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SIFF kicks off with some “Seoul Searching”

May 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This year’s Seattle International Film Festival includes an impressive number of Asian American selections, which assembles a collection that includes a Korean replicate that evokes John Hughes feel-good, historical Taiwanese brothels, and Tibetan archery. Check out some initial rundowns of reviews and previews below: “Seoul Searching” Reviewed by Daria Kroupoderova The title of Seoul Searching […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2015, Allah Rakhi, Andrew Hamlin, Benson Lee, Bonus Lee, Daria Kroupoderova, Doze Niu Chen-zer, Golden Hill, Harvard Exit Monday, Harvard Exit Saturday, Hiroshi Abe, John Hughes, Klaus Kim, Korean, Kris Schultz, Lincoln Square Cinemas, Lo Pao-tai, Nepal, Ryoko Hirosue, SIFF, Seoul Searching, Sergeant Major Chang, Tiffany Ran, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

32 years after attack, Pakistani woman gets nose

June 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Asif Shahzad The Associated Press THATHA PIRA, Pakistan (AP) — After six years of abuse, Allah Rakhi was walking out of her marriage when her husband struck again. Snatching a knife, he sliced off her nose. “You’re no longer beautiful!” he shouted. He then slashed at her foot — brutal punishment for leaving the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Afghanistan, Allah Rakhi, Hamid Hasan, Islamabad, JUI, Jamiat Ulema Islam, Maulana Ghafoor Haideri, Michelle Obama, Shad Begum, South Asia, Vol 31 No 24 | June 9 - June 15, Westernize Pakistan, poverty

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