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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

The 2010 celebrity wall of fame/shame

December 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Unlike last year, 2010 was a pretty successful year for Asian celebrities, particularly in music and television.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2010, Archie Panjabi, Asian Americans, Bruno Mars, Choice Award, Daniel Dae Kim, Far East Movement, Filipino, Influential Asian American Artist, M. Night Shyamalan, NBC, Ninette Cheng, Northwest Asian Weekly, Tiger Woods, Vol 29 No 52 | December 25 - December 31, Year in Review 2010, blog

Who wants to marry Lucy Liu?

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season because it looks like our favorite celebrities are! I have plenty of good news this month and a little bit of bad news.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2010, ABDC, American Badlands, Asian American, Best Dance Crew, Bruno Mars, Harry Shum Jr., Jaden Smith, Jang Dong Gun, Korean, Las Vegas, Lucy Liu, M. Night Shyamalan, MTV, Ninette Cheng, TMZ, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17

A tragic end for Korean star due to stress

July 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The constant good news only lasted so long. It has been a mixed month for Asian American celebrities and, unfortunately, it ended in tragedy.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, BBC, Black Eyed Peas, Charice Pempengco, Filipino, Green Hornet, Guy Aoki, Indian Dev Patel, Jay Chou, Justin Chon, M. Night Shyamalan, MANAA, Park Yong-ha, South Korean, UK, Vol 29 No 29 | July 17 - July 23, Winter Sonata

Commentary: We need to boycott “The Last Airbender”

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

These days, many people think that cries of racism are false alarms — after all, we live in a society where race doesn’t matter, right?

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, China, Chinese American, Dante Basco, Filipino American Avatar, Greenland, India, Korea, M. Night Shyamalan, Mako Iwamatsu, Middle Eastern, Send Hollywood, Sifu Kisu, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16, culture, language

Fame speaks

October 18, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Do celebrity endorsements really make a difference?

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, Academy Award-winning, Asian American, Barack Obama, Clint Eastwood, Daniel Dae Kim, Dean Cain, Jon Voight, Kelly Hu, Lorenzo Lamas, M. Night Shyamalan, Maxine Hong Kingston, Robert Duvall, Tom Selleck, Vera Wang, margaret cho, vol 27 no 43 | October 18 - October 24

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