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You are here: Home / Archives for Opinion / Column: You Talkin' to Me?

You Talkin’ To Me?: Racism sells: The anti-whaling movement and Japan

March 24, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Japanese whaling and dolphin hunting has attracted international media attention. The Shepherd Society, headed by founder Paul Watson, has been one of the leaders

Filed Under: Column: You Talkin' to Me? Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Academy Award, American President, Friday Harbor, International Whaling Commission, Jack Metcalfe, Northwest Asian Weekly, Norway, Paul Watson, Ronald Reagan, Sea Shepard Society, Sea Shepherd Society, Sierra Club, United States, Vol 30 No 13 | March 26 - April 1, attention, japan, whaling

Column: Local Mars Hill Church pastor Mark Driscoll bashes yoga and ‘Easternism’

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last fall, Dr. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, received national attention for an article

Filed Under: Column: You Talkin' to Me? Tagged With: 2010, ABC, Albert Mohler, Civil Rights, Mark Driscoll, Mark Lee, Mars Hill, Northwest Asian Weekly, Roman Empire, Seattle, Sky Fairy, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, United States, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24, attention, culture

Column: Let’s look back to the 60s as a source of inspiration for social justice

October 14, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Back in August, radio talk show personality Laura Schlessinger ended her radio show after using the N-word 11 times in response to a Black female caller.

Filed Under: Column: You Talkin' to Me? Tagged With: 2010, Column Let, John Lennon, Laura Schlessinger, Mark Lee, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ronald Reagan, Vol 29 No 42 | October 16 - October 22, Yoko Ono, attention

Column: Hollywood, once again, says no Asians need apply

June 17, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Harrison Ford movie “Extraordinary Measures” was released on DVD last month. This movie is based on a true story.

Filed Under: Column: You Talkin' to Me? Tagged With: 2010, Box Office Mojo, Brendan Fraser, Chinese Hamster Ovary, Column Hollywood, DVD, Duke University Medical Center, Extraordinary Measures, Geeta Anand, Genzyme Corporation, Harrison Ford, Mark Lee, New York Times, Northwest Asian Weekly, Priya Kishnani, Taiwan University, Vol 29 No 25 | June 19 - June 25

Column: Pacman don’t need no ’roids, he’s got dynamite!

February 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mark Lee Northwest Asian Weekly The Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight has now been called off.  Pacquiao has also filed a defamation lawsuit against Mayweather, his father Floyd Sr., his uncle Roger, and Golden Boy Promotions for allegedly accusing him of using performance-enhancing drugs.

Filed Under: Column: You Talkin' to Me? Tagged With: 2010, Alex Ariza, Column Pacman, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Floyd Mayweather Sr, Floyd Sr, Freddie Roach, Ghana, Golden Boy Promotions, Joshua Clottey, Manny Pacquiao, Mark Lee, Miguel Cotto, Northwest Asian Weekly, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Unlike Mayweather, Vol 29 No 8 | February 20 - February 26

Column: Bush and Watada: two intertwining stories

November 19, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Oct. 2, Ehren Watada was discharged from the U.S. Army under “other than honorable conditions.” Ehren is the Asian American Army officer who refused to deploy to Iraq because he claimed the war was illegal.

Filed Under: Column: You Talkin' to Me? Tagged With: 2009, Asian American, Charles Duelfer, Eagle Scout, Ehren Watada, Fort Lewis, Gulf War, Iraq War, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obama, Perhaps Watada, Seattle, Texas Rangers, United States, Vietnam War, Vol 28 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, WMD

Column: Breaking through the professional barrier

September 24, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At my high school, there were the freaks (also known as stoners), the jocks, and everybody else.

The football jocks were the royalty of the high school, and you felt honored if they took the time out of their glamorous life to say hi to you.

Filed Under: Column: You Talkin' to Me? Tagged With: 2009, Arizona Cardinals, Asian Americans, Canadian Football League, Column Breaking, Dallas Cowboys, Dat Nguyen, Derek Inouchi, Detroit Lions, Federal Civil Rights, Jeremy Lin, NFL, Palo Alto High School, San Francisco Chronicle, Tackling Life, Timmy Chang, Vol 28 No 40 | September 26 - October 2, Yao Ming

Column: Literary heavyweights deal with the same subject, but in different ways. Wong does it better.

July 23, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two significant events in Asian American media are currently pending. One is regarding the release of “Americanese,” a film adapted from Shawn Wong’s novel “American Knees,” which will be released later this year. The other is a new novel by Amy Tan.

Filed Under: Opinion, Column: You Talkin' to Me? Tagged With: American Knees, Amy Tan, Asian Americans, China, Column Literary, Columnist Mark Lee, Hollywood Chinese, Joy Luck Club, Northwest Asian Weekly, PBS, Shawn Wong, United States, Vol 28 No 31 | July 25 - July 31, attention, technology

Column: Before voting for King County executive, consider a past racial discrimination lawsuit

May 21, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mark Lee Northwest Asian Weekly Editor’s note: This is the launch of a new monthly Northwest Asian Weekly opinion column by Mark Lee. Each month, Lee will raise topical questions and discuss issues that may be relevant to our readers. Note that, in writing for the NWAW, Lee is not representing the viewpoints of […]

Filed Under: Opinion, Column: You Talkin' to Me? Tagged With: 2009, KIRO, King County, Kristy Lee, Mark Lee, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obama, Susan Hutchison, Vol 28 No 22 | May 23 - 29, gary locke, language

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