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A-pop! Action ahead … — … for Asian Americans in film and television

November 20, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Daylight savings is officially underway which means shorter days and more reasons to stay inside. Fortunately, there are some great movies and television shows out to help you survive the next few months. Read on to see what’s playing and streaming near you. Asian Americans take on action films […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, Actor Dave Bautista, Actress Naomi Scott, Aziz Ansari, Filipino, Fox News, Golden Globe-winning, Indian American, Kal Penn, NPR, Nisha Ganatra, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pink Ranger, President Obama, Sarita Gupta, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

Last day ditch — Father and pilot remembered and honored for heroics during fall of Saigon

February 27, 2014 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly In 2009, retired U.S. Navy Commander Paul Jacobs and Navy historian Jan Herman went on <!–more–>a Vietnamese television show in Virginia. They explained that they were seeking out a South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) pilot who ditched a CH-47 Chinook and survived, after transporting and unloading his family, passengers, […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Ba Van Nguyen, Camp Pendleton, Chinook Ba Nguyen, First Indochina War, Hugh Doyle, Jan Herman, Kent Chipman, Miki Nguyen, NPR, Operation Frequent Wind, Rory Kennedy, Saigon River, Second Indochina War, South Vietnamese Air Force, Viet Minh, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7, Wild West

Asian America at Bumbershoot

August 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly This year’s Bumbershoot, scheduled to take place Labor Day Weekend (Aug. 31 – Sept 2) at the Seattle Center, is set to be one of the largest Bumbershoots in recent history due to a refreshed, Seattle-friendly line up.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, 2013, Asian Americans, Au Lac Vovinam, Bradford Cox, Brooklyn-based Red Baraat, Dash Berlin, David Kwan, Decibel Festival, Designer Drugs, Fountain Lawn Stage, Labor Day Weekend Aug, Martin Solveig, Moses Archuleta, NPR, North Indian, Seattle Center, Thao Nguyen, Tim Kim, Vietnamese Lion Dance, Vol 32 No 35 | August 24 - August 30, White Walls

Arun Rath to host NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered

July 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Indian-American Journalist Arun Rath will become the new host of the NPR newsmagazine Weekend All Things Considered beginning in late September, when the Saturday and Sunday edition moves its broadcast to the West Coast. Rath has had a distinguished career in public media as a reporter, producer, and editor, most recently as a senior reporter […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Arun Rath, NPR, PBS, Peabody Award, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26, WNYC, West Coast, culture

EDITORIAL: Cultural understanding, historical context, and Asian American fraternities

May 2, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Early last week, a video of four members of an Asian American fraternity based in Southern California dancing to Justin Timberlake’s “Suit and Tie” surfaced on the Internet. One of the members, in an effort to portray Jay Z, was wearing blackface.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, Asian Americans, Justin Timberlake, NPR, Southern California, Vol 32 No 19 | May 4 - May 10

NPR receives $1.5 million for race, ethnicity coverage

August 11, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Suzanne Gamboa The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — National Public Radio, criticized in recent years for their lack of diversity of its staff and coverage, is using a $1.5 million grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to put together a six-person team to report stories on race, ethnicity, and culture.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Although Lee, Asian American, CEO, Fox News Channel, Gary Knell, Gregory Lee, Juan Williams, Las Vegas, NABJ, NPR, Native American, Patricia Harrison, Sesame Workshop, Unity Journalists, Vol 31 No 33 | August 11 - August 17, blog, culture

A controversial artist revealed in “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry”

August 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly When Alison Klayman headed to China for an “adventure,” as she puts it, she got what she was expecting, and more. While studying history at Brown University, Klayman did a lot of radio work for NPR. She then went on to work for Global Radio News while in Beijing, […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Ai Weiwei, Alison Klayman, Andrew Hamlin, Beijing, Brown University, Bureau Chief, Capitol Hill, China, Chinese language, East Roy Street, Happy Birthday, NPR, New York City, Seattle, Stephanie Tung, United States, Vol 31 No 32 | August 4 - August 10

Editorial: The minority vote matters

October 21, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This year, we, as a newspaper and as part of the Asian community, have been blessed. We’ve had many political candidates reaching out to us for the first time.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Asian Americans, Census Bureau, Chinese, NPR, New Mexico, North Carolina, President Barack Obama, Sea Beez, Urban Enterprise Center, Vol 29 No 43 | October 23 - October 29, attention

Journalist Saberi joyful, grateful to be out of Iranian jail and back with family

May 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — On May 12, American journalist Roxana Saberi said she was very happy to be free and thanked those who helped win her release after four months in an Iranian prison, as new details emerged about the evidence presented against her at her espionage trial.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: British Broadcasting Corp, Expediency Council, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Journalist Saberi, Miss North Dakota, NPR, President Barack Obama, Reza Saberi, Roxana Saberi, Saleh Nikbakht, TEHRAN, United States

Blog says: ‘You’re a disgrace. To the race.’

November 15, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“You’re at a party. At seven it’s one kind of conversation, and at nine it’s totally different, but it’s still the same topic. We’re just like that,” blog-owner Diana Nguyen said about Disgrasian.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2008, Al Gore, Asian Americans, Bai Ling, Betty Wang, Britney Spears, Dave Chappelle, Hollywood Slant, Michelle Malkin, NPR, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sarah Palin, blog, commentary, culture, language, vol 27 no 47 | November 15 - 21

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