How Hollywood Affects Stereotypes - Featuring Kal Penn
The University of Pennsylvania Asian Alumni Network (UPAAN) and Asian American Studies Program (ASAM) invite you to:
How Hollywood Affects Stereotypes
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Kal Penn, Visiting Faculty Member of ASAM, Cinema Studies, and Sociology
Jon Hurwitz, W'00, Writer, Director, and Producer
Hayden Schlossberg, Writer, Director, and Producer
Sunday, April 13th
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Logan Hall, Terrace Room
249 South 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA
$10 admission fee
Get the scoop from industry insiders about how Hollywood perpetuates and challenges stereotypes. This event will include audience Q&A and a light reception.
Autographs or pictures will not be permitted at this event.
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Kal Penn played the role of Gogol Ganguli in Mira Nair's The Namesake. He also starred in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj, Epic Movie, and appeared in Superman Returns. He also recently appeared in 24 (Fox), and Law and Order (NBC). He currently appears as Dr. Lawrence Kutner on House (Fox). He will also reprise his role as Kumar Patel in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.
Jon Hurwitz, W'00, is a screenwriter, producer and director. He graduated cum laude from the Wharton School of Business with a degree in Finance. Jon is best known for co-writing Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. The sequel, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, is scheduled for release on April 25, 2008.
Hayden Schlossberg, a screenwriter, director, and producer, is a graduate from the University of Chicago, originally from Randolph, New Jersey. He is the co-writer, co-director, and co-producer of Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, and co-wrote Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.