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Amy Tan returns to Seattle with new memoir: Where the Past Begins

November 10, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Callie Chinn SPECIAL TO THE NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Out of only six U.S. cities, renowned author Amy Tan visited Seattle on Oct. 25 to discuss her latest work, Where the Past Begins: A Writer’s Memoir. The book made The New York Times bestseller list in just one week after its release. I had just […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf, Featured stories Tagged With: 2017, Amy Tan, VOL 36 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17, WHERE THE PAST BEGINS

Joy, luck, amazement, and identity: Amy Tan’s reflections on her latest book and more

December 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Miezianko Northwest Asian Weekly On the evening of Dec. 5, enthusiastic readers of all ages, clad in coats and scarves, attended a reading by bestselling author Amy Tan at the University Temple United Methodist Church in Seattle.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2013, Amy Tan, China, Northwest Asian Weekly, San Francisco, Seattle, University Book Store, University Temple United Methodist Church, Vivian Miezianko, Vol 32 No 51 | December 14 - December 20, William Kenower

Amy Tan to read in Seattle

November 29, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Author Amy Tan will read from and sign copies of her new book, “The Valley of Amazement,” published by Harper, at a book signing at the University Temple United Methodist Church in Seattle, on Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. Tan is on a book tour to promote her new book, which follows the intertwined fates […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Amy Tan, Author Amy Tan, China, Chinese, International Settlement, Seattle, University Temple United Methodist Church, Vol 32 No 49 | November 30 - December 6

Author Amy Tan opens up about strife with mom, responds to critics

February 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Clair Phillips UW News Lab It may be hard for some to believe, but Amy Tan, famed author of “The Joy Luck Club,” belongs to a rock band and has made a guest appearance on the animated series “The Simpsons.” On Jan. 12, the distinguished author began her lecture at the University of Washington’s […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Amy Tan, Asian Americans, Author Amy Tan, Chinese, Clair Phillips, Donna Hjertberg, Meany Hall, Sue Lockett John, Switzerland, UW, United States, Vanessa Radatus, Vol 31 No 6 | February 4 - February 10

How 8 famous Asians exemplify (or defy!) their dragon traits

January 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Jan. 23 marks the first day of the Lunar New Year, and this year happens to be the Year of the Dragon. Occupying the fifth position in the Chinese Zodiac, the dragon is the mightiest of the signs.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2012, Academy Award, Amy Tan, Bruce Lee, Chinese Zodiac, Dith Pran, Euna Lee, Haing Ngor, High School Musical, Hong Kong, Iron Chef America, Laura Ling, Lisa Ling, Maggie Cheung, Mark Dacascos, North Korea, South Pacific, Tokyo Rose, Vanessa Hudgens, Vol 31 No 4 | January 21 - January 27

Former scientist now a funny man

September 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Comedian Joe Wong grew up in the rural Jilin province in China during the 1980s. During this time, there was a comedy radio show named “Xiangsheng” (“Cross Talk”) that was popular.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Amy Tan, China, Chinese American, Comedian Joe Wong, David Letterman, Joy Luck Club, New Yorker, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rice University, TV, United States, Vol 29 No 39 | September 25 - October 1, Woody Allen, Worldwide Pants, Xiangsheng Cross Talk, culture

Funeral brass band keeps Chinatown tradition alive

March 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Traffic along the teeming streets of Chinatown came to a standstill: death was parading by, heralded by the clear, sharp notes of a brass band. Women looked up from their grocery shopping; tourists pulled out their cameras.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Amy Chan, Amy Tan, Bill Steiner, Chinatown, Chinese, Daisy Bell, Green Street Mortuary, Lisa Pollard, Mortuary Band, San Francisco Chinatown, language

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

Communication goes beyond language in Wang film

September 20, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Filmed in Spokane, Wash., Wayne Wang’s new film “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers” marks the director’s return both to independent filmmaking and to telling stories about the Chinese experience in America.

Filed Under: Reviews, At the Movies Tagged With: Amy Tan, Asian American, Best Actor, Chinese, Ghahremani Madam, Joseph Smith, Last Holiday, Northwest Asian Weekly, Patrick Lindenmaier, Queen Latifah, San Francisco Chinatown, Seattle, Wayne Wang, Yilan Faye Yu, Yiyun Li, vol 27 no 39 | September 20 - September 26

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