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Another controversial case of whitewashing, Scarlett Johansson cast as lead in “Ghost in the Shell”

April 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Card Northwest Asian Weekly “Ghost in the Shell,” a popular Japanese manga series following a cyborg policewoman, is getting a live-action adaptation set to release in 2017. However, the film is already receiving a heavy dose of backlash over the casting of Scarlett Johansson as its lead character, Major Motoko Kusanagi. This is […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2016, ABC, Academy Awards, Chinese Hawaiian, Constance Wu, Emma Stone, Eric Card, GHOST IN THE SHELL, Jon Tsuei, M. Night Shyamalan, Major Motoko Kusanagi, New Zealand, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sam Yoshiba, Scarlett Johansson, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6, culture, japan

Asian American jab at Oscars reveals deeper diversity woes

March 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lynn Elber Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — TV’s “Fresh Off the Boat” creator Nahnatchka Khan was reveling in Oscar host Chris Rock’s deft comedic assault on white-fixated Hollywood. Then three Asian American kids were brought onstage for a gag mocking them as ethnic stereotypes. “It’s like going on a road trip with your […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Allison Ng, Angry Asian Man, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Media Coalition, Biola University, Black Americans, Chris Rock, Constance Yu, Daniel Mayeda, Emma Stone, Jason Lew, Nahnatchka Khan, Nancy Wang Yuen, Presenter Sacha Baron Cohen, Sundance Film Festival, TV, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18

A-pop! Hollywood wins, then fails, then flails

February 19, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly The new year has just begun and already so much has happened in Hollywood! Read on to find out the latest on award ceremonies, castings, and more. Awards season: on winning trophies and being racist It is awards season and celebrities are hitting the red carpet in droves! At […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2016, Academy Awards, Actor Daniel Dae Kim, Alan Yang, Best Original Song, Best Short Film Animated, Best Writing Original Screenplay, Bill Maher, Critics Choice Television Awards, Emma Stone, Hollywood Read, Korean, Lea Salonga, Lee Byung-hun, Lincoln Center Theater, Sanjay Patel, Simple Song, Sumi Jo, Super Team, Terminator Genisys, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, social media

All about beauty… — Dancers, geishas, Caucasian beauty in China

July 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Temperatures are soaring in Seattle and everybody is seeking refuge in any cool temperatures to be had. Go find some shade and cool off from the hot sun with this month’s A-pop! The latest pop culture news and gossip will be sure to distract you from the heat! American […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, ABT, American Ballet Theatre, Black American, Camille Monet, Catherine Hardwicke, Caucasian European, China, Claude Monet, Emma Stone, Filipino Filipina American, La Japonaise, Loulan Beauty, MFA, Misty Copeland, Stella Abrera, Titled Loulan, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17, culture

Eye-raising issues about eyelid surgery — Seattle filmmaker working on a documentary about the controversy

June 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Local filmmaker Jade Justad is a hapa Korean-American, based in Seattle.  Her new project is a short film, “Creased,” exploring the ever-more-popular phenomenon of double eyelid plastic surgery amongst young Asians, especially, but not exclusively, young women. NWAW:  Did you grow up in Seattle? Tell us about your background. […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, API, Andrew Hamlin, Asian Americans, Boston University, Emma Stone, Jade Justad, Jim Carrey, Julie Chen, Justad Go, Justad Part, Korean Caucasian, NWAW, North Seattle, Northwest Asian Weekly, PR, Seven Samurai, Vol 34 No 26 | June 20 - June 26

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