Eyewitness: Stan HondaReflections of a Photojournalist, a short film will unspool at the Asian/Pacific/American Institute Day of Rembrance Program in New York.

Join along with the New York Day of Remembrance Committee, for a Day of Remembrance Program to gather together to remember the internment and incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during WWII. The program will include a candlelight memorial, potluck, a report on Army Lt. Ehren Watada (Japanese/Chinese American soldier, the first commissioned officer to publicly resist fighting Iraq Warby Wayne Shi Wing Lum, and screenings of two short films "Hidden Internment: The Art Shibayama Story" and "Eyewitness: Stan HondaReflections of a Photojournalist."

"Eyewitness: Stan HondaReflections of a Photojournalist"
Eyewitness: Stan Honda presents the photographer's own recollections and commentary, revealing the stories behind the haunting, unforgettable images that one media commentator observed, "put a face on the human witness and survivor stories." Mr. Honda relates the aftermath of 9/11 to the unconstitutional incarceration by the U.S. government of Japanese Americans during World War II. (His parents were incarcerated at Poston, Arizona) His photographs of camp sites and understated observations alert us to the chilling parallels between the treatment of Arab Americans in the aftermath of 9/11 and of Japanese Americans in 1941. (25 minutes)

"Hidden Internment: The Art Shibayama Story"

Rocky Chin, Mako and Nicky Paraiso to be honored at Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Gala

Playwright David Henry Hwang and Chris Chan Esq. are the co-emcees for Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Company's 30th Anniversary Gala Award Dinner at the Copacabana in New York on Monday, March 5th, 2007. The evening's festivites include a tribute to Mako with the Theatre Legacy Award, presented by Tina Chen and John Weidman and accepted by his sister, Momo Yashima. This tribute to his legacy features film clips and the opening number from PACIFIC OVERTURES, Advantages of Floating in the Middle of the Sea , performed by Ernest Abuba, Arthur Acuna, Alan Ariano, John Baray and Orville Mendoza.

Rocky Chin, champion activist in the community and formerly with the NYC Commission for Human Rights, will receive the Community Service Award presented by Jay Mazur.

The annual Red Socks Award will be presented by John FitzGibbon and Lucia Hwong Gordon to Nicky Paraiso. Other performers include: Marcus Ho and Ken Park in RASHOMON; Lydia Gaston in CAMBODIA AGONISTES and Eileen Rivera, Leanne Cabrera, and Jessica Wu in SHANGHAI LILS.

The Black Tie & Festive Dress
Copacabana
560 W. 34th St. at 11th Ave
New York City

6:30 cocktails in the Miranda Room with photomontage

AsianConnections' team was in full force at the red carpet premiere in Hollywood for '300' - Check out AsianConnections' video features and photos!

Check out AsianConnections' photos by Michael Nguyen! CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO EXCLUSIVES from AsianConnections' Michael Nguyen at the 300 Premiere.

Click on the video boxes below for the three video features on 300 with AsianConnections' Marissa Becker and Haman Movafagh as they catch up with Director Zack Synder on the red carpet and introduce UP CLOSE interviews by Jim Ferguson with stars Gerard Butler and Director Zack Snyder.

AT '300' RED CARPET PREMIERE - ASIANCONNECTIONS' MARISSA BECKER AND HAMAN MOVAFAGH TALK WITH DIRECTOR ZACK SNYDER ABOUT WORKING WITH '300' GRAPHIC NOVELIST FRANK MILLER, AND RAVES ABOUT '300' CINEMATOGRAPHER LARRY FONG

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY JIM FERGUSON WITH '300' STAR GERARD BUTLER!

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY JIM FERGUSON WITH '300' DIRECTOR ZACK SNYDER!