By Ninette Cheng
Northwest Asian Weekly
Looks like it’s time for another update on your favorite Asian American celebrities! This past month, Tila Tequila made a fool of herself, Yao Ming finds out that he is becoming a father, the Black Eyed Peas head home with three Grammy awards, John Park makes his mark on American Idol, and “Lost” returns. Plus, I have updates on awards, television shows, and movies. Read the full story
One of high school student Steven Cong’s greatest passions is hip hop music. This is why he’s organizing a concert called Words of One People with some of his favorite Asian American artists. They are 1: Canary Sing 2: Know Choice 3: G.O.W.E. 4: Massiah 6: Nam and 7: Inglish (Photo 5 is Know Choice (right) with his co-performer DJ Rise.)
By Vivian Nguyen
Northwest Asian Weekly
For most high school students, typical after-school activities may include competing in a high school sport, performing in a music group, or planning the layout for the school yearbook. Read the full story
1: Michelle Yeoh, 2: Sheryl Crow 3: Masi Oka 4: Heidi Montag 5: Thakoon Panichgul 6: Rosie O’Donnell, 7: Rafael Nadal 8: Apl.de.ap 9: Kofi Annan 10: Cassie 11: Lady Gaga, 12: BoA
By Ninette Cheng
Northwest Asian Weekly
Happy Lunar New Year! This year marks the year of the tiger, the big boys of the safari. Like the animals, those born in the year of the tiger are known for their courage, intelligence, and strength. They are also honest (almost to a fault), resilient, competitive, and vain. Read the full story
Ninette Cheng
By Ninette Cheng
Northwest Asian Weekly
Happy new year to you and to our favorite Asian American celebrities! Some of our favorites had a pretty rough ending to the year, while others had reasons to celebrate. Here’s what went down last month: Tiger Woods — need I say more? Jon Gosselin is detached from Kate once and for all, Jackie Chan’s “Karate Kid” trailer is released, and Jay Sean makes music history. Read the full story
By Ninette Cheng
Northwest Asian Weekly
Welcome to the special 13th edition of my pop culture column! After one year of covering Asian Americans in pop culture, I have witnessed a lot of ups and downs. It is on that note that I present my list of top celebrities and figures that reflected how far Asians have come in pop culture and the bottom five that were flat out embarrassing. Read the full story
By Ninette Cheng
Northwest Asian Weekly
This November included some highs and lows for Asian American performers, some breakups, a World Series performance, a film with a mostly Asian cast, an angel, and my favorite, a sexiest man title! Let’s get the bad news over with!
A-pop! is a monthly column discussing the happenings of Asians and Asian Americans in the entertainment biz
By Ninette Cheng
Northwest Asian Weekly
October was a pretty scary month for Asian pop culture — just kidding!
But it was an eventful month. Kate and Jon Gosselin continued their tabloid war while Pusan played host to the Pusan International Film Festival. The impossible happened to Padma Lakshmi, and there was a report on new films featuring Asian actors. Read the full story
A-Pop! is a monthly column discussing the happenings of Asians and Asian Americans in the entertainment biz
By Ninette Cheng
Northwest Asian Weekly
Welcome back to another month of entertainment and pop culture news! The end of the summer included an awkward incident between U.S. airport officials and a Bollywood superstar, Michelle Kwan’s retirement, and oh yeah, Vanessa Hudgens naked … again. Read the full story
By Ninette Cheng
Northwest Asian Weekly
Welcome back to another hot month of entertainment news! This month, Jon Gosselin continues to be an example of a reality star gone wrong, Judith Hill emerges at the Michael Jackson memorial, Anna Sui’s new Target line undergoes controversy, and Yao Ming has foot surgery. Also, I urge you to keep an eye on some people on the big screen. Read the full story
By Ninette Cheng
Northwest Asian Weekly
What a month for showbiz! Of the major stories, one involved Asian American Jon Gosselin of “Jon and Kate Plus 8.” In addition, Kelly Choi hosted the new “Top Chef Masters,” while Tila Tequila came clean regarding her supposed pregnancy, and Ichiro Suzuki’s career soared to new heights. Read the full story
By Ninette Cheng
Northwest Asian Weekly
Welcome back to another action-packed recap for Asian American celebrities! Last month, Jon and Kate Gosselin’s family drama unfolded in the tabloids while “The Amazing Race” crowned Asian winners. Young “Slumdog Millionaire” stars lost their homes and Tila Tequila is rumored to be pregnant. Asian Americans are also prevalent in a number of magazine listings, in the box office, and in NBA results.
By Ninette Cheng
Northwest Asian Weekly
The controversy of the month belongs to Jackie Chan and his comments regarding freedom for Chinese people. That being said, other Asians excelled. Yao Ming is leading the Houston Rockets in the playoffs, Lindsay Price stars in a television pilot, and Freida Pinto is declared beautiful. In addition, a long awaited update on journalist Laura Ling and Euna Kim.
