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"Unity in Freedom" is the theme for the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration at the Marshall Center Wednesday, May 8. Former astronaut Eugene Trinh — who trained at Marshall for his mission to Spacelab on STS-50 in 1992 — will speak. The celebration will include cultural dances performed in authentic fashions and traditional foods from Vietnam, Korea, Thailand and other Asian countries.
Photo: Eugene Trinh (NASA/JSC)
What: "Unity in Freedom" is the theme for the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Astronaut Eugene Trinh -- who trained at the Marshall Center for his mission on Spacelab on STS-50 in 1992 -- will speak. The celebration will include cultural dances performed in authentic fashions and traditional foods from Vietnam, Korea, Thailand and other Asian countries.
Who: Trinh will talk about perspectives of research in space -- from a ground laboratory, in space and behind a desk. He is the director of the Physical Sciences Division at NASA Headquarters.
When: May 8, 2002
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.Where: Morris Auditorium in Bldg. 4200 at the Marshall Center
To attend: News media interested in covering the event should contact Judy Pettus of the Marshall Media Relations Department at (256) 544-0034. Media must report to Gate 1, Martin Road exit at South Memorial Parkway. Vehicles are subject to security search at the gate. News media will need two photo identifications and proof of car insurance.
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