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Cultural drama — Ultra Rich Asian Girls: Stereotype or commentary?

December 5, 2014 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly I am seldom interested in reality television, but there’s something intriguing about reality shows that feature all-Asian <!–more–>casts. Whether it looks like a train wreck or a show with actual value, there’s a surefire guarantee I’ll watch it. So what’s the latest reality show I’ve been following? The reality […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Asian Americans, Asian Canadian, Canada, Chinatown, Chinese Canadian, Mainland China, North American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Repositioning Asian, Taiwan, Ultra Rich Asian Girls, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12, attention, commentary, culture

A-pop! Hollywood loses an activist — A live-action manga remake and ultra-rich Chinese Canadians

November 21, 2014 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly With November officially underway and Daylight Savings in effect, it’s time to hunker down for the winter season and get ready for the holiday festivities. Even though we’ve turned back the clocks, we’re going to jump back briefly to chat about last month’s news! Read on to find out […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Asian Canadian, Chinese Canadian, Daylight Savings, Hermes Birken, Los Angeles, Major Motoko Kusanagi, Northwest Asian Weekly, SAG, Scarlett Johansson, Screen Actors Guild, Sumi Sevilla Haru, Ultra Rich Asian Girls, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28, YSL, culture

President Obama’s half-sister on love, parenting, and the mom they both shared

May 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gabrielle Nomura Northwest Asian Weekly It was Maya Soetoro-Ng’s mother who made her realize how lucky she was to be of mixed race. Being both Indonesian and white, Soetoro-Ng belonged to more than one world.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, African American, Barack Obama, Chinese Canadian, Gabrielle Nomura, Grandma Annie, Indonesia, Kip Fulbeck, Mercer Island High School, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Obama, Seattle, Stanley Ann Dunham, Vol 32 No 20 | May 11 - May 17, Wing Luke

“Lost Years” documentary is screened in Canada, includes local Seattle leaders

February 6, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Lost Years: A People’s Struggle for Justice” is a documentary about the Chinese diaspora directed by Tom Radford and Kenda Gee. Gee is Chinese Canadian, and the film traces his grandfather’s journey from China to Edmonton, Canada. Also included in the film are views from Chinese Americans, Chinese New Zealanders, and Chinese Australians.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Alan Lau, Bettie Luke, Canada, China, Chinese Americans, Chinese Australians, Chinese Canadian, Chinese New Zealanders, Donnie Chin, Kenda Gee, Seattle, Vol 31 No 6 | February 4 - February 10

NWAW’s December must-reads

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Buddha’s Orphans” is a love story between Raja, an orphan boy whose mother drowned herself when he was a baby, and Nilu, a girl born into privilege.

Filed Under: Reviews, On the Shelf Tagged With: 2010, Beijing University, Bokey Ba, China, Chinese Canadian, Chinese Cultural Revolution, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Jan Wong, Mei Wang, NWAW, Nepal, Northwest Asian Weekly, Samantha Pak, Simon Schuster, United States, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24, Yin Luoyi

Canadian grocers help Olympian realize her dreams

March 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Alexa Loo dreamed big. An accountant by day, she never lost sight of her Olympic dreams. At age 37, she is older than most athletes at the Olympic Winter Games. She has a degree in commerce from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Alexa Loo, British Columbia, Chinese Canadian, Farm Market, Northwest Asian Weekly, Olympic Winter Games, Richmond Review, Salt Lake Winter Games, Sport Canada, Vancouver Games, Vancouver Sun, Vol 29 No 10 | March 6 - March 12

Scholarly points of view on how the candidates fare internationally

November 1, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For our election coverage, Northwest Asian Weekly asked professors Dr. David Bachman and Dr. Laurie J. Sears at the University of Washington to share some of their personal thoughts and opinions on the presidential candidates.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, Africa, American Democracy, Bachman It, China, Chinese Canadian, David Bachman, Indonesian American, International Studies, Iraq War, Jackson School, Middle East, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obama, Sears Southeast Asia, Southeast Asians, UW, vol 27 no 45 | November 1 - November 7

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