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Our Role Models
Producer / Director / Cinematographer / Editor: Tony Lam
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OUR ROLE MODELS (sponsored by McDonalds and Toyota) honors outstanding Asians
and Asian Americans, who have
made an important difference in their communities and beyond.
At present, the program concentrates on the Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean and
Vietnamese populations.
The vignette series airs on LA18 KSCI-TV, the largest Asian television
station in Southern California, reaching over 6 million
households.
Each 30 second spot runs repeatedly throughout an entire month,
offering substantial visibility in the Asian community.
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June 2009
(Chinese)
Courtney Lee
2009 Rose Queen
Tournament of Roses
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Running time:
30 seconds.
June 2009
(Chinese)
Suellen Cheng
Curator
Chinese American Museum
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Running time:
30 seconds.
June 2009
(Chinese)
Alan Woo
Director of
Planning
Community Action Partnership of Orange County
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Running time:
30 seconds.
May 2009
(Korean)
Sukhee Kang
Mayor
City of Irvine
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Running time:
30 seconds.
May 2009
(Vietnamese)
Ken Nguyen
Founder & Chairman
Little Saigon Foundation
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Running time:
30 seconds.
May 2009
(Chinese)
Nancy Kwan
Actress
The World of Suzie Wong, Flower Drum Song
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Running time:
30 seconds.
May 2009
(Chinese)
Dominic Ng
Chairman, President, CEO
East West Bank
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Running time:
30 seconds.
April 2009
(Korean)
Johng Ho Song
Executive Director
Koreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC)
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Running time:
30 seconds.
April 2009
(Vietnamese)
Stephane Gauger
Director and Writer
Owl and the Sparrow
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Running time:
30 seconds.
April 2009
(Chinese)
Karen Chau
Creator, Ni Hao, Kai-lan!
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Running time:
30 seconds.
March 2009
(Korean)
Chang Lee
Chairman
Korean American Federation of Los Angeles
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Running time: 30 seconds.
March 2009 (Vietnamese)
Khai & Thanh My Pham
Founders
Reaching Out Foundation
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Running time:
30 seconds.
March
2009
(Chinese)
Corky Lee
Photojournalist
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Running time: 30 seconds.
February 2009 (Korean)
Toby Dawson
Olympic Bronze Medalist
Freestyle Skiing
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Running time: 30 seconds.
February 2009 (Vietnamese)
Peter Nguyen
Chair
Southeast Asian Archive
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Running time: 30 seconds.
February 2009
(Taiwanese)
Ted Lieu
California Assemblyman
Chair, Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus
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Running time:
30 seconds.
November 2008
(Korean)
Young Oak Kim
Colonel, U.S. Armed Forces
Founder, Go For Broke National Education Center
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Running time: 30 seconds.
November
2008 (Vietnamese)
Kim-Yen Huynh
Commissioner
Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs Commission
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Running time:
30 seconds.
November
2008
(Chinese)
Mary Anne Foo
Executive Director
Orange County Asian and
Pacific Islander Community Alliance
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Running time: 30 seconds.
October 2008 (Korean)
Erin Pak
CEO
Korean Health Education Information & Research (KHEIR)
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Running time: 30 seconds.
October 2008
(Vietnamese)
Jason Tran
Research Analyst
Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team
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Running time:
30 seconds.
October
2008 (Chinese)
John Chiang
California State Controller
(Highest-ranking Asian American politician in California)
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Running time: 30 seconds.
September 2008 (Korean)
Monica Macer
Television Writer
Knight Rider, Lost, Prison Break
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Running time: 30 seconds.
September 2008 (Vietnamese)
Ted & Anh Nguyen
Outreach & Recruitment Coordinator (Ted)
Vietnamese Case Manager (Anh)
Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M)
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Running time: 30 seconds.
September 2008
(Chinese)
Marc Yu
Concert Pianist
(Child Prodigy)
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Running time:
30 seconds.
August 2008
(Korean)
Emile Mack
Deputy Chief
Los Angeles Fire Department
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Running time: 30 seconds.
