!!! UPDATE to Sept. 5 NORTHWEST ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2003
PREVIEW event !!!

We've just found out that Governor Gary Locke and his wife Mona will be
attending our benefit screening tomorrow night. We're very excited at
this news, but tickets are starting to go quickly!

Please contact Wes Kim at 206-719-6261 for more information or to
reserve press comps. To purchase tickets directly, please visit
http://www.nwaaff.org/benefit for regular price tickets or
http://www.nwaaff.org/partners for our community outreach and
co-presentation partners.

Thanks,
Wes Kim
Northwest Asian American Film Festival 2003
c/o Northwest Asian American Theatre
409 7th Ave. S
Seattle, WA 98104
206-340-1445 phone
206-682-4348 fax
info@...
http://www.nwaaff.org

> -----Original Message-----
> From: NWAAFF 2003 [mailto:info@...]
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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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