May Hong HaDuong first woman and person of color to lead UCLA Film Archive
"The UCLA Film and Television Archive announced on Wednesday that May Hong HaDuong has been appointed director of the archive. In the organization’s 55-year history she is only its fourth director and the first woman and person of color in the role. She is set to begin the job on Feb. 22.The UCLA Film and Television Archive announced on Wednesday that May Hong HaDuong has been appointed director of the archive. In the organization’s 55-year history she is only its fourth director and the first woman and person of color in the role. She is set to begin the job on Feb. 22.
“Being at UCLA and having this opportunity brings together that intersection of collecting and scholarship,” she said. “The work that archives do is so important to ensure that people who are wanting to be seen are seen and people get to experience different cultures and worlds through moving images.”
HaDuong currently works at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as senior manager of public access. She was previously project manager for the Outfest UCLA Legacy project of LGBT Moving Image Preservation, a collaboration between the UCLA Archive and L.A.’s Outfest. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and earned a master’s degree in moving image archive studies from UCLA."— Mark Olsen, Jan. 6, 2021
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