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“Long Day’s Journey into Night”: A very fitting title for this movie

April 19, 2019 By John Liu

“Long Day’s Journey into Night” is an extraordinary journey that left me speechless. It is hard to believe the director, Bi Gan, is only 29, and already completed his second major feature. Long Journey takes place in Kaili, located in southeast China, which just so happens to be Bi Gan’s hometown.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 17 | APRIL 20 - APRIL 26

Highlights of a trip to Japan

April 18, 2019 By John Liu

You may have read the travel article I wrote last year called “Highlights of our tour in South Korea,” in our July 5, 2018 issue. On the same trip, Tracy, my girlfriend at the time who is now my wife, and I also stopped by Japan.

Filed Under: Travel, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 17 | APRIL 20 - APRIL 26, japan

“Ash is Purest White” — A gangster film unlike any other

April 12, 2019 By John Liu

“Ash is Purest White” director Jia Zhangke is an internationally recognized film director and screenwriter from China. I started experiencing deja vu while watching the film.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 16 | APRIL 13 - APRIL 19

Alita: Battle Angel is ready for battle, but do enough people care?

February 22, 2019 By John Liu

Good thing the movie title clarified that Alita was a Battle Angel because I had never heard of Alita before this movie. “Battle Angel Alita” is a Japanese cyberpunk manga created by Yukito Kishiro in 1990.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 9 | FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 1

Bad girl or badass girl?: A review of ‘The Villainess’ (‘Aknyeo’)

September 18, 2017 By John Liu

The first thing we see is a first person perspective of someone running around, shooting everyone with pinpoint precision, and stabbing multiple assailants. Blood sprays and limbs go flying in the air. Each goon is dispatched in spectacular style and barely scratches our hidden assassin.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: VOL 36 NO 37 | SEPT 9 - SEPT 15

‘Birth of the Dragon,’ cool idea, terrible movie

September 4, 2017 By John Liu

After watching the movie, I am in consensus with Shannon Lee, daughter and CEO of Bruce Lee Company, who stated, “I think this film is a step backward for Asians in film, not to mention that the portrayal of Bruce Lee is inaccurate and insulting.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: VOL 36 NO 36 | SEPT 2 - SEPT 8

GO LONG SR 520 bridge

April 7, 2016 By John Liu

Photos by George Liu and John Liu/NWAW

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2016, Congratulations John Liu, Emerald City Bike Ride, George Liu, Isaac Kuek, Machiko Shoji Threlkeld, Richard Huie, SR, Taiwan, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15

Thousands jam SR 520 Bridge grand opening

April 7, 2016 By John Liu

On April 2, the longest floating bridge in the world opened up to the public for the first time. This would be the SR 520 Bridge.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: Cascade Bicycle Club, Emerald City Bike Ride, Emerald City Bike Walk, Husky Stadium, International District Emergency Center, John Liu, Northwest Asian Weekly, SR, Seattle, hing hay park

Seattleites rallying for Liang clash with counter-protesters

February 26, 2016 By John Liu

By John Liu Northwest Asian Weekly On Feb. 20, a rally protesting the recent conviction of 28-year-old New York Police Department (NYPD) officer Peter Liang, who shot and killed an unarmed Black man, Akai Gurley, also 28, started peacefully at the Westlake Downtown Park. More than 500 people showed up to the rally at 1:00 […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Asian Americans, Bellevue Councilmember Conrad Lee, Black Lives Matter, Hing Hay, John Liu, Komo Plaza, Local Chinese American, Martha Lee, NAACP, Palca Shibale, Peter Liang, Phillip Yin, Seattle, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, Westlake Downtown Park

BLOG: 7 tips for surviving Ho Chi Minh City when you’re not Vietnamese

February 4, 2016 By John Liu

By John Liu Northwest Asian Weekly I recently took a long overdue vacation to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, and it was a really exciting experience, one that I gleaned many lessons from. Here are my 7 tips for surviving Vietnam when you’re not Vietnamese! (The exchange rate on my trip was ₫22,500 Viet […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2010, 2016, Ben Thanh, Disease Control, GSM, Ho Chi Minh City, John Liu, Mai Linh, Northwest Asian Weekly, USD, Universe Central Hotel Saigon, Vietnamese, Vol 35 No 6 | February 6 - February 12, blog

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