8-1 SA-I-GU and WET SAND screenings

Revisiting Sa-I-Gu

August 1, 2007
6pm Screenings of Sa-I-Gu and Wet Sand,
7:30pm Panel Discussion

The ImaginAsian
239 East 59th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Ave), New York, NY

Sai-I-Gu (April 29th in Korean) symbolizes the social meltdown in Los Angeles after police officers were acquitted in the 1992 beating of Rodney King. A forum will revisit Sa-I-Gu 15 years later and discuss the current status of government accountability, inter-community development, and civic engagement.

Panelists:
Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, Film Producer
Joel Magalian, Executive Director of Asociacion Tepeyac
Grace Lyu-Volckhausen, Human Rights Commissioner
Angela Perry, National Urban Fellows, Inc.
David Chu, SVP of Programming and Production, ImaginAsian TV
Moderated by John Choe, Chief of Staff to NYC Councilman John Liu

Please contact Ron Kim for info and RSVP: 917-363-4853, ron@grooted.org

ORGANIZERS: Korean American League for Civic Action and grooted.org
CO-SPONSORS: APAs for Progress and ImaginAsian Entertainment
PARTNERS: Korean American Youth Foundation, Museum of Chinese in the Americas, Korean American Voters' Council, Korean American Empowerment Council, Korean Americans for Political Advancement

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