Korean American Centennial

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program kicks off a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Korean immigrants with two events in January and one in each succeeding month.

• On January 23, 2003, a public dialogue about the contributions and perceptions of Korean Americans will feature leading Korean American journalists K.W. Lee (the nation's foremost Korean American print journalist), Jeannie Park (People magazine), and Alice Rhee (CNBC's The News With Brian Williams).
  (6:30PM, Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum)
• From January 22 through June, 2003, the National Museum of Natural History hosts "A Korean American Century," a photographic celebration of 100 years of Korean American history.
• On February 21, 2003, Sung Rno, a New York-based playwright whose productions have been seen throughout the country, will present two of his one-act plays.
  (7:00PM, Ring Auditorium, Hirshhorn Museum)
• On March 13, 2003, Actors Soon Tek Oh (M*A*S*H, Mulan, East of Eden) and Sandra Oh (Double Happiness, Arli$$, Barrier Device) will discuss the changing face of multicultural American media, the struggle for more positive roles for Asian Americans, and gaining greater control of how Korean Americans are represented in film and on television.
  (7:00PM, Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art and Sackler Gallery)

See the events planned in 2003 for the Korean American Centennial

Through My Father's Eyes:

The Filipino American Photographs of Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado

• This collection of 50 rare photographs will be at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History from November 21, 2002 until March 31, 2003. The exhibition will then travel to Sacramento, Calif., Seattle, Wash., Pensacola, Fla., and several other cities.
  
  See the online exhibition
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• "An Untold Triumph: The Story of the 1st & 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiments, U.S. Army," Thursday, January 30, 2003, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, Behring Center, 14th and Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C. Film and speakers Noel Izon, Stephanie Castillo, and Domingo Los Banos. Co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Washington, D.C.

• Story-Telling and Children's Workshop, Sunday, February 16, 2003, 2:00pm to 3:30pm, Discovery Theater, Arts and Industries Building, 900 Jefferson Dr., Washington, D.C. Featuring award-winning poet, playwright, and choreographer Potri Ranka Manis.

• "100 Years: History of Filipinos in America," Saturday, March 22, 2003, 1:30pm to 3:30pm, Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, Behring Center, 14th and Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C. Panelists include Fred Cordova, Dorothy Laigo Cordova, Janet Alvarado, and Angelo Ancheta, with moderator Albert Acena.

Top Jazz Artist Susie Ibarra at the Freer Gallery of Art

December 13, at 7:30 p.m.
Freer Gallery of Art
Susie Ibarra, the award-winning Philippine American jazz drummer, led the Susie Ibarra Trio in a free concert.

Filipino Americans in the American Labor Movement

December 11, 2002, 6:30pm-8:30pm
National Museum of American History, Behring Center
This panel discussion explored the historical role and current participation of Filipino Americans in the development of the American labor movement.