The Wing Luke Museum hosted a screening and a panel discussion of “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” on May 20. Chanterelle Sung — of the Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, N.Y. that were accused of mortgage fraud and indicted — was a part of the panel. Following a 67-day trial, the […]
The Abacus Bank sisters on courtrooms, cameras, and family
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Sung family of Abacus Federal Savings Bank spent years in court, accused by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in New York City of fraud, connected to the 2008 financial crisis. They came close to losing everything that the bank’s founder, Thomas Sung, worked since 1984 to build, as […]
A classic underdog tale
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Director Steve James, the mastermind of award-winning documentary films such as “Hoop Dreams” and “Stevie,” knows that his new film works on a verbal level, at least as much as its visual level. Indeed, knock out the images from “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” and the voices would tell […]