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Crazy Woke Asians fight racism with virtual comedy

May 7, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“At the start of [the virus outbreak,] we were in California, in Indian Wells. A girl on the street saw my husband and I walking in the street, and was loudly wondering what ‘the Asians’ were doing out. That we should be staying locked in and we already spread it.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 19 | MAY 9 - MAY 15

‘Fresh Off the Boat’ leaving indelible mark on TV landscape

February 27, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Even before “Fresh Off the Boat’’ hit the airwaves on ABC in February 2015, the show was facing pressure that other new shows weren’t.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 9 | FEBRUARY 29 - MARCH 6

Proposal would allow elbow strikes in Muay Thai matches

February 27, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The heavy thud of punches and kicks smacking punching bags could be heard through the walls of a gym for Muay Thai, a martial arts fighting style from Thailand.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Sports, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 9 | FEBRUARY 29 - MARCH 6

“Over 140 lbs”: Pregnancy, psychology, and promise

January 31, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Local performer and writer Susan Lieu had her one-woman drama “140 LBS: How Beauty Killed My Mother” pretty much perfected, in terms of performance, by the time she left town for a 10-city tour. But she didn’t figure on certain kinds of offstage drama.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, OVER 140 LBS, Susan Lieu, VOL 39 NO 5 | FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 7

Model Minority: An Asian Womxn Comedy Show

January 24, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Stephanie Nam is not a full-time comedian. The 27-year-old queer Korean American runs her own calligraphy business under the name Caracol Creative, the former being the Spanish word for ‘snail’

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, STEPHANIE NAM, VOL 39 NO 4 | JANUARY 25 - JANUARY 31

Monument created by Seattle artists will honor Asian Americans

December 13, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As a fourth generation Chinese American who grew up in a then-white Beacon Hill, Cheryll Leo-Gwinn said she “really didn’t know what it meant to be Chinese.” In Leo-Gwinn’s family, this isn’t unique.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 51 DECEMBER 14 – DECEMBER 20

Artistic director envisions an inclusive, healing theatre

November 22, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By BEN HOHENSTATT Capital City Weekly JUNEUA, Alaska (AP) — Leslie Ishii is glad to be in Juneau. Perseverance Theatre’s new artistic director—her hiring was announced Oct. 26—grew up in Seattle admiring the similarly rugged Pacific Northwest landscape. Plus, Ishii and the Last Frontier have crossed paths a lot over the years. “There’s been an […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 48 | NOVEMBER 23 - NOVEMBER 29

George Li: Classical pianist prodigy, pushing forward

November 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

If you want to make it to the top, you have to start small. Award-winning Chinese American pianist George Li knows that from personal experience.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, George Li, VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22

“The Brothers Paranormal” brings folks (and ghosts) on home to roost

October 25, 2019 By Andrew Hamlin

As you might well expect from a play called “The Brothers Paranormal,” certain thriller aspects of the paranormal goings-on have to remain hidden from the general public. But director Mimi Katano was willing to let a few pennies drop.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 44 | OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 1

The Wing’s new exhibition challenges preconceptions about AAPI beauty

October 18, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Where Beauty Lies, the newest exhibition at the Wing Luke Museum, takes on the topic of beauty, particularly as it pertains to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Features, Profiles, Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 43 | OCTOBER 19 - OCTOBER 25

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