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PRESS RELEASE
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NORTHWEST ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2003
produced by NORTHWEST ASIAN AMERICAN THEATRE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 11, 2003

CONTACTS:

Wes Kim, Festival Director
206-719-6261
wes@...

Van Diep, Public Relations Director
Chez_van@...

Northwest Asian American Film Festival
c/o Northwest Asian American Theatre
Phone: 206-340-1445
Fax: 206-682-4348
Email: info@...
URL: www.nwaaff.org

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NORTHWEST ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2003 PREVIEW:
NWAAT PRESENTS THE NORTHWEST PREMIERE OF
"SEARCHING FOR ASIAN AMERICA"

Date: Friday, September 5, 2003
Time: Reception at 6:30pm
Screening and Q&A at 8:00pm
Location: Reception at the Wing Luke Asian Museum
407 7th Ave. S., Seattle
Screening and Q&A at the Theatre Off Jackson
409 7th Ave. S, Seattle
Tickets: $25

SEATTLE -- Join Northwest Asian American Theatre (NWAAT)
and special guest Donald Young of the National Asian
American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) for the
Northwest premiere of the new PBS series "Searching for
Asian America." The three-part series will be presented on
Friday, September 5 at the Theatre Off Jackson in Seattle's
International District. The event begins at 6:30pm with a
reception at the Wing Luke Asian Museum. At 8:00pm, the
series will be screened along with the short film "All
American Meal" by local filmmaker Max Chan. A question-and- answer
session moderated by Mimi Gan of KING 5's "Evening
Magazine" follows. Proceeds from the event will benefit
Northwest Asian American Film Festival 2003 which runs
October 23-26.

"Searching for Asian America" details three very different
Asian American experiences:

* "Oklahoma Home" shows how Martin Bautista and Jeffrey
Lim, two Filipino immigrant doctors, navigate living in the
predominantly Caucasian town of Guymon, Oklahoma, a hog- farming
community deep in the American heartland.

* "Angry Little Asian Girl" features the travails of Lela
Lee, cast member of the Sci-Fi network series "Tremors" and
creator of the underground comic and website "Angry Little
Girls" (www.angrylittlegirls.com). Lee gets real about her
3-D life as an Asian American female in Hollywood.

* "The Governor" recounts the political trailblazing of
Washington's own Governor Gary Locke, the highest elected
official of Asian descent on the mainland United States.
>From his beginnings as the son of first-generation Chinese
immigrants to becoming the leader of his home state, Locke
is living the American dream. However, as Governor Locke
recounts, it is a life with burdens as well as benefits.

Tickets for this event are $25 and can be purchased at the
Theatre Off Jackson box office on the evening of the event
or at www.brownpapertickets.com. For group rates and press
screening information, please contact Wes Kim at 206-719-
6261.

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FACT SHEET


"SEARCHING FOR ASIAN AMERICA"

Series Producer: Donald Young

Executive Producers: Eddie Wong and David Hosley

"Oklahoma Home" produced by Sapana Sakya

"Angry Little Asian Girl" produced by Kyung Sun Yu

"The Governor" produced by Donald Young

Running time: 1 hour 21 minutes

Official website:
http://www.naatanet.org/apatv/upcoming/searching.html


NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION
(NAATA) is a San Francisco-based organization dedicated to
presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity
of the Asian Pacific American experience to the broadest
audience possible. They accomplish this by funding,
producing, distributing and exhibiting films, videos and
new media. For more information, please visit their website
at http://www.naatanet.org.


NORTHWEST ASIAN AMERICAN THEATRE (NWAAT) has been this
region's premier center for the presentation and
development of theatrical, dance, and video works by Asian
and Asian Pacific Island (API) American artists since 1973.
Our mission is to seek out, develop, promote and produce
API American artists, with a commitment to original and
innovative works. Through our work we hope to educate and
entertain all audiences regarding the API American
experience, develop API youth participation in the arts,
and create a better understanding and appreciation of
global API arts and artists. For more information about
NWAAT, please visit our website at http://www.nwaat.com.


NORTHWEST ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2003 is NWAAT's
second annual celebration of Asian American film and video
works. The festival has two missions: to showcase film and
video works by Asian American artists living and working in
the Pacific Northwest and to bring Asian American works
from across North America to Seattle audiences. Previously
presented as "A-Fest: Through the Lens," the 2003 festival
will take place October 23-26 at the Theatre Off Jackson in
Seattle's International District. For more information
about the festival, please visit the festival website at
http://www.nwaaff.org or email info@....


Northwest Asian American Theatre gratefully
acknowledges contributions from:

Cultural Development Authority of King County
Ignia, LLC
Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, City of Seattle
2003/2004 Season Donors

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