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A-pop! Top 15 of 2015 — The headlines, good and bad, that rocked Asian American pop culture

January 7, 2016 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly From headlining ground-breaking television shows to dominating award ceremonies and industry promotions, 2015 was truly a banner year for Asian Americans in the media. Let’s reminiscence about this year’s top 15 highs — and lows. 15. “Sanjay’s Super Team” features first human protagonist of color in Pixar film Pixar […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, 2016, ABC, ABT, Asian Americans, David Henry Hwang, Ken Watanabe, MFA, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez Miss Universe, Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, Priyanka Chopra, Ruthie Ann Miles, Super Team, The Slants, Tony Award, USPTO, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, culture, social media

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

July 10, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

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

Poet experiments with tradition

August 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Daria Kroupoderova Northwest Asian Weekly Shin Yu Pai, author of eight poetry books, has been nominated for The Stranger’s

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, Art Institute, Asian Americans, Beijing, Carkeek Park, Daria Kroupoderova, Frye Art Museum, Gao Ping, King County, Literature Genius Award, MA, MFA, Moore Theater, Paul Constant, Seattle, Shin Yu Pai, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15, letter

Tacoma native receives Walt Whitman Award for poetry

April 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) – A young Korean American poet has received a $5,000 award for first-time writers that also ensures the publication and thousands of sales of her debut collection. Hannah Sanghee Park has won the Walt Whitman Award, the Academy of American Poets announced Wednesday. Park’s book, “The Same-Different,” will be released next year […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, BA, Hannah Sanghee Park, Iowa Writers Workshop, Korean American, Los Angeles, Louisiana State University, MFA, Pulitzer Prize, Rae Armantrout, Vol 33 No 17 | April 19 - April 25, Walt Whitman Award

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