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April: Three Filmmakers
   
Dr. Franklin Odo, director
of the Smithsonian Asian
Pacific American Program,
gives a two thumbs up to
all the folks who gave up a
lovely afternoon and evening
after DAYS of rain to
join us. 		  Terry Hong, Korean American Centennial Commemoration
project director, tries to get
through her 2 minutes and 48 seconds of APA film history. One friend said later: “Breathing is a
part of giving a talk on stage” Ah, well. Eight more (and counting!) chances for improvement..
     
 

The inimitable Christine
Choy – she of much
lauded documentary films
including Who Killed
Vincent Chin &
Sa-i-gu – is the first of the
evening’s three makers.

   Greg Pak laughs about his protagonist in his short, Mouse, being one of the few APA men caught on film without a shirt. But just in case you were wondering, you, too, can see our own Greg shirtless in his first feature, Robot Stories.
     
 

Grace Lee regales the
audience with Grace-
Lee-stories from The
Grace Lee Project, her
latest endeavor – everyone
knows one, right? And
don’t forget – she’s always
searching for more Grace
Lees out there, so do
let her know …

  Greg, Grace and Chris field audience queries in the quickest Q&A session of the year thus far … the wafts of kimchi were pulling us all upstairs. Apologies to the too-many hands that we didn’t get to – just means you have to keep coming back!
     
 

Just before making a dash for the fabulous reception, Terry, Greg, Franklin, Chris and Grace take a moment to pose. The rest of the
staff was apparently already
upstairs noshing …

  The Boss-man and a few of his own groupies.
     
Photo credit: Richard Strauss
       
The Korean American midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy troop out in full regalia from Annapolis to join the festivities. What an honor indeed!        
         
Photo credit: Gregor Bailar