The NAACP West Coast Region published pamphlet entitled, "1987 Act-So Contestants," providing a list of contestants by region. Regions include Altadena/Pasadena, Bay Area, Beverly Hills/Hollywood, Compton, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Monterey, Oakland, Orange County, Phoenix, Pomona, Riverside, Sacramento/Elk Grove, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Tacoma, Tucson, Vallejo, and Watts.