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You are here: Home / Archives for Bai Ling

In actress Bai Ling’s new film, white definitely means death

August 3, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jessica Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly White. The color of mourning. The color of snow. In Chinese, Bai has a rising tone. The surname, Bai, which means white, belongs to the central character in one of the latest films out of mainland China, The Fatal Contract. If you sit down to watch this movie, […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, Bai Ling, THE FATAL CONTRACT, VOL 37 NO 32 | AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 10

A look at Year of the Horse celebrities

January 31, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly The Year of the Horse lands on Jan. 31. It is said to be a good year for those who are hardworking, who persevere, and who want to achieve success. Some horse traits include being popular, intelligent, talented, and kind. On the other hand, they can also be stubborn, […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Cultures Tagged With: 2014, Ang Lee, Bai Ling, Best Director Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Filipino, Genghis Khan, Hidden Dragon, Mongol Empire, Nina Huang, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Pussycat Dolls, Rush Hour, TV, Taiwanese American, Tamlyn Tomita, Vol 33 No 6 | February 1 - February 7, Wild Wild West, Year of the Horse

Bai Ling: on being Asian in Hollywood (and her parents’ reaction to the Playboy shoot)

April 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly This week, I talked with Chinese-born American actress Bai Ling over the phone. We discussed her new movie, being an Asian actress in Hollywood, China, and — of course — the controversial Playboy photo shoot. Hello, Bai Ling. How are you doing? Good. I am in beautiful San Francisco.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: Bai Ling, China, Chinese-born American, Crank High Voltage, Jason Statham, Ninette Cheng, Northwest Asian Weekly, San Francisco

Those Disney stars just don’t learn

April 2, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

March was a month of highs and lows for Asian celebrities. Yao Ming, Ichiro Suziki, and Freida Pinto flexed their star power. Michelle Kwan attempted a comeback, Bai Ling released a new film, and Lisa Ling’s sister, Laura Ling, ran into some trouble. Things aren’t looking so good for Joe Jonas, who has not seemed to learn from Miley Cyrus’ embarrassing debacle.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: 2009, Bai Ling, Chinese, Freida Pinto, Ichiro Suziki, Joe Jonas, Laura Ling, Lisa Ling, Liu Xiang, Michelle Kwan, NBC, Ninette Cheng, Northwest Asian Weekly, USD, Vol 28 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlan, miley cyrus

The Celebrity Hall of Shame – Top 8 of 2008

December 24, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture officials stripped 18-year-old Miss Vietnam Thi Thuy Dung Tran of the right to represent Vietnam at the Miss World

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, Asia Television, Bai Ling, Chinese, Edison Chen, Eunis Yao, Gillian Chung, Jose Manuel Calderon, Kristy Morgan, Miaoke Lin, Peiyi Yang, Spain Olympic, Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen, Tila Tequila, Valentine Day, Vietnam, Vol 28 No 1 | December 27 - January 2

Blog says: ‘You’re a disgrace. To the race.’

November 15, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“You’re at a party. At seven it’s one kind of conversation, and at nine it’s totally different, but it’s still the same topic. We’re just like that,” blog-owner Diana Nguyen said about Disgrasian.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2008, Al Gore, Asian Americans, Bai Ling, Betty Wang, Britney Spears, Dave Chappelle, Hollywood Slant, Michelle Malkin, NPR, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sarah Palin, blog, commentary, culture, language, vol 27 no 47 | November 15 - 21

“Beautiful Country” actor an unlikely star

July 1, 2005 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tiffany Wan For the Northwest Asian Weekly People rely on certainties in life, especially when thrust into unfamiliar territory. Actor Damien Nguyen, the freshly minted star of the new film “The Beautiful Country,” is firmly aware of that fact. His family left Vietnam in 1975 on a boat that carried him, six siblings, his […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, At the Movies Tagged With: Actor Damien Nguyen, Asian Americans Ruthann Kurose, Bai Ling, Binh Nguyen, Camp Pendleton, Dolores Sibonga, Hans Petter Moland, Howard Dean, July 2005, Nick Nolte, Northwest Asian Weekly, Tim Roth, United States, Vietnam War, Vietnamese, language

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