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A-pop: counting down the TOP 10 2014 API cheers and jeers

December 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY   How is 2014 coming to an end already? It seems like I had started reporting on 2013 pop culture news just a few short months ago. Now, it’s time to reflect on all the media triumphs and drama from the past year. Ready? 10. Pinkberry CEO gets jail […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2014, API, Arthur Chu, Asian Americans, Banh Shop Fast, Bruno Mars, Eddie Huang, Kim Yu-na, Miss America, North Korean, President Obama, Sony Entertainment, TOP, Vietnamese, Zelda Williams, social media

Top 10 Asian American achievements of 2013

January 2, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, certain people are recognized for their accomplishments in the Asian American communities. There were many incredible feats this year, so we grouped them into 10 accomplishments.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Asian American, Berkeley Fire Department, Best Director, Chess Federation, Daniel Inouye, Eesha Khare, Federal Circuit, Gil Dong, Maya Vengadasalam, Miss America, Nina Davuluri, Peace First Prize, President Obama, Presidential Medal, Senate Confirmations It, Taiwanese American Ang Lee, United States, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10, Wei Chen

A-pop! The end of an era and the start of a new one — Goodbye, Miyazaki! Hello, TV!

September 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Summer is out and fall is in! But before we usher in the new season, let’s take a moment to reflect on all that has happened in the pop culture world this past month, as well as prepare ourselves for what’s ahead this autumn. The end of an era […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2013, Aaron Yoo, Amanda Rosenberg, Anne Wojcicki, Asian Americans, Chinese American, Disney Channel, Famed Japanese Academy Award-winning, Google Glass, Googled Rosenberg, Kansas Army National Guard, Korean American, Liza Lapira, Miss America, Miss California Crystal Lee, Miss Minnesota Rebecca Yeh, Miyazaki Hello, Princess Mononoke, Sailor Moon, Sergey Brin, Super Fun Night, TV, Vanessa Lachey, Vol 32 No 39 | September 21 - September 27, Washington Irving

EDITORIAL: Miss America is what ‘American’ has been about all along

September 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When Nina Davuluri was crowned Miss America on Sept. 11, the wave of social media controversy started almost immediately. Hundreds of racists took to Twitter to call the New York-born, Indian American medical-student-to-be a “terrorist,” “Miss Al Qaeda,” and “Miss 7–11.” Honestly, this sort of reaction has become so commonplace that it’s not even surprising. […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Indian American, Miss Al Qaeda, Miss America, New York-born, President Barack Obama, Shahid Khan, United States, Vol 32 No 39 | September 21 - September 27, social media

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