• About
  • Events
  • Community Calendar
  • Advertise
  • Subscriptions
  • Foundation
  • Contact
  • Seattle Chinese Post

Northwest Asian Weekly

  • Community
    • Names in the News
    • Local
    • Business
    • Pictorials
    • Obituaries
  • Nation
  • World
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Columns
    • On the Shelf
    • At the Movies
    • A-POP!
    • Publisher Ng’s blog
    • The Layup Drill
    • Travel
    • Wayne’s Worlds
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Commentary
    • Publisher Ng’s blog
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Astrology
  • Classifieds
  • Community Calendar
You are here: Home / Archives for margaret cho

A-pop! — See the resemblance? — A case of mistaken identity, Ken Jeong returns, and early Halloween tricks and treats

October 9, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly With the leaves changing colors and the temperature outside becoming noticeably cooler, there’s no denying that fall is here. And so are new television shows! And movies! Read on to find out what’s been happening in Hollywood. New faces on TV: Priyanka Chopra! Plus, Ken Jeong returns! Indian actress […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, ABC, Adam Wingard, Asian American, Death Note, Indian American, Jason Bourne, Ken Jeong, Krista Marie Yu, Light Yagami, Masi Oka, Miss World, Nat Wolff, Priyanka Chopra, Suzy Nakamura, TV, Takeshi Obata, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, WNPA2016, Yukta Mookhey, margaret cho

“Fresh Off the Boat” — New sitcom offers Asian American perspective

February 12, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly On Wednesday, Feb. 4, ABC aired two episodes of “Fresh Off the Boat,” a new family sitcom based on Taiwanese chef and food personality Eddie Huang’s autobiography of the same name. Set in Florida during the 90s, the show explores Huang’s childhood as his family navigates the cultural challenges […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, ABC, African American, Anglo Americans, Asian Americans, Chinese Learning Center, Constance Wu, Eddie Huang, Huang Yang, Hudson Yang, Kim Jong-un, Mama Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Taiwanese-accented English, Tiger Mom, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, margaret cho

“Yellow Face” — A play builds student community

January 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Hot on the heels of last year’s “Mikado” controversy comes a University of Washington production of David Henry Hwang’s play “Yellow Face,” a study of racial and cultural issues surrounding Asian American theatre. The show runs from Jan. 27th to Feb. 1st at the Cabaret Theatre in the UW’s […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Guy, Andrew Swann, Anna Saephan, Assistant Director Jasmine Paik, Cabaret Theatre, Cameron Macintosh, David Henry Hwang, Gabi Boettner, Hutchinson Hall, Jane Krakowski, Jasmine Paik Elizabeth Wu, Jasmine Paik Hopefully, Jasmine Paik Mikko Juan, Jessica Stephens, Kayla Dresse, Marcus Gee, Megan Brewer, NWAW, Peter Sakowicz, Rhoya Seldon, Sandra Bobman, Season Qiu, Simon Tran, UW, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6, Yellow Face, margaret cho

A-pop! Fresh news off the boat! — New TV series, Margaret Cho, and Ansari fights back

January 30, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly We’re only a month into the New Year, but things have certainly started off with a bang in pop culture! Read on for the monthly news roundup for all things Asian and entertainment these last few weeks.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, ABC, Actress Constance Wu, Aziz Ansari, Charlie Hebdo, Given Cho, Golden Globes, Indian American, Korean American, New Year, North Korean, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paris, Producer Nahnatchka Khan, Randall Park, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6, margaret cho

A-pop! A closer look at ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ — Finding the nuance in the taboo

June 20, 2014 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month, I want to discuss the use of racial slurs in the media.<!–more–> In my last column, I highlighted how ABC picked up the sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat” for a mid-season premiere. This will be the first show in 20 years to star an all-Asian cast since […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2014, ABC, Chinese American, Eddie Huang, Harrison Yang, Northwest Asian Weekly, TIME, Though Asian Americans, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 33 No 26 | June 21 - June 27, culture, margaret cho

A-pop! Controversy abound: plastic beauty queens and R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Pinkberry mogul

August 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

All things Asian in popular culture! By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Do you hear that sizzle? No, it’s not the sound of an egg cooking on the sidewalk, as summer finally ramps up in Seattle — it’s the sound of scandal sizzling around the world for Asians and Asian Americans alike! July has been […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2012, Although Lee, Asian Americans, CBS, Channel News Asia, Comedy Series, Donald Bolding, Kim Yu-mi, Korean American, LOUD, Miss Korea, Northwest Asian Weekly, Project Runway, Seattle, Top Chef Masters, Vol 31 No 33 | August 11 - August 17, Young Lee, margaret cho

Sue Kim: the greatest American story never told

August 19, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sarah Gerdes For Northwest Asian Weekly Before Tiger Woods, Margaret Cho, and Michelle Wie, there were the Kim Sisters. Few Americans know the Kim Sisters, arguably one of the most talented and internationally recognized musical acts for generations, were the preeminent female act of the 1960s. Their sold-out shows rivaled those of Sammy Davis […]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Few Americans, Hai Song Kim, Jackie Kennedy, Kim Sisters, Korean American, Las Vegas, Life Magazine, Lucas Foster, New York Italian John Bonifazio, New York Post, Once Sue, Ran Yong Lee, Sammy Davis Jr, Sarah Gerdes, Sue Kim, United States, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, Warp Entertainment, margaret cho

Yola Lu says she’s not the next Margaret Cho (but still hilarious)

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly She’s real. She’s funny. And she’s not trying to be the next Margaret Cho. Taiwanese American Yola Lu is a University of Washington graduate, a vegetarian, and probably one of the very few Asian Americans who aren’t pursuing their college degree to start a career. As Yola started going […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Ali Wong, Asian Americans, Aziz Ansari, Catch Lu, Comedy Underground, David Fung, Jackie Robinson, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Polly Hoang, Seattle, UW, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, Yola Lu, margaret cho

A-pop!: Don’t mess with Wendi

August 12, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly The slap heard around the world Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch? Just a month ago, the public was introduced to Deng Murdoch, a former shrewd businesswoman and news corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch’s alleged gold-digging wife.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2011, Although Irabu, Asian American, Boo Boo Stewart, British Parliament, Charlyne Yi, China, DUI, George Steinbrenner, Harry Shum Jr., Hideki Irabu, Kal Penn, Kelly Hu, Love Bites, New York Yankees, Paper Heart, Quentin Lee, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19, White Frog, culture, japan, margaret cho

Female Asian actresses on the rise to stardom

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Welcome back to another month of Asian American entertainment news! This fall, a number of Asian Americans embark on new projects.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Asian Americans, Black Eyed Peas, Brenda Song, CW, Daniel Dae Kim, Dark Stranger, Female Asian, Fox Sports President David Hill, Freida Pinto, Grace Park, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz, Maggie Q., Perhaps Pinto, Philippines, Rolling Stone, Sunshine Corazon, Super Bowl, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, Woody Allen, a-pop, margaret cho

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Find us on Issuu!

Subscribe to our e-news

© 2020 NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
412 MAYNARD AVE. S., SEATTLE, WA 98104
206-223-5559 | INFO@NWASIANWEEKLY.COM