Author: Sui Duong

Talk Story Events Ricki’s Promise: A Film Screening And Meeting with Producer/Writer Changfu Chang Sunday, November 29, 2015, 1:30 to 4:00 pm   Chinese Community Church 500 I (Eye) Street NW, Chinatown, Washington DC When internationally adopted American teenager Ricki Mudd returns to China to live with her long-lost birth family for a summer, she pieces together fragments of her mysterious past, exploring culture, tradition, politics and past choices that shaped her life. “Ricki’s Promise stands out as a more complex work...with many moments of unexpected sweetness and authenticity” says the…

Tom Hom: Rabbit on a Bumpy Road A Story of Courage and Endurance Sunday, June 21, 1:30 to 3:30 PM Chinese Community Church, 500 I (eye) Street, NW Chinatown, Washington DC The road to the American Dream is filled with challenges. For Tom Hom, born the Year of the Rabbit, his journey took him to become the first minority American elected to the San Diego City Council, and to a seat on the California State Assembly. A “living legend” in San Diego, according to UT San Diego, Tom’s…