By Jessica Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly On June 24 at 6 p.m., the doors will open at the Theatre Off Jackson for a show that promises to unite attendees and performers of the past and present in an extravaganza of music, dancing, acrobatics, magic, and theatre — A Night at the Forbidden City. The […]
What’s showing at SIFF
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Ava” Sadaf Foroughi spends some of her time in Canada, but she’s Iranian by birth and brings a fresh, winning perspective to the problems of women in Iranian society. Her new film (and first feature) follows a band of adolescent schoolgirls doing, for the most part, things adolescent schoolgirls […]
A-pop! Man, I love the 90s! Back when it was easier to get away with racism!
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month, I’m tackling two shows that I used to love very much, but the passage of time have ravaged their faces a bit — much like how wrinkles have started to overtake mine. But, it’s never too late to put on a bit of sunscreen and just take […]
Art in bonsai
By Becky Chan Northwest Asian Weekly Nature in art. Art in nature. Bonsai. No need to explain nature here in the Pacific Northwest. But what is art? What is bonsai? The new exhibit, ‘Living Art of Bonsai: Elements of Design,’at the Pacific Bonsai Museum (PBM) opened on Apr. 21 and ends Sept. 30. It explores […]
DJ Kid Koala talks records, roaming, and railroad cars
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Chinese Canadian DJ Kid Koala speaks with his hands. That’s an old expression meaning that a DJ makes his art with the hands, spinning records backwards and forwards to create audio mixes and mosaics. But the turntable artist, whose real name is Eric San, says he grew up appreciating […]
The Great Leap doesn’t quite take off
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, […]
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