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Jackie Chan to wax on … and wax off

January 21, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Happy new year to you and to our favorite Asian American celebrities! Some of our favorites had a pretty rough ending to the year, while others had reasons to celebrate. Here’s what went down last month: Tiger Woods — need I say more? Jon Gosselin is detached from Kate once and for all, Jackie Chan’s “Karate Kid” trailer is released, and Jay Sean makes music history.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2010, Asian American, Entertainment Weekly, Freida Pinto, Golden Globes, Harry Shum Jr., Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Jaimee Grubbs, Jamie Jungers, Jay Sean, Jenna Ushkowitz, Jon Gosselin, Karate Kid, Kate Gosselin, Rachel Uchitel, TLC, TV, Tiger Woods, UK, Vol 29 No 4 | January 23 - January 29

The 2009 Asian celebrity wall of fame … and the 2009 hall of shame

December 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Welcome to the special 13th edition of my pop culture column! After one year of covering Asian Americans in pop culture, I have witnessed a lot of ups and downs. It is on that note that I present my list of top celebrities and figures that reflected how far Asians have come in pop culture and the bottom five that were flat out embarrassing.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2010, ABC, Asian Americans, Barbara Walters Special, Beverly Hills, British Indian, Jason Wu, Jay Sean, John Cho, Jon Gosselin, Lindsay Price, Northwest Asian Weekly, People Magazine, Richard Heene, Slumdog Millionaire, Tiger Woods, Vietnamese American, Vol 29 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, culture

This month: Victoria’s Secret unveils first Asian angel

December 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This November included some highs and lows for Asian American performers, some breakups, a World Series performance, a film with a mostly Asian cast, an angel, and my favorite, a sexiest man title! Let’s get the bad news over with!

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2009, Flash Forward, Hailey Glassman, Jenna Ushkowitz, John Cho, Jon Gosselin, Justin Chon, Kate Plus, Korean American, Lindsay Price, Model Liu Wen, New Moon, New York Magazine, Nicole Scherzinger, Ninja Assassin, Pussycat Dolls, Rain, Sung Kang, Top Turkey, Vol 28 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, World Series

Jon Gosselin needs to get a clue

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

October was a pretty scary month for Asian pop culture — just kidding!

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2009, Eric Yorkie, Hailey Glassman, Inside Edition, Jon Gosselin, Justin Chon, Kate Gosselin, Kate Plus, Lucy Liu, Mexico City, New Moon, New York Daily News, PIFF, Padma Lakshmi, Pusan International Film Festival, Ricardo Benet, TLC, Us Weekly, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, Yash Raj Films, culture

Vanessa Hudgens exposed … again!

September 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Welcome back to another month of entertainment and pop culture news! The end of the summer included an awkward incident between U.S. airport officials and a Bollywood superstar, Michelle Kwan’s retirement, and oh yeah, Vanessa Hudgens naked … again.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2009, Anna Sui, Beijing Olympics, Chinese, Ed Hartwell, Indian Muslim, Lisa Hu Hartwell, Michelle Kwan, Real Housewife, Shah Rukh Khan, Sony Pictures Classics, Sun Honglei, Tufts University, United States, Vanessa Hudgens, Vol 28 No 39 | September 19 - September 25, Xiao Shenyang, Yan Ni, Zhang Yimou, culture

Foot surgeries, divorcies, possible broken contracts – a messy month in Hollywood

August 6, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Welcome back to another hot month of entertainment news! This month, Jon Gosselin continues to be an example of a reality star gone wrong, Judith Hill emerges at the Michael Jackson memorial, Anna Sui’s new Target line undergoes controversy, and Yao Ming has foot surgery. Also, I urge you to keep an eye on some people on the big screen.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: Anna Sui, Baek Sang Art Awards, Best Actor, Christian Audigier, Gossip Girl-inspired, Jon Gosselin, Judith Hill, Kate Major, Kate Plus, Michael Jackson, Michael Lohan, Michel Polnareff, Ninette Cheng, South Korean Actor Byung-hun Lee, Two Asian, Yao Ming, vol 28 no 33 | August 8 - August 14

July: Keeping up with the stars in H-town

July 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: July Keeping, Kate Gosselin, Kate Plus, Kelly Choi, MLB, New York, Ninette Cheng, Padma Lakshmi, Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki, TLC, Tila Tequila, Top Chef Masters, Vol 28 No 30 | July 18 - July 24, Western Conference, Yao Ming, blog

June: Keeping up with the stars in H-town

June 18, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Marital troubles were the talk of the town for Jon and Kate Gosselin of “Jon and Kate Plus 8.”

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: Asian Americans, Deanna Hummel, Dev Patel, Fellow Asians, Frieda Pinto, Jamie Chung, June Keeping, Kate Gosselin, Kate Plus, Lucy Liu Charlie, Moon Bloodgood, People Magazine, Scoreboard Time, Steve Neild, Terminator Salvation, Tila Tequila, Top Chef, Western Conference, Young Slumdog Millionaire

Oh, Jackie Chan, what were you thinking?

May 9, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The controversy of the month belongs to Jackie Chan and his comments regarding freedom for Chinese people. That being said, other Asians excelled. Yao Ming is leading the Houston Rockets in the playoffs, Lindsay Price stars in a television pilot, and Freida Pinto is declared beautiful. In addition, a long awaited update on journalist Laura Ling and Euna Kim.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2009, Actor Jackie Chan, Chinese, Euna Lee, Freida Pinto, High Voltage, Hong Kong, Houston Rockets, Lakers Girl, Laura Ling, Lindsay Price, Lipstick Jungle, Moon Bloodgood, Shanghai World Expo, Shinjuku Incident, Taiwanese Democratic Progressive Party, Terminator Salvation, Yao Ming, vol 28 no 20 | May 9 - May 15

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