LYNN FUKUHARA-ARTHURS NEW BOARD CHAIR OF EAST WEST PLAYERS EVELYN KIYOMI EMI & LAWRENCE O'CONNOR NEW CO-PRESIDENTS

East West Players, the nation's first and foremost Asian Pacific American theatre, continues the transitions in being a leader in the Los Angeles theatre scene. After the theatre's successful move to the David Henry Hwang Theatre at the Union Center for the Arts in Little Tokyo last March, the East - West Players Board of Directors continues its maintain and sustain operations at this new level.

In July, Lynn Fukuhara-Arthurs was elected as Chair of the Board of Directors of East West Players, Evelyn Kiyomi Emi and Lawrence O'Connor as new Board Co-Presidents, Daniel M. Mayeda as Vice-President, Rod Y. Nakamoto as Chief Financial Officer, and Helen Mendoza as Secretary. Ms. Arthurs was previously President of the Board for the last year and Co-President with David Mauss for three years prior.

This is an important moment in East West Players history as the Board of Directors have been instrumental in making the move to the David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center for the Arts. Continuity of the past several years as well as new strategies must be implemented to keep East West Players visible and strong after its historic move is complete.

In recent years, the Board of Directors has helped to establish the Anniversary Awards Dinner as both a financial and promotional success. The New Theatre Campaign Committee, co-chaired by Beulah Quo and George Takei, raised over $1.6 million to renovate and retrofit the David Henry Hwang Theater. The Board has worked with members of the Asian Business League (ABL) in presenting CANTON JAZZ CLUB CASINO NIGHT and the Asian Professional Exchange (APEX), with the help of Healthier Solutions, Inc., in creating an audience development cultural program for young professionals.

The Board has been significantly visible at many community events and fundraisers of other organizations in creating a network of opportunities for everyone involved.

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