Contance Wu, Henry Golding and Awkwafina issued a message to the Asian community this morning in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
The cast of Crazy Rich Asians isn’t taking anything for granted.
In the brief video which includes snippets from the movie, the cast asks for support from the Asian Pacific American movie.
The movie has already generated much buzz with an early screening last month before many in the Asian American community. The preview generated lots of positive reviews on social media.
You can check out the message below.
The movie is scheduled to be released August 17.
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RE: Cast of Crazy Rich Asians Releases message to Asian Pacific American Community: EVERYONE should get behind this Movie.
It’s going to be the BOMB on Representation of Asians and more importantly Asian-Americans in Media in the United States and the world.
I am taking my whole family and my children’s friends to see the movie.
When we support Media with our MONEY, we will show the entertainment industry there is a Market for this type of Entertainment.
Look what Black Panther, the Marvel Movie has done at the Box Office.
This is our chance to Prove our Worth!