Who Killed Vincent Chin? and Sa-I-Gu), Greg Pak (Asian Pride Porn, Robot Stories) and Grace Lee (Barrier Device) discussed making films in a Hollywood-dominated industry. |
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MAY
1 Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Film screening of Arirang: The Korean American Journey Baird Auditorium National Museum of Natural History May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, so this month’s feature kicked off the heritage month festivities around the Smithsonian. Tom Coffman’s Arirang: The Korean American Journey, a film in two parts, screened in its entirety. The screening was the world premiere of the film’s second half. The director joined us to discuss his film. |
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JUNE
14 Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Tae Kwon Do Baird Auditorium National Museum of Natural History Jhoon Rhee, one of the most influential innovators to bring martial arts to the American public, offered a history of tae kwon do, followed by a demonstration of the sport. And yes, he even played the harmonica! |
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JULY
24 Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Korean American adoptees Carmichael Auditorium National Museum of American History The national Korean adoptee group, KAAN (Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network) had its annual conference in Washington, D.C. in July, and the Smithsonian’s program was a “pre-show” for the conference. Participants included Deborah Johnson, one of the most respected experts on transracial adoption; filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem (First Person Plural); and Chris Soentpiet, award-winning children’s book illustrator. |
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AUGUST
15 Friday at 6:30 p.m. A dialogue on religion and churches Ring Auditorium Hirshhorn Museum Sang Jin Choi, the only Korean pastor in Washington to work with homeless African Americans; Soon Paik, a Department of Labor senior economist who is a church elder of the Korean Central Presbyterian Church in northern Virginia; and Professor Kyeyoung Park, an anthropologist from the University of California, Los Angeles, explored why Korean churches have virtually exploded in numbers to become a vibrant presence in most major cities throughout the country. |
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SEPTEMBER
13 Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Children's books Ring Auditorium Hirshhorn Museum This program featured two sections: Young adult writers Linda Sue Park (2002 Newbery Medal winner, the most prestigious award for children’s literature) and An Na (2002 Michael L. Printz Excellence in Literature for young adults winner); then children’s book writer/illustrator Yangsook Choi (New Cat, The Name Jar) and Frances and Ginger Park (Where in the World Is My Bagel, The Royal Bee, Freedom Trip). |
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OCTOBER
24 Friday at 6:30 p.m. Literature Carmichael Auditorium National Museum of American History Elaine Kim (foremost Korean American and Asian American literary scholar from the University of California, Berkeley), Nora Okja Keller (Comfort Woman, Fox Girl), Heinz Insu Fenkl (Memories of My Ghost Brother and Kori, the first Korean American anthology) and Don Lee (Ploughshares editor, Yellow: Stories) read from their work and discussed Korean American literature today. The event was in collaboration with the Korean Studies Department at George Washington University which presented a conference on Korean American literature Oct. 24-26. |
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OCTOBER
30 Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Modern dance with Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Company Baird Auditorium National Museum of Natural History NOVEMBER 6 and 7 (call for performance schedule & ticket prices) John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Renowned modern dancer Dana Tai Soon Burgess and his company presented Tracings, the world premiere of a Smithsonian and Kennedy Center co-commisioned piece. Tracings captures the dancer’s mother’s family’s journey from Korea to the new world. Burgess’ mother’s family arrived in 1903 on the first ship carrying Korean immigrants to Hawai'i. A pre-performance event took place at the Smithsonian on Oct. 30, during which Burgess introduced segments from Tracings and spoke about his artistic process. One week later, full productions of Tracings premiered at the Kennedy Center on November 6 and 7 at 7:30 in the Terrace Theater. |
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DECEMBER
4 Thursday at 6:30 p.m. |
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