HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – January 13 marks National Korean American Day, which celebrates the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the U.S. That first group landed in Honolulu in 1903.
To celebrate, the Honolulu Museum of Art hosted a special encore cinema concert at the Doris Duke Theater Saturday with documentary filmmaker Jinyoung Lee and internationally acclaimed concert violinist Chee-Yun.
Lee is director and executive producer of “Songs of Love from Hawaii,” which captures 122 years of Korean immigration to Hawaii through music and explores themes of cultural identity, resilience, and immigration…