CAPE Presents RADIANCE: A Celebration of API Women and Non-Binary Achievement in Entertainment

Los Angeles, CA – CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment), the go-to organization for any and all Asian and Pacific Islander-related matters in Hollywood, today announced RADIANCE, an event celebrating the achievements of API Women and Non-Binary luminaries in entertainment. The inaugural RADIANCE event will be held Tuesday, March 21 at The Ebell in Los Angeles, which is itself an educational and philanthropic organization founded by women, for women in 1894.

The first-of-its-kind celebratory fundraiser, RADIANCE will be hosted by actor Merle Dandridge (“The Last of Us”). The event will honor influential cultural creators and decision-making power brokers at the apex of Asian and Pacific Islander achievement in Hollywood, as well as the brightest emerging talent. 

The list of honorees includes:

JULIA S. GOUW NEXT GENERATION AWARD
Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja (“After Yang”)

CINDY Y. HUANG RISING STAR AWARD
Tati Gabrielle (“You,” “Kaleidoscope”)

LUMINARY AWARD
Ming-Na Wen (“The Book of Boba Fett”) 

TRAILBLAZER 
Rebecca Sun (Senior Editor, The Hollywood Reporter)

BEHIND THE CAMERA
Shirley Kurata (Costume Designer, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

VISIONARY
Georgia Lee (Writer/Executive Producer/Creator, “Partner Track”) 

POWER BROKER
Priya Satiani  (Partner, Entertainment 360)

MENTOR
Dana Ledoux Miller (Co-Showrunner/Writer/Executive Producer, “Thai Cave Rescue”)

BEST IN TV OR FILM
The Cleaning Lady (FOX)

“We were shocked (but not entirely surprised) that there has never been an event during Women’s History Month celebrating API women and non-binary individuals in entertainment,” said Michelle K. Sugihara, CAPE’s Executive Director. “Despite the massive contributions they make to the entertainment industry, their achievements are often overlooked and CAPE is excited to shine a light on these talented people both in-front-of and behind-the-camera.”

The evening will feature DJ sets by KSLY, the first Asian female career DJ, and Tessa, a DJ and Founder of PRISM DJs, a booking agency representing female DJs (women DJs comprise less than 20% of the DJ industry). 

The red carpet will be run by Sechel PR, an Asian woman-founded and women-led PR firm.

Proceeds from the evening will support CAPE’s pivotal narrative change work through their pathway programs including the CAPE New Writers Fellowship (CNWF), CAPE Leaders Fellowship (CLF), Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge for API Women and Non-Binary Filmmakers, and other initiatives including the CAPE List, the CAPE Database, and cultural script consulting. Collectively, these initiatives are breaking down the barriers that have held Asian and Pacific Islanders down in the industry for far too long.

The evening is made possible by the generous support of sponsors including Julia S. Gouw, Cindy Y. Huang, IW Group/Bill Imada, Netflix, STARZ #TakeTheLead, Walmart, House of M Beauty, Kola Goodies, Kikka Sushi, Rooted Fare, Korean Ginseng Corp, Mohala Eyewear, and Kimura Marketing Group.

For additional information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.capeusa.org/radiance