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A-pop! #NotTheSame and “The Big Sick”

December 11, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly With the holidays officially underway, we’re counting down the final days of 2015. Take a second to reflect on what has happened this year including November’s latest events with Asians and Asian Americans in the media. #NotTheSame awareness campaign The Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, a nonprofit […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, Asian Americans, Catch Sanjay, Comedy Central, Finding Nemo, Joy Yoo, Judd Apatow-produced, Kumail Nanjiani, PSA, Pacific Islander, Pacific Islanders, Pakistani American Nanjiani, Pixar Animation Studio, Sanjay Patel, Silicon Valley, Super Team, Toy Story, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, culture, social media

Jo Koy’s return to Seattle to produce big laughs, also talks about being Filipino

September 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tacoma-born comedian Jo Koy (Joseph Glenn Herbert) is used to hearing the sound of laughter. With a natural charisma and a lively stage persona, the Filipino American is a well-known face in the world of stand-up.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2009, BET, Chelsea Lately, Comedy Central, Comic View, Eddie Murphy, Filipino American, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jo Koy Don, Jo Koy Joseph Glenn Herbert, Mike Epps, Moore Theater, Santa Claus, Seattle, Snoop Dogg, Tonight Show, Vol 28 No 39 | September 19 - September 25

Amy Anderson: One of the funny people

August 27, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Three minutes.

This was the length of Amy Anderson’s first standup performance at an open mic night in 1997 on Saint Patrick’s Day in a Minneapolis comedy club. At the end of her three minutes, she had found her passion.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2009, Amy Anderson One, China, Comedy Central, Comedy Underground, Dat Phan, Jason Cruz, Korean American, Last Comic Standing, Los Angeles, NBC, Saint Patrick, Seattle, South Korean, Southwest Airlines, blog, vol 28 no 36 | August 29 - September 4

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