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For Immediate Release
May 6, 2015
Contact
:
Hana Kwon
info@capeusa.org
323.379.4509
CAPE #IAM CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES SEASON 2
Los Angeles, CA
– On May 7, in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month,
CAPE (The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) and Verizon will launch Season 2 of
the I Am_ Campaign, a series of mini-documentaries showcasing the voices and
achievements of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders. This is the second year that CAPE, a
non-profit organization that champions diversity in entertainment and media, joined forces
with Verizon to produce this #IAm digital awareness campaign.
Season 2 highlights the inspiring stories of the following seven artists
(
www.iam-campaign.com
):
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ason Chen
J
, musician
Arden Cho

, actress (“Teen Wolf”)
Cassey Ho

, lifestyle and fitness guru (Blogilates)
Daniel Dae Kim

, actor (“Lost,” “Hawaii Five-0”)
Ki Hong Lee

, actor (THE MAZE RUNNER, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”)
Ted Kim

,
Yong Kim
, and
Chris Oh
, founders of
Seoul Sausage Co.
Constance Wu

, actress (“Fresh Off The Boat”)
In addition to releasing the mini-documentaries, the I Am_ Campaign will host two free live
events, hosted by comedian Paul “PK” Kim,
featuring the artists and live performances. The
events are scheduled as follows:
·
Los Angeles

: Japanese American National Museum, 100 N. Central Avenue, Los
Angeles, CA, 6 pm - 8:30 pm (May 27)
·
New York

: Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St., New York, NY, 6 pm - 8:30 pm (June 18)
“Reuniting with Verizon and working with these seven artists on this year’s campaign was an
amazing and uplifting experience,” said Michelle K. Sugihara, CAPE’s Executive Director.
“This campaign reminds us all to embrace our identity, take risks, and dream big. I hope it
inspires everyone to share their #IAm story.”
Jessica Shih, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Relations at
Verizon stated, “Verizon is thrilled to be collaborating with CAPE to build an online platform
for all individuals, not just Asian Americans, to share their own journeys and stories. Through
the mini-documentary series and live events, we hope to empower the community to inspire
each other to achieve their dreams.”
To learn more about #IAm and to join the conversation online, visit
www.iam-campaign.com

.
Follow and share your own story on social media at
#IAm

.
For more information, visit
www.capeusa.org
.
About CAPE
CAPE (The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) was founded in 1991 as an
organization to support AAPI’s in the entertainment industry. Since then, it has grown to
become the longest-running, largest, and most influential non-profit for AAPI’s in the
entertainment and media industry. Today, our Board of Directors is comprised of 18
distinguished industry professionals and is supported by an Advisory Council consisting of
Ang Lee, John Woo, Dean Devlin and David Henry Hwang, amongst others. CAPE continues
the mission of its Founders to champion diversity by educating, connecting, and
empowering Asian American & Pacific Islander artists and leaders in entertainment and
media.
About Verizon
Verizon is a global leader delivering innovative communications and technology solutions that improve the way our customers live, work and play.
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