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A-POP: Guys, it’s not just hair. Also, hugs now cure casual racism.

November 3, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month, I write a lot of stuff about pro athletes, even though my understanding of sports is like how it feels when you’re lactose intolerant and splurge on an ice cream binge because it’s your birthday! Jeremy Lin sports controversial hair, appropriation or appreciation?  It’s a tale as […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2017, GIGI HADID, GUILHERME CLEZAR, Jeremy Lin, Michelle Yeoh, Nancy Wang Yuen, ROBERT KENEDY NUNES NASCIMENTO, VOL 36 NO 45 | NOVEMBER 4 - NOVEMBER 10, Wes Anderson

Ali Wong and Randall Park are gonna make out with each other (onscreen, and I am into it)

September 4, 2017 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Haikus With Hotties, a website and Twitter feed that brings you poetry you can read in two seconds from scorching Asian men, declared August as Hot Asian Men Awareness Month. Please keep that in mind as you read this column. And also, now you know why your summer was […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture, Feature stories Tagged With: VOL 36 NO 36 | SEPT 2 - SEPT 8

A-pop! Jackie Chan is Vietnamese now. JK, he wishes.

July 28, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month, Asians continue doing what they’re good at, such as getting signed by Jay-Z and saying no thanks to more money. Jay-Z signs Jay Park Jay-Z’s label, Roc Nation, has signed Korean pop artist Jay Park, a record producer and rapper himself, as well as dancer and former […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Column: Pop Culture, Feature stories Tagged With: 2017, BEULAH KOALE, IAN ANTHONY DALE, Iron Fist, JAKE ZYRUS, Jackie Chan, Jay Park, MEAGHAN RATH, MENA MASSOUD, NAOMI SCOTT, STEVEN YEUN, VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 - AUGUST 4, WILL SMITH

A-pop! Asians, you need to stop saying the n-word in your music

June 23, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Brian Imanuel is a 17-year-old Indonesian of Chinese descent who happens to be really, really talented at rapping.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Column: Pop Culture, Feature stories Tagged With: 2017, Cowboy Bebop, Kelly Marie Tran, LINDA PARK, RICH CHIGGA, SWET SHOP BOYS, VOL 36 NO 26 | JUNE 24 - JUNE 30, Vanity Fair

A-pop! What is the world coming to, when four white American guys cannot make it in an industry they know nothing about!

May 26, 2017 By Stacy Nguyen

This month, we learn that Asians can do other things besides engineering and doctoring. Like, Asians can be underwear models and they can make stop-motion films and they can get really, really mad when their K-pop gets co-opted.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2017, AMERICAN GIRL, EXP EDITION, Eddie Huang, MASTER OF NONE, MEUNDIES, PANDAMONIUM, SUZIE Z YANG, VOL 36 NO 22 | MAY 27 - JUNE 2

A-pop! White people playing Asian-y roles, and Asians don’t like it! For good reason!

April 21, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Back in 2012, “The Pioneer Woman,” a cooking show on Food Network, quietly aired a real racist segment oriented around chicken wings, and it generally went without a lot of comment

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture, Feature stories Tagged With: 2017, GHOST IN THE SHELL, HENRY GOLDING, Iron Fist, LORAS TYRELL, LUDI LIN, PIONEER WOMAN, REE DRUMMOND, Scarlett Johansson, VOL 36 NO 17 | APRIL 22 - APRIL 28

A-pop! A new year, a new president, and new updates on pop culture

February 10, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Welcome to the first Apop! column of 2017! A lot has changed since we were last together. Read on to find out what’s happened in the new year.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture, Feature stories Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 11 - FEBRUARY 17

A-pop! Top 10 entertainment stories of 2016

December 16, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

From the Oscars debacle to the presidential election, 2016 was a crazy year in Hollywood and beyond. With 2016 coming to a close, let’s look back on some of the year’s biggest stories and controversies.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Column: Pop Culture, Feature stories Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 51 | DECEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 23

A-pop! The latest ups and downs in pop culture

December 9, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

With Thanksgiving over and Christmas on the way, there’s no denying that the holiday season is officially here! Excitement is brewing in the air and Hollywood is no exception.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Column: Pop Culture, Feature stories Tagged With: 2016, Tila Tequila, VOL 35 NO 50 | DECEMBER 10 - DECEMBER 16

A-pop! Voting while Asian, and casting announcements

November 3, 2016 By Vivian Nguyen

With Seattle’s rainy season underway, there’s no denying that fall is upon us and that much time has passed since our last meeting together.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Column: Pop Culture, Feature stories Tagged With: 2015, VOL 35 NO 45 | NOVEMBER 5 - NOVEMBER 11, a-pop

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