To commemorate this year’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) has partnered with Verizon to launch the #IAm Campaign, which showcases inspirational stories of various influential Asian American actors, musicians, and role models in entertainment and media.
The campaign features a hilarious, 8-episode web-series called Making I Am: Get Me Your Friends. The story follows actor Randall Park as he attempts to “rally the Asian American community to support CAPE’s I AM_ Campaign.” You can view all the episodes right below:
Ep. 1: Starring Amy Hill, Melissa Tang, and Randall Park
Ep. 2: Starring Jessica Gomes, Steven Yeun, and Randall Park
Ep. 3: Starring Ryan Higa, Michelle Phan, and Randall Park
Ep. 4: Starring Carrie Ann Inaba, Harry Shum, Jr., and Randall Park
Ep. 5: Starring Kelly Hu, Bobby Lee, Jeremy Lin, and Randall Park
Ep. 6: Starring Leonardo Nam, Brian Tee & Randall Park
Ep. 7: Starring Jessica Gomes, Philip Wang, Steven Yeun, and Randall Park
Ep. 8: Starring David Choi, Jessica Gomes, Philip Wang, Steven Yeun, and Randall Park
In additional to the scripted original series, the #IAm Campaign also includes exclusive interviews with featured talent and spotlights their success stories. Check them out below:
#IAm Steven Yeun
#IAm Michelle Phan
#IAm Ryan Higa
#IAm Wong Fu
#IAm Lisa Ling
#IAm Harry Shum Jr.
#IAm Christine Ha
#IAm Phil Yu
#IAm Jessica Gomes
#IAm David Choi
#IAm Carrie Ann Inaba
#IAm Brian Tee
#IAm Leonardo Nam
#IAm Bobby Lee
#IAm Kelly Hu
#IAm Randall Park
#IAm Amy Hill
#IAm Melissa Tang
You can join the conversation and share your #IAm story via twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. To learn more about CAPE, check out their website or YouTube channel.
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