August 2008 (Vietnamese)
Dat Phan
Stand-Up Comedian
Original Winner of
NBC's Last Comic Standing
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Running time:
30 seconds.
August 2008
(Chinese)
Charles Carter Lee
Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
Chef de Mission, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
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Running time: 30 seconds.
July 2008 (Korean)
BongHwan Kim
General Manager
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
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Running time: 30 seconds.
July
2008 (Vietnamese)
Jack Toan
Martial Arts Instructor
Contributions Manager, Wells Fargo Foundation
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Running time: 30 seconds.
July 2008
(Taiwanese)
Thomas Shu
Tea Specialist
Vice President, ABC Teahouse
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Running time:
30 seconds.
June 2008
(Korean)
Helen Kim
President
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
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Running time: 30 seconds.
June
2008 (Vietnamese)
John Tran
Mayor
City of Rosemead
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Running time:
30 seconds.
June
2008
(Chinese)
Chun-Yen Chen
Executive Director
Asian Pacific Women's Center
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Running time: 30 seconds.
May 2008 (Korean)
Anne Kim
Editor-in-Chief
Audrey Magazine
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Running time: 30 seconds.
May 2008
(Vietnamese)
Suzie Dong-Matsuda
Psychotherapist & Mental Health Professional
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Running time:
30 seconds.
May
2008 (Chinese)
Teddy Zee
Producer
The Pursuit of Happyness, Hitch, Saving Face
The Asian Excellence Awards
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Running time: 30 seconds.
April 2008 (Korean)
Phil Yu
Creator & Editor
AngryAsianMan.com
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Running time: 30 seconds.
April 2008 (Vietnamese)
Tram Le
Asian Pacific Islander Arts Coordinator
The Ford Amphitheater
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Running time: 30 seconds.
April 2008
(Chinese)
Janet Yang
Movie Producer
The Joy Luck Club, Dark Matter
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Running time:
30 seconds.
March 2008
(Korean)
Dan Kim
CEO
Red Mango
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Running time: 30 seconds.
March
2008
(Vietnamese)
Bichlien Nguyen
Breast Oncologist
BreastLink Medical Center
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Running time:
30 seconds.
March
2008
(Chinese)
Jane Yin
Public Relations Specialist
JSY Public Relations
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Running time: 30 seconds.
February 2008 (Korean)
John Suh
CEO
LegalZoom.com
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Running time: 30 seconds.
February 2008
(Vietnamese)
Joseph Tran
Magician
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Running time:
30 seconds.
February 2008 (Chinese)
Christopher Tang
UCLA Medical Student
Recipient of Kaiser Permanente Scholarship for
Promoting Culturally-Responsive Care
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Running time: 30 seconds.
January 2008
(Korean)
Michelle Park Steel
Board Member
California State Board of Equalization
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Running time: 30 seconds.
January
2008
(Vietnamese)
Hiep Nguyen
Artist
"Circle Painting" Creator
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Running time:
30 seconds.
January 2008
(Chinese)
Sally Huang-Nissen
Diversity Consultant
Leadership Coach
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Running time: 30 seconds.
December
2007
(Korean)
Nic Cha Kim
Founder
Gallery Row
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Running time: 30 seconds.
December 2007
(Vietnamese)
Linda Trinh Vo
Professor and Chair
Asian American Studies
University of California at Irvine
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
November 2007 (Korean)
Yul Kwon
First Asian American Winner
"Survivor"
(CBS reality show)
View Video
Running time: 30 seconds.
November 2007
(Vietnamese)
Don Luong
Program Director
Project MotiVATe
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Running time:
30 seconds.
November
2007 (Chinese)
Jin Au-yeung
Hip Hop Artist
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Running time: 30 seconds.
October
2007
(Korean)
Yong Soo Lee
"Comfort Woman" Victim in World War II
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Running time: 30 seconds.
October 2007
(Vietnamese)
Charlie Nguyen
Director
The Rebel
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Running time:
30 seconds.
October 2007
(Chinese)
Linda Liau
Neurosurgeon (Awake Brain Surgery)
UCLA Medical Center
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Running time: 30 seconds.
