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‘Playa’ toes line between hilarious and offensive

September 6, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Christopher “C-dub” Wang, a fast-talking, 20-something ne’er-do-well still living at home with his parents in suburban LA, is played by Jimmy Tsai.

Filed Under: Reviews, At the Movies Tagged With: Bellevue Meridian Regal, Charlie Chan, Chinese, Christopher C-dub Wang, Fumihiko Sori, Jessica Yu, Jimmy Tsai, Jonathan Oliver, Lincoln Square Cinemas, Miss Chinatown, Ping Pong Playa, Roger Fan, Seattle, So C-dub, vol 27 no 37 | September 6 - September 12

‘Passage’ is meditative but a little disjointed

September 6, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It is a story told in photos, of a childhood growing up in the ghetto of San Francisco’s Chinatown district. Because of a father who was largely absent from the family members’ lives, Foo’s mother worked 10 to 12 hours a day, six or seven days a week, in a sweatshop to support Foo and her five sisters. “Earth Passages: Journey Through Childhood” doubles as an autobiography and collection of nature photographs by author, attorney and activist Lora Jo Foo.

Filed Under: Reviews, On the Shelf Tagged With: 2008, Chinatown, Krista Thom, Lara Jo Foo, Lora Jo Foo, San Francisco, vol 27 no 37 | September 6 - September 12

Ming-Na returns to TV

July 1, 2005 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ming-Na, most recently seen in the hit NBC show “ER,” will star in a new drama series called “Inconceivable.” The show, debuting this fall, is set in a fertility clinic and will revolve around the lives of doctors, lawyer and patients.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: Angie Harmon, Jonathan Cake, July 2005, Law Order, NBC, TV

“Beautiful Country” actor an unlikely star

July 1, 2005 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tiffany Wan For the Northwest Asian Weekly People rely on certainties in life, especially when thrust into unfamiliar territory. Actor Damien Nguyen, the freshly minted star of the new film “The Beautiful Country,” is firmly aware of that fact. His family left Vietnam in 1975 on a boat that carried him, six siblings, his […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, At the Movies Tagged With: Actor Damien Nguyen, Asian Americans Ruthann Kurose, Bai Ling, Binh Nguyen, Camp Pendleton, Dolores Sibonga, Hans Petter Moland, Howard Dean, July 2005, Nick Nolte, Northwest Asian Weekly, Tim Roth, United States, Vietnam War, Vietnamese, language

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