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A-pop! Slants — Is the name offensive?

May 8, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly With May underway, spring has officially sprung! And so has news for all of our Asian friends in the media. From controversial band names to casting news, see what’s happened during the last month with pop culture. “The Slants” lose their appeal to register band name Simon Tam, founder […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, Actress Olivia Munn, Asian Americans, Brokeback Mountain, Cary Fukunaga, Chinese, Eddie Huang, First Amendment, HBO, Northwest Asian Weekly, Oregon Live, Simon Tam, The Slants, Trademark Office, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, WNPA2016, culture

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