SOUTHEAST
EAST AND
WEST COAST
ASIAN
CREATIVES
FROM THE WEST COAST, TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.
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FROM THE WEST COAST, TO THE REST OF THE WORLD. ✦
WHO WE ARE
ESEA WEST IS A COLLECTIVE OF CREATIVES WITH AN EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN BACKGROUND, BASED IN THE WEST COAST.
TOGETHER, THEY COLLABORATE ON CAMPAIGNS, TALKS AND EVENTS ALL WITH A PURPOSE OF RAISING AWARENESS ON ISSUES AND EXPERIENCES THAT ESEA-AMERICANS FACE, AND NOT JUST ON AAPI HERITAGE MONTH. THEY ARE A GROUP OF HUNGRY AND LOUD CHANGE MAKERS AND DOERS. THIS IS WHERE CULTURE MEETS CREATIVITY AND WHERE IMAGINATION AND IMPACT COLLIDES.
OUR MANIFESTO
WE ARE IDEA ALCHEMISTS, MAD VISIONARIES AND CREATIVE REBELS.
IT’S HEADS UP, NOT DOWN - ALWAYS. IT’S WE AND NEVER I.
WE’RE PROUD OF OUR HERITAGE AND HONOR OUR ANCESTORS.
WE CHOSE DOODLES OVER DOCTORATE BECAUSE DEGREES DON’T DEFINE US.
BUT WE MAKE ART OUT OF RESISTANCE, AND WE FINISH WHAT MOST PEOPLE FEAR OF EVEN STARTING - CHANGE.
QUIET? NOT US. IT’S LOUD AND LIMITLESS OVER HERE.
AND WE’RE HERE TO TELL OUR STORY, OUR WAY.
WE ARE ESEA WEST CREATIVES, AND WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED.
WHAT WE DO
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CREATIVE TALKS AND WORKSHOPS
-ESEA TOPICAL TALKS
-LIVE WORKSHOPS: SUSTAINABILITY, HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL TALENTS
-GRAPHIC DESIGN
-COLLABORATIONS: LIVE MUSIC EVENTS
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AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
-MICRO-AGGRESSION CAMPAIGN “WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM?”
-LUNAR NEW YEAR CAMPAIGN “A BETTER FORTUNE”
WHERE IMAGINATION AND IMPACT COLLIDES
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WHERE IMAGINATION AND IMPACT COLLIDES ✦
WHY DOES ESEA WEST EXIST? BECAUSE ASIANS IN CREATIVE FIELDS (ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS AND MEDIA) ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED.
USA FACTS
Meet the MEMBERS
HANNAH BITUIN
FOUNDER & SENIOR ART DIRECTOR
MIMI MUNOZ
GLOBAL CREATIVE PRODUCER
BYRON DEL ROSARIO
GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR
CULTURE MEETS CREATIVITY
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CULTURE MEETS CREATIVITY ✦