By Jimmy Lee New America Media When Andy Park attended the Hollywood premiere of Iron Man 3 on May 3, with Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, he saw the products of his work up on the silver screen. Having the opportunity to bring his wife to the star-studded event was just one perk of [...]
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Marvel Studio’s Andy Park brings super heros to life
Posted on 24 May 2013.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Vol 32 No 22 | 5/25-5/310 Comments
The Asian Weekly at the movies — Staff picks for SIFF 2013, part two
Posted on 24 May 2013.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, the Northwest Asian Weekly sends a team of intrepid film reviewers to the Seattle International Film Festival to pick out the best Asian and Asian American films. Starting this week and running through the end of May, we will be reviewing our picks for the most interesting APA [...]
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, At the Movies, Vol 32 No 22 | 5/25-5/310 Comments
PICTORIAL: The API Heritage Month Celebration
Posted on 17 May 2013.
On May 5, over 3,000 people visited Seattle Center to celebrate national API Heritage Month. They were met with five hours of programing, including performances from the Filipino Youth Activities Drill Team, Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team, the Massive Monkees, and other cultural groups.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Features, Features, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/240 Comments
SIFF REVIEWS: The Asian Weekly at the movies — The first staff picks for SIFF 2013
Posted on 17 May 2013.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, the Northwest Asian Weekly sends a team of intrepid film reviewers to the Seattle International Film Festival to pick out the best Asian and Asian American films. Starting this week and running through the end of May, we will be reviewing our picks for the most interesting APA [...]
Posted in At the Movies, Reviews, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/241 Comment
Chinese robes headed back to the Northwest
Posted on 16 May 2013.
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Several robes from the Young collection will be heading back to the Pacific Northwest in the coming months, though their destination is not yet decided.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Features, Features 21, Profiles, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/240 Comments
Secret Asian Man by Tak Toyoshima
Posted on 11 May 2013.
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Posted in Comic Strips, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments
Three tales of two countries
Posted on 10 May 2013.
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly The Man Who Dammed the Yangtze By Alex Kuo Haven Books, 2011 In the Chinese city of Changchun, there lives a woman named Ge. In the city of Oshkosh, Wis., there lives a Chinese-American man named G.
Posted in On the Shelf, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/171 Comment
Finishing ‘Eleven Samurai’
Posted on 10 May 2013.
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Director Eiichi Kudo’s “Eleven Samurai” (1966) completes his gritty, visually rich samurai trilogy. It features elements derived from the two earlier films, “13 Assassins” (1963) and “The Great Killing” (1964), but introduces additional elements, making the film worthy of its brethren.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, At the Movies, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments
President Obama’s half-sister on love, parenting, and the mom they both shared
Posted on 09 May 2013.
By Gabrielle Nomura Northwest Asian Weekly It was Maya Soetoro-Ng’s mother who made her realize how lucky she was to be of mixed race. Being both Indonesian and white, Soetoro-Ng belonged to more than one world.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Features, Features, Features 20, Profiles, Profiles, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments
A-pop! Goodbye Ebert, goodbye Lin, hello China.
Posted on 03 May 2013.
By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Honoring Roger Ebert In early April, the world bid adieu to Roger Ebert, famed writer, journalist, and film critic, who passed away after an 11-year battle with cancer. He was an unparalleled figure in the world of film criticism, and he was often known for championing cinematic work from [...]
Posted in Column: Pop Culture, Vol 32 No 19 | 5/4-5/100 Comments
The Great Killing
Posted on 03 May 2013.
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Warning,” reads the back of the DVD box for “The Great Killing.” “Contains violence, strategy.” All three of Eiichi Kudo’s groundbreaking samurai films (“13 Assassins” featured last week and “Eleven Samurai” to come shortly) contain that same warning. All three do indeed contain violence and strategy as advertised, but [...]
Posted in At the Movies, Vol 32 No 19 | 5/4-5/100 Comments
Following the ‘13 Assassins’
Posted on 26 April 2013.
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly When director Eiichi Kudo went into pre-production for his 1963 samurai film “13 Assassins,” he had no way of knowing that he would help pioneer a new age in samurai cinema. Kudo worked with screenwriter Kaneo Ikegami, who’d written another film, “Seventeen Ninja,” released earlier that same year, and [...]
Posted in At the Movies, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra celebrates 70 years instrumental to young musicians’ success
Posted on 25 April 2013.
By Deanna Duff Northwest Asian Weekly Bows glide across violins as fingers tap out compositions on trumpets. As the symphony warms up at Benaroya
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Features 18, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments
Vietnamese American actress ‘disappointed’ by IMDb verdict
Posted on 19 April 2013.
By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly The curtain has closed on Huong Hoang’s real-life legal drama with the Internet Movie Database, or IMDb — at least for now. The actress, who uses the stage name “Junie Hoang,” sued the company after it published her birth date on her IMDb profile. Hoang had initially posted a [...]
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Vol 32 No 17 | 4/20-4/266 Comments
Three tales of folk and fantasy
Posted on 12 April 2013.
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly Forgotten Country By Catherine Chung Riverhead Books, 2012 Ever since the Japanese occupation in Korea, each generation in Janie’s family has lost a daughter. Because of this, Janie is charged, at a very young age, to protect and keep her sister Hannah safe. When Hannah suddenly cuts all ties [...]
Posted in On the Shelf, Vol 32 No 16 | 4/13-4/191 Comment
More than just the money — Asian American NFL agent seeks character in clients
Posted on 11 April 2013.
By Jason J. Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “Show me the money!” That line made famous by Cuba Gooding Jr. in the movie “Jerry Maguire” exemplifies the greed of sports management. Eugene Lee, professional sports agent, is seeking to go beyond this. As the NFL Draft takes place on April 20, Lee will be tending to [...]
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Sports, Vol 32 No 16 | 4/13-4/190 Comments
