Grace Notes

Mary Connor, President and Program Director introduces Sang Bukaty

On March 30th, 2010, Sang spoke to a group of K-12 teachers as part of the Program to Advance Cultural Education at Yale Conference Center in Irvine, California.

Sang, reading an excerpt from a chapter about living as refugees during Korean War

On March 18th, 2010, Molly and Pete Chapman of Costa Mesa opened their lovely home in Mesa Verde, where Sang shared her story  for OCCOW- www.Outreachweek.org-. Linda Sparks moderated the evening and Terry, Sang’s daughter was one of the co-hostesses.

Hostess Molly Chapman, standing

Co-hostesses, Victoria Freshwater and Karen Connor

with Terry, Sang’s daughter

Moderator, Linda Sparks from Beachcities community church

Sang at the book signing table at the 46th annual Orange Coast Christian Outreach mayors’ prayer breakfast at Irvine Hyatt Hotel.  All the mayors of Orange County were present and Jim Daley, President and Chief Executive Officer Focus on the Family, spoke to 600 guests who attended.

On February 6th, 2010, the best selling author of Still Life with Rice, Helie Lee, held a Reading Salon at her In-Home Theater Room.  After speaking on her experience with the publishing of her book with the group, Sang read a chapter from Grace Notes.

Indian Ridge Country Club in Palm Desert, CA invited Sang to make an hour-long Power Point presentation to approximately 50 club members on January 21, 2010.  After her presentation and book signing, Sang was honored to perform on the cello.

On January 20th 2010, Sang visited Bighorn CC’s book club and met with about 30 members in Palm Desert, California.  After a stimulating discussion about Grace Notes, they also enjoyed Sang’s short performance of “the Swan” and “Amazing Grace” on the cello.

Sang’s dear friend, Sue Daley and her book club, which is comprised of former and current Hoag Hospital employees, invited Sang to discuss Grace Notes at their monthly meeting on January 18th at Sue’s lovely newly remodeled home in Mesa Verde. Everyone gave 8′s and 9′s in their customary grading scale of 1-10. Comments were made about the Korean culture, school system and Sang’s family.  Agnes, who was not able to attend sent her comments, in which she expressed Sang’s father being her favorite person in the book for loving, accepting and encouraging Sang.

On January 14th, 2010, about 30 members of Las Alegres, a ladies social group, enjoyed Sang’s Power Point presentation of Grace Notes in an intimate setting at Sharon Ohland’s lovely home in Costa Mesa, California.

________________________________________________________________

• On November 3rd, 2009, Friends, students and faculty members filled the Ring Room at the Cross Cultural Center at UCI.  Sponsored by the CCC, the Rainbow Festival and Conference is an annual campus-wide event that celebrates cultural and ethnic diversity.  This years’ theme, “Leading Women of the World” featured Sang on the first day for her informative Power Point presentation and Book signing of her book, Grace Notes.  Korean food was served by six members from IKPA, Irvine Korean Parents Association, in Korean traditional Han-Bock.  Everyone in attendance enjoyed the Korean cuisine, compliments of the Korean Consulate General and Koba Tofu Grill in Irvine, CA.

GRACE NOTES – Sang-Eun Lee Bukaty

Ring Room, Cross-Cultural Center
Tuesday, November 3rd / Noon – 1pm

Grace Notes is a memoir of Sang-Eun Lee Bukaty, a Korean-American mother who grew up in Korea during the Korean war, earned national fame as a cellist, and adjusted to a new life in a foreign land while raising second-generation children as true Americans. Grace Notes describes Korean traditions and culture, including holidays, the art of kimchee-making, the structure of Korean families, the funeral process, and the experience of going to an elite music high school and college. The only book written by a first generation Korean, Grace Notes is a timeless story that spans two cultures, two continents, and two languages as it speaks of the universal love connecting sister to sister, mother to daughter, and wife to husband. A book signing will follow the presentation.

The Cross-Cultural Center

in conjunctin with Verison Wireless presents

Rainbow Festival & Conference 2009

LEADING WOMEN OF THE WORLD

GRACE NOTES – Sang-Eun Lee Bukaty

November 3, 2009

12:00-1:00pm

Location: Ring Room

Cross-Cultural Center
Co-SponsorsThe Asian American Studies Department, The Center for Asian Studies, the UCI Bookstore, and the Korean American Student Association. Korean cuisine compliments of the Korean Consulate General and Koba Tofu Grill.