8/1/07: Revisiting Sa-I-Gu

Sa-I-Gu (April 29th in Korean) symbolizes the social meltdown and havoc when Los Angeles erupted after four cops were acquitted in the beating of Rodney King in 1992. In New York City, Korean Americans also faced organized boycotts and other actions.  Sa-I-Gu was part of an era of heightened race tensions and distrust of our government when underserved communities suffering from institutional inequity vented their anger towards each other. 

Our community forum will revisit Sa-I-Gu fifteen years later and discuss the current status of government accountability, inter-community development, and civic engagement. 

Panelists include: 

> Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, Film Producer

> Joel Magalian, Executive Director of Asociacion Tepeyac

> Grace Lyu-Volckhausen, Human Rights Commissioner

> J. Edward Lee, COO of ImaginAsian Entertainment

> Angela Perry, National Urban Fellows, Inc.

> Moderated by John Choe, Chief of Staff to NYC Councilman John Liu

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

WHERE:  The ImaginAsian Theater

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

WHAT:   Screening of Sa-I-Gu, a documentary by Christine Choy, Elaine Kim and Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, followed by a panel discussion.

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

Click here to join the discussion on the roots of Sa-I-Gu

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ORGANIZERS: Korean American League for Civic Action and grooted.org 

CO-SPONSORS: APA's for Progress and ImaginAsian Theater

PARTNERS: Korean American Youth Foundation, Museum of Chinese Americans, Korean American Voters' Council, Korean American Empowerment Council, Korean Americans for Political Advancement