September 2007 (Korean)
Eun Sook Lee
Executive Director
National Korean American Service
& Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
View Video
Running time: 30 seconds.
September 2007
(Vietnamese)
Viet Le
Board Member & Artist
Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association
(VAALA)
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
September
2007 (Taiwanese)
Jim Liaw
President & Co-Founder
Formula Drift
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Running time: 30 seconds.
August
2007
(Korean)
Charles Song
Legal Services Director
Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST)
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Running time: 30 seconds.
August 2007
(Vietnamese)
Diane, Lisa & Chau Dang
Restauranteurs
Brodard Chateau, Bamboo Bistro,
and Brodard Nem Nuong
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Running time:
30 seconds.
August 2007
(Chinese)
Justin Lin
Director
Better Luck Tomorrow,
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,
and Finishing the Game
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Running time: 30 seconds.
July 2007 (Korean)
Ahn Trio
Maria, Lucia & Angella Ahn
Classical Musicians
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Running time: 30 seconds.
July 2007
(Vietnamese)
Vu Pham
Director
Vietnamese American Heritage Project
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Running time:
30 seconds.
July
2007 (Chinese)
Tyrus Wong
Lead Inspirational Artist, Walt Disney's Bambi (1942)
Kitemaker
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Running time: 30 seconds.
June 2007
(Korean)
Jason Scott Park
President
Asian Professional Exchange (APEX)
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Running time:
30 seconds.
June 2007
(Vietnamese)
Ysa Le
Co-Founder / Co-Director
Vietnamese International Film Festival
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Running time: 30 seconds.
June 2007
(Chinese)
David Henry Hwang
Tony Award-winning Playwright
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Running time: 30 seconds.
May 2007 (Korean)
Angela Killoren
Network of Korean American Leaders (NetKAL)
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Running time: 30 seconds.
May 2007
(Vietnamese)
Quang Than
Mountaineer
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Running time:
30 seconds.
May
2007 (Chinese)
Anne Shih
Vice Chair, Board of Governors
The Bowers Museum
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Running time: 30 seconds.
April 2007
(Korean)
Joann Lee
Directing Attorney,
Asian Pacific Islander Unit
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
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Running time:
30 seconds.
April
2007 (Vietnamese)
Jeannie Luong
Chairperson
Community Services Commission, City of Irvine
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Running time: 30 seconds.
April 2007 (Chinese)
Tim Dang
Artistic Director
East West Players
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Running time: 30 seconds.
March 2007
(Korean)
Jimmy Lee
Vice President
IW Group, Inc.
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Running time:
30 seconds.
March 2007 (Vietnamese)
Clayton Chau
Psychiatrist
Orange County Health Care Agency
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Running time:
30 seconds.
March 2007 (Chinese)
Carl Choi
Entertainment Promoter
Founder & CEO,
Plan C Group
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Running time:
30 seconds.
February 2007 (Korean)
Susan Ahn
Cuddy
First Asian American woman to join the U.S. Navy
First woman gunnery officer in U.S. Naval History
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Running time:
30 seconds.
February 2007
(Vietnamese)
Nick Ut
Pulitzer Prize-winning Photographer
Associated Press
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Running time:
30 seconds.
February 2007 (Chinese)
C.Y. Lee
New York Times Bestselling Author
Flower Drum Song
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Running time:
30 seconds.
January 2007 (Korean)
Catherine Park
CFO & COO
Giant Robot
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Running time: 30 seconds.
January 2007
(Vietnamese)
Dustin Nguyen
Leading Asian American
Actor
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
January
2007 (Chinese)
Sam Chen
Animation Filmmaker
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Running time: 30 seconds.
December 2006 (Korean)
Grace Yoo
Executive Director
Korean American Coalition
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Running time:
30 seconds.
December 2006
(Vietnamese)
K. Luan Tran
Business Trial Lawyer
Lee & Tran
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
December
2006 (Chinese)
Captain Michael Kwan
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Walnut/Diamond Bar Station
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
November 2006 (Korean)
Paul J. Kim
Founder &
Chief Visionary Officer
mISFIT Financial Group
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Running time: 30 seconds.
