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Tzi Ma discusses “Hell on Wheels” — Recreating a part of the Chinese experience on television

August 7, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly It is rare that a mainstream television show dedicates an entire season to a historical part of Asian history. However, that is what AMC’s “Hell on Wheels” does as it depicts the role of Chinese workers building the transcontinental railroad in the late 1800s. One of the stars of […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, AMC, American Western, Asian American, Byron Mann, Central Pacific Railroad, Chinese, David Henry Hwang, East Asia, Gordon Chang, Hong Kong, Jason Cruz, Million Dollar Arm, Professor Chang, Rush Hour, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Southern China, Tzi Ma, Visit Ma, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14

Poof! Alibaba likely not settling in Seattle

August 6, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will not make its U.S. headquarters in Seattle according to a recent report. Despite the company shopping for space in Bellevue, a company spokesperson indicated that it would not be moving its U.S. headquarters which is currently located in San Mateo, California. The company’s founder, […]

Filed Under: Features, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Alibaba, China, Chinese, City Center Bellevue, Jack Ma, Jason Cruz, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Poof Alibaba, San Francisco, San Mateo, Seattle, United States, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14, technology

Donnie Chin, ID community protector, slain — Police continue search for killer

July 30, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle Police have no leads as to who killed International District mainstay Donnie Chin. The 59-year-old Chin was fatally shot in the early morning on Thursday, July 23rd near 8th Avenue and South Weller Street in the neighborhood he protected for most of his life. According to Seattle Police, […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Chinatown, Crawfish King Restaurant, Dicky Mar, Donnie Chin, Find It, Fix It, Harborview Hospital, IDEC, International District Special Review Board, Jason Cruz, Middle Eastern, Puget Sound, Seattle Police, South Lane Street, South Weller Street, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, WNPA2016, hing hay park

Hiroyuki Sanada – Discusses career and latest movie

July 23, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada plays a key role in the new movie release “Mr. Holmes.” Sanada was in town for the Seattle International Film Festival last month for an early viewing of the movie. In an interview with the Northwest Asian Weekly, he talked about his career, acting alongside […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, ABC, British Empire, Hiroyuki Sanada Discusses, Japanese Harrison Ford, Jason Cruz, King Lear, London, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle International Film Festival, Sherlock Holmes, Tokyo, Tom Cruise, United States, Uruguay, Vol 34 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

Shilla love triangle scandal — Prominent Seattle restaurant owner accused of being “ringleader” in kidnapping and beating case

July 16, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle restaurant owner Scott Koh and three of his employees were arrested late last month on charges of kidnapping and beating a man identified as the lover of Koh’s estranged wife.  King County Prosecutors described Koh as the “ringleader” of a calculated plot to harm Chris McMonagle.  However, many […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Craig Nakamura, Harborview Medical Center, Jason Cruz, Judge Dean Lum, Judge Lum, King County Prosecutor Charles Sherer, King County Prosecutors, Korean Restaurant, Northwest Asian Weekly, Prominent Seattle, Queen Anne, Scott Koh, Vol 34 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

Pao polarizes — Public split on interim CEO of Reddit

July 9, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly If there is controversy in the tech industry, the name Ellen Pao seems to follow. Pao, the interim CEO of social media news site Reddit, is under fire yet again.  An online petition is requesting that she be removed from the company. Over 162,000 people have signed a petition […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, CEO, Ellen Pao, Jason Cruz, Kleiner Perkins, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Obama, Silicon Valley-based, Victoria Taylor, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17, culture, social media, technology

Casting a spell — ESPN makes the National Spelling Bee a high-stakes sport

June 4, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “Nunatak.” Any guess as to what the word means? More importantly, how do you spell it? For 14-year-old Gokul Venkatachalam of Chesterfield, Missouri it meant either sharing the glory of being the champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee with 13-year -old Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas or the […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, ESPN, Indian Americans, Jason Cruz, NBA, NHL, Northwest Asian Weekly, Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion, South Asia, Vanya Shivashankar, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12

Lawsuit accuses Port of Seattle of discrimination — Concessionaires claim racial disparity of minority-owned businesses at Sea-Tac Airport

May 28, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The next time you head to Sea-Tac Airport take notice of the concessions at the terminals. A lawsuit claims that the way the Port of Seattle issues its leases for businesses at Sea-Tac Airport is discriminatory.  Three minority-owned businesses have filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court of […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2015, ACDBE, African Americans, Asian Americans, Central Terminal, Chief Executive Officer Tay Yoshitani, District Court, Executive Director, Jason Cruz, Mark Reis, Northwest Asian Weekly, Port of Seattle, Seatac Bar Group, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, Western Washington

The Layup Drill — Pacquiao loses; Munoz retires and UFC in the Philippines

May 22, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Pacquiao loses “Fight of the Century” to Mayweather Manny Pacquiao dropped a unanimous decision to Floyd Mayweather on May 2nd in Las Vegas in the biggest money fight in the history of boxing. An estimated 4.4 million people purchased the inflated $100 pay-per-view event ($90 if you did not […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather, HBO, Jason Cruz, Las Vegas, MMA, Manny Pacquiao, Mark Munoz, Nevada Athletic State Commission, Northwest Asian Weekly, Oklahoma State, Philippines, Southern California, UFC, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29

It’s a volley! — Chinese American street volleyball documentary hits cable

May 14, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Ursula Liang’s “labor of love,” 9-Man, which documents the Chinese American sport of street volleyball has received critical acclaim. We first covered the documentary in December 2012. Since then, the film and its makers have traveled the country showing it at various festivals and receiving awards. The film was […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2015, Asian Pacific Heritage Month, Best Documentary Feature, Chinese Americans, DVD, Director Ursula Liang, Directors Choice Award, Jason Cruz, Los Angeles, New York Times, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwest Film Forum, Program Director Courtney Sheehan, San Francisco, Seattle Asian American Film Festival, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22, World Channel, parking

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