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Korean American
Choreographer Dana
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The first Korean immigrants arrived in Honolulu Harbor in 1903. One hundred years later, the U.S. Census reports well over one million Korean Americans living in all 50 states, with the largest groups living in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and northern Virginia.
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program will present free monthly events throughout 2003 to highlight the history and achievements of Korean Americans. Highlights include plays, films, martial arts demonstrations, literature discussions, and the world premiere of a modern dance piece created and performed by Dana Tai Soon Burgess and his company, Moving Forward.
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The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum complex, with 30 million visitors each year to its sixteen museums and galleries, plus the National Zoo. Millions more access Smithsonian information through print, audio, video, and Internet presentations.
Since 1997, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program (APAP) has provided vision, leadership and support for all Asian Pacific American (APA) activities at the Smithsonian, while also serving as the Smithsonian's liaison to APA communities. Through exhibitions, programs, research, and collaborations, our goals are to:
- Better reflect experiences of Asian Pacific
Americans in all aspects of Smithsonian work
- Improve the public's appreciation of the role of
Asian Pacific Americans in the history of our nation
- Empower APA communities by increasing their
sense of inclusion in our national culture
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Please Join Us
We welcome your interest, and hope
you will get involved in our program. Here are some ways you can participate  |
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Through My Father's Eyes:
The Filipino American Photographs of Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado |
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This stunning collection of rare post-World War II photographs capture the life of San Francisco's Filipino American community. See the exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History through March 31, 2003. |
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Our online exhibition provides an intimate view of some of these extraordinary photos.
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A More Perfect Union:
Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution |
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Examining events surrounding Japanese American internment during World War II, this exhibition explores the frailty of individual rights balanced with the need for national security. |
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The award-winning online exhibition complements and expands on the permanent exhibition, which is housed in The National Museum of American History. |
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