By Jessica Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly The Great Leap by Lauren Yee, currently debuting at the Seattle Repertory Theater, is a classic case of a well-meaning story biting off more than it can chew. It is a noble attempt to memorialize the protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989, and an interesting attempt to showcase […]
Shining a light on more roles in Hollywood for Asians
By Nina Huang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY When photographer Alex Tsway, 26, watched the Oscars last year, Chris Rock’s joke about the three little Asian kids left a bad taste in his mouth. “People were angry and ranting online. I felt the same way, but didn’t want to spread that message around. I thought about how […]
Playwright brings “The Great Leap” to Seattle
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Prior to writing her latest play, “The Great Leap,” Lauren Yee was not a huge basketball fan, although she knew of Linsanity. “I feel like everyone is a big fan of Jeremy Lin,” said the Bay Area native. “Basketball was something I really didn’t understand even though my father […]
Bruce Lee exhibit at Wing Luke continues with 4th installment
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “A Dragon Lives Here: Do you know Bruce?” continues its popular run with its fourth installment, featuring more of Bruce Lee’s personal effects at the Wing Luke Museum in the International District. Standup comedian and host of CNN’s “United Shades of America,” W. Kamau Bell provides a video introduction […]
Filmmaker Long Tran attacks Hollywood’s deep-seated stereotypes
By Jessica Kai Curry NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Asian boy meets white girl. They fall in love. They endure hardship, but in the end, love prevails. It’s a scene that has played out hundreds of times in Western cinema. Oh wait. No, it isn’t. Unless you are watching the upcoming short film by Vietnamese American director, […]
Year of the Dog celebs — Do these public figures exemplify or defy their puppy traits?
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Dogs are awesome! They come in so many shapes, sizes, and haircuts, and they have been working and living alongside humans for thousands of years. They do amazingly heroic stuff like jump into the sea to save a baby fawn from drowning off Long Island. They do heartbreaking stuff […]
Paolo Montalban in Seattle production of ‘Mamma Mia!’ at 5th Avenue Theatre
By Chris S. Nishiwaki NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY This is not your romantic comedy of the academic high-achieving Asian student. Mind you, Paolo Montalban, Filipino-born and New Jersey-bred, stars in Mamma Mia!, a contemporary fairytale set to the music of disco supergroup ABBA, running at the 5th Avenue Theatre Feb. 9–25. Montalban was that high-achieving student […]
“American Hwangap” — A sad sort of homecoming
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY In Korean and other East Asian cultures, “hwangap” indicates a manner of celebrating one’s 60th birthday. At 60, you’ve come to the end of the traditional lunar calendar, and beginning a new cycle. Some folks throw big parties with plenty of food. Some folks travel. But in the case […]
Recreating Macbeth, Asian style
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The new play “Peerless,” written by Jiehae Park, advertises itself as an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic “Macbeth,” a tale of kings, queens, treachery, murder, and ultimately, ruin. Still, don’t expect to see Shakespeare’s trio of witches cackling, “Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble,” around their cauldron. The play’s director, […]
Washington’s crowning glory!
By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Miss India USA 2017 Shree Saini is a success story crafted with resilience and sheer will. The 21-year-old Washington resident has decided to dedicate her life to service. When Shree Saini was about 3 years old, she watched contestants of an international beauty pageant take the stage in beautiful […]
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