A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly 2012 must be a lucky year because the future is looking bright for Asians, as many seize or continue to work on new opportunities in all the aspects of the entertainment industry.
Archive | Column: Pop Culture
A-pop! As some careers take off, another sadly ends
Posted on 03 February 2012.
Posted in Column: Pop Culture, Vol 31 No 6 | 2/4-2/100 Comments
How 8 famous Asians exemplify (or defy!) their dragon traits
Posted on 19 January 2012.
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.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture, Features, Features 04, Vol 31 No 4 | 1/21-1/270 Comments
A-pop!’s API hall of fame/shame! — The 5 winners and 5 losers of 2011
Posted on 29 December 2011.
By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This year’s list of the top five winners in pop culture sees an emergence not only of new faces that lit up the entertainment industry this past year, but also of a few older faces that returned after being out of the spotlight for some time.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture, Features 01, Vol 31 No 1 | 12/31/11-1/6/120 Comments
A-POP! Jin breaking into the mainstream?
Posted on 16 December 2011.
By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Sometimes, when one person’s dream begins, the dream unfortunately ends for someone else. Such is the case for two Asian celebrities featured in this month’s column.
Posted in Column: Pop Culture, Vol 30 No 51 | 12/17-12/234 Comments
A-POP! Asians conquer YouTube
Posted on 18 November 2011.
A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Controversies and — a movie opening Relativity Media, an L.A.-based film studio, defended its decision to shoot part of its comedy film, “21 and Over,” in Linyi, China. This decision is controversial because Linyi, a city in China’s eastern [...]
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture, Vol 30 No 47 | 11/19-11/250 Comments
A-POP: And the Asian F goes to …
Posted on 14 October 2011.
A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Last month started off with a bang as the media shined a light on those who have wronged the Asian community.
Posted in Column: Pop Culture, Vol 30 No 42 | 10/15-10/210 Comments
A-POP! Babies having babies? Say it isn’t so, Brenda!
Posted on 16 September 2011.
A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Babies having babies We’re starting this month’s news with an actress best known to tweens (also known as fans of the Disney Channel!).
Posted in Column: Pop Culture, Vol 30 No 38 | 9/17-9/231 Comment
A-pop!: Don’t mess with Wendi
Posted on 12 August 2011.
A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly The slap heard around the world Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch? Just a month ago, the public was introduced to Deng Murdoch, a former shrewd businesswoman and news corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch’s alleged gold-digging wife.
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture, Vol 30 No 33 | 8/13-8/190 Comments
He did WHAT?! — A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture
Posted on 15 July 2011.
By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Comedy is supposed to be funny, right? Several comedians came under fire for making homophobic jokes during their standup routines. Among these ostracized funnymen is Filipino American actor and comedian Jo Koy. Koy is best known for being a regular on the weekly late night comedy talk show “Chelsea [...]
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture, Vol 30 No 29 | 7/16-7/220 Comments
Tragic end for Korean anchor — A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture
Posted on 10 June 2011.
Jeong, who currently plays the egotistical Ben Chang on the ABC sitcom “Community,” recently hosted the 2011 Billboard Music Awards (BMAs) in Las Vegas
Posted in Column: Pop Culture, Vol 30 No 24 | 6/11-6/170 Comments
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