How will Kal Penn help President Obama to identify with Asian American cultures?
WASHINGTON — Actor Kal Penn started a new job yesterday as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities. Advertisement The Indian-American actor is taking a break from Hollywood to work as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison, with a focus on connecting President Obama with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, as well as arts groups. Penn had a recurring role on Fox’s TV show “House” and starred in several films including “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” and its sequel, “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.” Sources: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090707/LIFE18/907070328/-1/RSS05?
was a student of the (public) International Studies and Performing Arts High Schools in the Garden State’s Freehold Regional High School District. AL PENN (KALPEN MODI) Born and raised in New Jersey, Kalpen Modi was a student of the (public) International Studies and Performing Arts High Schools in the Garden State’s Freehold Regional High School District. After extensive arts training in the New York City area, and with the NJ Governor’s School of the Arts, Modi went on to graduate with a BA in Sociology & Specialization in Theater, Film, and Television from the University of California, Los Angeles. A product of the public school system on the high school and collegiate levels, Kalpen has experienced first-hand the benefits of an arts education at every level of educational development, and contributes his success in large part to these opportunities during such pivotal years of his life. His first notable acting roles were in the Lions Gate comedy “National Lampoon’s Van Wilder” and
