Posted on 10 February 2012. Tags: 2012, Vol 31 No 7 | February 11 - February 17
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly As part of the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s “Painting Seattle” exhibit, canvases by Kamekichi Tokita occupy one showroom wall. Works from Kenjiro Nomura are exhibited on the opposite wall. The two men, friends, co-workers, and Japanese American Issei chroniclers of their hometown, shared much but also diverged as they [...]
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Posted in Community News, Features, Features, Vol 31 No 7 | 2/11-2/17
Posted on 26 January 2012. Tags: 2012, Amy Chua, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Vol 31 No 5 | January 28 - February 3
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Bestselling author Amy Chua walked toward the microphone and podium. She stood in front of a bookshelf labeled “Collector Editions” to share her thoughts — on everything. “I was misunderstood,” said the proud, strict mother and author of The New York Times bestseller “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” [...]
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Posted in Features, Features 05, Profiles, Vol 31 No 5 | 1/28-2/3
Posted on 19 January 2012. Tags: 2012, Vol 31 No 4 | January 21 - January 27
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Jan. 23 marks the first day of the Lunar New Year, and this year happens to be the Year of the Dragon. Occupying the fifth position in the Chinese Zodiac, the dragon is the mightiest of the signs.
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture, Features, Features 04, Vol 31 No 4 | 1/21-1/27
Posted on 05 August 2011. Tags: 2011, Chinese opera, Tyler Thompson, Vol 30 No 32 | August 6 - August 12
By Terence Chea The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Tyler Thompson is an unlikely star in the world of Chinese opera. The Black teenager from Oakland has captivated audiences in the United States and China with his ability to sing pitch-perfect Mandarin and perform the ancient Chinese art form.
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Vol 30 No 32 | 8/6-8/12
Posted on 04 August 2011. Tags: 2011, Lee Osorio, Moses Yim, Stephanie Kim, Vol 30 No 32 | August 6 - August 12, Yellow Face
By Irfan Shariff Northwest Asian Weekly Consider the 1961 classic “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” where Mickey Rooney, a white actor, portrays Audrey Hepburn’s Japanese neighbor, Mr. Yanioshi. This depiction is a prime example of “yellowface,” or the caricaturing of Asians — much like blackface was to Blacks.
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Vol 30 No 32 | 8/6-8/12
Posted on 02 July 2011. Tags: 2011, Vol 30 No 27 | July 2 - July 8
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian moviegoers are facing a bleak year of second-rate foreign releases and lowbrow local productions
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Vol 30 No 27 | 7/2-7/8, World News
Posted on 30 June 2011. Tags: 2011, Aung San Suu Kyi, Michelle Yeoh, Vol 30 No 27 | July 2 - July 8
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The military-backed government of Myanmar has deported Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh, who stars as pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an upcoming movie, officials said last Tuesday. The Malaysian actress arrived in the country’s main city, Yangon, on June 22 and was deported the same day because she was on [...]
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Vol 30 No 27 | 7/2-7/8
Posted on 17 May 2011. Tags: 2011, API 2011, Vol 30 No 20 | May 14 - May 20
On May 1, the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month was celebrated through a festival in the Center House at Seattle Center.
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Community News, Features, Features, Vol 30 No 20 | 5/14-5/20
Posted on 14 April 2011. Tags: 2011, Sex in Seattle, Vol 30 No 16 | April 16 - April 22
Kathy Hsieh’s writing career began in the ninth grade when her language arts teacher asked students to write a script for a class assignment. Hsieh wrote a comedic retelling
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Vol 30 No 16 | 4/16-4/22
Posted on 07 April 2011. Tags: 2011, Jimmy Wong, Vol 30 No 15 | April 9 - April 15
Last month, former UCLA student Alexandra Wallace posted an ill-conceived YouTube video complaining about Asian students who talked
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Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Vol 30 No 15 | 4/9-4/15