Monday Musings - Deann Borshay Liem's Worldwide Film Premiere "IN THE MATTER OF CHA JUNG HEE"

Dear All,

We "sprung" into the first week of spring with a whirlwind of parties, glitz and glamour, missed flights, exams, hula hooping, and holidays in Costa Rica! ONE WORLDERS reported live from Ireland, England, NYC, Toronto, California and London. Here's a glance at the week in recap...

Last week ONE WORLDER Jennifer reconnected with her sisters from the Emerald Isle and the UK (see photo above: the girls & Jennifer in England); on the very same day -- across "the pond" -- ONE WORLDER Mei-Mei "floated into the exotic world" of the Diane von Furstenberg Inaugural "Women in the World Awards" at the United Nations, NYC, mingling with amazing women world leaders.(photo above: One Worlder Dr. Mei-Mei Ellerman and Meryl Streep

at the "Women in the World" Awards, United Nations, NYC)

Meanwhile, in the Emerald Isle ONE WORLDER Fuaihuan passed her

Gaelcholáiste entrance exam

(for secondary school in Ireland) - Congratulations Fuaihuan!!!
We're very proud of you :)

ONE WORLDER Peachy completed "Charity Day" at her school in England with sports relief activities and hilarious hula hoop moves by her teachers, while ONE WORLDER Jet missed two flights (one from the UK, the other to the UK) and did a great job helping her mum in England, who is "85, half-blind, a pain in the arse, and smokes like a chimney, and had a bad fall before Xmas."

ONE WORLDER Erin shared stories of her "Rainbow" school in Spain, where she lived for many years with her (adoptive) mom before coming to the USA. ONE WORLDER Sabrina spent some well-deserved holiday time in Costa Rica with her family.

Then (after the surviving the 13-hour-long flight back from London) ONE WORLDER Jennifer had the great privilege of attending...

The Worldwide Premiere of

"IN THE MATTER OF CHA JUNG HEE"
a film
by the Emmy Award-winning director of First Person Plural
Deann Borshay Liem
CONGRATULATIONS DEANN!

(above: view from Jennifer's theater seat, "IN THE MATTER OF CHA JUNG HEE")

"In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee" took place at the glamorous Camera 12 Cinemas, San Jose, California. The audience awaited the start of the film in delicious anticipation, and left in a state of awe and admiration. Deann's, the first worldwide film premiere I've ever attended, threaded together the various bits of her history(ies), her adoption story and...the startling discoveries that she encountered in her search for the truth!

Tonight's screening of Deann's film marked the grand finale of the 28th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival - hosted by the CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA (CAAM).

(photo above: Deann meeting with fans after her film screening)

For those of you who weren't able to make your private jet to Deann's premiere in California, worry not! Check out PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) Television in America, which will air both of Deann's films this August on national television as part of the PBS Acclaimed "POV Series." This series is a must for those in the know.

(photo above: after the film screening, some nibbles and nods shared with new acquaintances, members of AKA-San Francisco and
the film director herself...)

(photo above: Jennifer making some friends with the MC at the 28th Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival)

CONGRATULATIONS DEANN BORSHAY LIEM!

And by the end of last week, ONE WORLD welcomed
some new contributors to the ONE WORLD team:

Welcome Hollee McGinnis! (USA)
Welcome Meia! (USA)
Welcome Adele Baron! (England)
Welcome Becky! (England)
Welcome Peachy! (England)
Welcome Fuaihuan! (Ireland)

CEAD MILE FAILTE to ALL
(Irish for "A thousand welcomes")

P.S.
Congratulations to ONE WORLDER Mia (age 6),
who is meeting her new baby sister Min Ying in China this week.

ONE WORLD BLOG QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Kate Adie's Nobody's Child (Ch. 10 Title)
"Have you brothers or sisters?"
(see dedication below for Jennifer's answer)

See you in San Diego, California next week!!

(photo above: Samantha Ho, former BBC journalist, & Jennifer in Manchester,
England earlier this year)

Post#16 is Dedicated with Love and Gratitude to
my handsome and charismatic younger brother Chris Jue-Steuck (adopted from Seoul, South Korea) - I AM SO PROUD OF YOU CHRIS;
to my big sisters Samantha Ho and Jeni Yamada,
to Deann Borshay Liem, to AKA-SF,
and
TO YOU,
members of our ONE WORLD family around the globe.

"BLOOM YOUR BEST"

~Love From Jennifer~

Native Province: Taipei & Jiangsu (mainland China) Hometown: Laguna Beach (OC), California Arrived in the USA: Dec 1979 / Jan 1980 Education: NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Harvard & UC Berkeley Generation: G2, “A Global Generation” Why This Blog: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller