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David Henry Hwang attacked, neck slashed — Playwright recovering

December 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly The New York Daily News reported Dec. 3 that Tony Award-winning playwright and Yale alum David Henry Hwang was recovering in his Brooklyn-area home after being the victim of a random assault. Hwang was apparently walking near his home when he was attacked from behind by an unknown assailant […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, Broadway World, China, Chinese, Daily News, East West Players, FOB, Flower Drum Song, Jenn Fang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Producing Artistic Director, Tim Dang, Tony Award-winning, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Yellow Face

EDITORIAL: Should we be allowed to criticize ourselves?

August 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Weekly recently received a letter about Jenn Fang’s article on Peter Liang. A brief recap: Peter Liang was the New York City police officer who fatally shot Akai Gurley late last year. Liang is charged with manslaughter in the second degree, reckless endangerment, and official misconduct. In response to the article about Liang, […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, Akai Gurley, Asian Americans, Jenn Fang, New York City, Peter Liang, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14, letter

The case against NYPD officer Peter Liang — Being Asian American is not a free pass

July 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly In a week that has already left me disheartened over the state of race in America today, the last thing I really needed was to read the details of the prosecution’s case against Peter Liang. The trial against NYPD officer Peter Liang, who fatally shot Akai Gurley late last […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Akai Gurley, Asian Americans, CPR, Jenn Fang, Melissa Butler, NYPD, Neither Liang, New York State District Attorney, Northwest Asian Weekly, Officer Liang, Officer Shaun Landau, Peter Liang Photo, Pink Houses, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17, attention, blog

Nan-Hui Jo’s trials and tribulations — Conviction lowered, but still a possibility of deportation

May 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly On April 28, the judge in Nan-Hui Jo’s child abduction case rejected the motion to dismiss the guilty verdict against her, and sentenced Jo to 175 days of jail (counted as time served) and three years probation. A jury found Jo guilty of child abduction in March — despite errors […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, Customs Border Protection, ICE, Jenn Fang, Jesse Charlton, Korean American Coalition, Northwest Asian Weekly, South Korea, United States, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, social media

Facing deportation — Hearing begins for Korean American adoptee & abuse survivor Adam Crapser

April 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly After a month of increasing social media outrage over the plight of Adam Crapser, the Korean American adoptee and abuse survivor appeared in a US immigration court April 2 on what was also Crapser’s 40th birthday. His deportation hearing is being held in Oregon in front of immigration Judge Michael […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, AAPI, Adam Crapser, Asian American, Customs Enforcement, ICE, Jenn Fang, Korean American, Lori Walls, Northwest Asian Weekly, US, United States, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17, adoption, blog, poverty, social media

Loophole in immigration law

March 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly By his own admission, Adam Thomas Crapser has had a difficult journey; but through it all, he has worked hard to create what he calls a “a semblance of a ‘normal’ life”. In 1979, Adam arrived in the United States with his older sister as a transnational and transracial […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Adam Crapser, Adam Thomas Crapser, Asian Americans, CCA, Child Citizenship Act, Gazillion Strong, Gazillion Voices Radio, Jenn Fang, Kevin Vollmers, Korean American, Shin Song Hyuk, US, United States, Vol 34 No 11 | March 7 - March 13, adoption, language

COMMENTARY: Sexual assault with a distinctly anti-Asian tinge

November 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang For Northwest Asian Weekly The internet is in an uproar this week over Julien Blanc, an American and self-described “dating expert” who travels the globe giving workshops to men who are seeking to become so-called pick-up artists.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Asian American, Australia, Bradley Cooper, Channing Tatum, Jenn Fang, Julien Blanc, Real Social Dynamics, Tokyo, Vol 33 No 47 | November 15 - November 21, commentary, japan

EDITORIAL: More yay for Kenneth Bae! — And more good news

November 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Happy very early Thanksgiving! We’re already thankful, and here’s why—a summary of some good news for you: Everyone is celebrating Kenneth Bae’s return.  Bae was finally released from North Korean imprisonment after two years. There’s not much we can say that hasn’t been said in other media, but it doesn’t hurt to repeat the good […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, Australia, Jenn Fang, Julien Blanc, Kenneth Bae, North Korean, Seattle, Vol 33 No 47 | November 15 - November 21, blog, commentary, reunion

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