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When showrunner soo HUGH isn't ruling the writers room Pachinko, Apple TV+'s hit series, she's working on the Thousand Miles Project, an incubator for those telling stories of the Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora. Here, a glimpse of her fancies

Arimeta Diop

I. HAND-PAINTED FAN

"it's important in Korean culture to give gifts as a way of honoring friends and family and people you care about. I got two fans as Pachinko

was wrapping up. One was given to me by our Korean art director, Mrs. Cho."

2. ORNATE BOX

"I bought it on eBay; we think it's from the

early 20th century.

I hate when things are out. If I'm going to have paper clips, I'd rather put them in a pretty box."

3. BOOKSHELF

"Most of that top level is Pachinko research.

I also always buy lots of copies of Patti Smith's Just Kids. It's the perfect gift."

4. OX-CHEEK SOUP

"That's from the show The Terror. I think we made 5,000 cans, and all of them had different labels."

5. KOREAN CERAMICS

"if I ever get some time, I would love to take pottery classes. It sounds so soothing."

6. PACHINKO MACHINE

"lhad no idea what pachinko was before I read Min Jin Lee's book. When the writers room started, our studio sent me this

'60s model as a gift."

7. SEXTANT

"You look at the sun, the stars, and the moon to calculate longitude and latitude. My last show was about men stuck on boats in the Arctic. I love the story of explorers, people who have this indomitable quest to go into the reaches that no one else wants to go to. I try to get myself into the shoes of the people who live those stories. And that's trying to teach myself how to do navigation on set."