November 2006
(Vietnamese)
Julian Do
Co-director
New America Media
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Running time:
30 seconds.
November
2006 (Chinese)
Diana Shui-lu Wong
Artist
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Running time: 30 seconds.
October 2006 (Korean)
Helie Lee
National Bestselling Author
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Running time:
30 seconds.
October 2006
(Vietnamese)
Nhung Truong
District Representative
Office of
Congressman Adam Schiff
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
October 2006
(Chinese)
Ed Wong
Chairman and Co-Founder, Asian American Sports Club
President, Southern California Fukienese Association
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Running time:
30 seconds.
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September 2006 (Korean)
Paul Kim (PK)
Comedian
Host, Asian Nights, The Laugh Factory
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Running time:
30 seconds.
September 2006
(Vietnamese)
Long Nguyen
Artist and Actor
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Running time:
30 seconds.
September 2006
(Chinese)
Victor Law
Pharmacist and Political Activist
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
August 2006 (Korean)
Kevin Youk
Tenor
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Running time:
30 seconds.
August 2006
(Vietnamese)
Ham Tran
Writer / Director
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Running time:
30 seconds.
August 2006
(Chinese)
Jerry Wang
Executive Vice President
Charles Dunn & Co.
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Running time:
30 seconds.
July 2006 (Korean)
Sammy Lee
U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist
(First Asian American)
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
July 2006
(Vietnamese)
Janet Nguyen
Councilwoman
City of Garden Grove
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
July 2006
(Chinese)
James Lew
Martial Artist, Stuntman, Stunt Coordinator,
Fight Choreographer, Film Director
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
Esther Im
Evangelist
Hyepin Im
President
Korean Churches for Community Development
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
June 2006
(Vietnamese)
Tam Nguyen & Linh Nguyen
Brother-Sister
Owners
Advance Beauty College
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Running time:
30 seconds.
June 2006
(Chinese)
Joo Duk Lam
Self-taught Classical Chinese Poet
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Running time:
30 seconds.
May 2006 (Korean)
John Song
Pastor, New Wine
Dean, Korean Language Program, Korean Cultural
Center
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
May 2006
(Vietnamese)
Anh Doan
Poet
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Running time:
30 seconds.
May 2006
(Chinese)
Judy Man-Ling Lam
Partner
Alschuler Grossman Stein and Kahan LLP
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Running time:
30 seconds.
April 2006 (Korean)
Debra Suh
Executive Director
Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF)
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Running time:
30 seconds.
April 2006
(Vietnamese)
Huynh Phuoc Duong
Professor, UCLA
Research Scientist, Cedars-Sinai
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
April 2006
(Chinese)
Clara Chiu
Director of Development and Outreach
Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA)
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
March 2006 (Korean)
Miki Lim
Head Librarian
Pio Pico Koreatown Public Library
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Running time:
30 seconds.
March 2006
(Vietnamese)
Hong Khanh Nguyen
Conductor
Vietnamese-American Philharmonic Orchestra
View Video
Running time:
30 seconds.
March 2006
(Chinese)
Hazel Young
AIDS Activist
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Running time:
30 seconds.
February 2006 (Korean)
Cooke Sunoo
Director
Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program
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Running time:
30 seconds.
February 2006
(Vietnamese)
Nho Trong Nguyen
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court of Orange County
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Running time:
30 seconds.
February 2006
(Taiwanese)
TsuAnn Kuo
Specialist in Senior Services
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Running time:
30 seconds.
January 2006 (Korean)
Jung Im Lee
Director
Jung Im Lee Korean Dance Academy
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Running time:
30 seconds.
January 2006
(Vietnamese)
Christopher Bui
Specialist, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Running time:
30 seconds.
January 2006
(Chinese)
Colleen Seto
Development Manager
Chinatown Service Center (CSC)
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Running time:
30 seconds.
Re-envisioning Our Role Models
New Concept Pilot
Cher Calvin
News Anchor
KTLA
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Running time:
30 seconds.
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