2022 AAPI Creative Spotlight: Meet the Featured Talent

Non-profit organization Asians in Advertising has quickly established itself as a prominent advocate for the advancement of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) professionals in the marketing industry. Now it's teaming up with Adweek to honor its creative community for AAPI Heritage Month. Beginning May 1, Adweek will host the AAPI Creative Spotlight series, a daily celebration of AAPI visionaries who are changing the ad industry with their unique approaches to branding and creativity. "It was Adweek’s Asian town hall in February 2021 that inspired me to create Asians in Advertising with co-founder Jessalin Lam," Asians in Advertising co-founder Bernice Chao told Adweek. "We are so incredibly honored to be able to partner with Adweek for this spotlight series." How Asians in Advertising Aims to Build Up AAPI Leaders With Breaking Barriers Summit Spotlighting unrecognized talent Honorees range from copywriters to acclaimed directors, junior creatives to leading executives—all of whom have a very specific vision to share with consumers and fellow creatives. The series is meant to showcase the wealth of creative innovation that exists among a community that continues to fight for increased visibility and equity. "We've experienced firsthand how hard it is for Asian creatives to stand out in the field," said Chao. "Even after reaching out to those we were going to feature, they were so incredibly astounded that they were even considered, several responded to see if we had contacted the right person. It just shows how little recognition and amplification Asians in our industry are used to receiving." "Hopefully the industry will take a hard look at their creative department to see if diversity is represented at all levels and to consider us for the exciting briefs, promotions, leadership and production," she added. Members of Asians in Advertising and Adweek's editorial staff nominated this year’s group of honorees. Every day, this post will be updated with the latest featured creative. Check out the 2022 AAPI Creative Spotlight series below: May 1: Vikas Bhalla, creative director May 2: Ravi Singh, copywriterMay 3: Rhi Bergado, director/filmmaker May 4: Bernice Chao, head of integrated creative and co-founder of Asians in AdvertisingMay 5: Ingrid Wu, art directorMay 6: Por Hsian Zhang, group creative director and artistMay 7: Janice Chen, senior visual designerMay 8: Liz Kim, art directorMay 9: Mars Nevada, art directorMay 10: Rohit Thawani, creative directorMay 11: Palak Kapadia, copywriterMay 12: Daynah Singh, copywriterMay 13: JJ Augustavo, filmmakerMay 14: Kirstie Bones, associate creative directorMay 15: Kristin Yawata, editor and co-founder of Little FarmMay 16: David Lee, chief creative officerMay 17: Josh Paialii, group creative directorMay 18: Eric Lee, copywriterMay 19: Joesephine Kim, art directorMay 20: Susan Colby, co-founder and CCO of Grace CreativeMay 21: Riri Tamura, visual designerMay 22: Tracey Chan, associate creative directorMay 23: Jane Jin, art directorMay 24: Resh Sidhu, global directorMay 25: Maria Salvador Smith, creative director and co-founder of My Brilliant FriendMay 26: Stevo Chang, creative film directorMay 31: Alice Gu, directorMay 31: Megan Nakazawa, associate creative director June 1: Marybeth Ledesma, group creative directorJune 1: Nik Traxler, head of productionJune 1: Bang Pham and Yama Rahyar, creative director duo Profiles in Black Creativity 2022: Meet All This Year's Featured Talents

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