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Civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs dies at age 100

October 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – Grace Lee Boggs, a longtime activist who was part of the labor, civil rights, black power, women’s rights and environmental justice movements, died Monday, Oct. 5, at her Detroit home. She was 100. Boggs and late husband James Boggs were involved in advocacy for decades. She helped organize a […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Bryn Mawr College, Chinese, Detroit Summer, Grace Lee Boggs, James Boggs, Martin Luther King Jr., New York City, PBS, Philosophy Library, President Barack Obama, Rhode Island, Socialist Workers Party, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, White House, poverty

Fallen City: Zhao Qi discusses his documentary on the Sichuan earthquake

July 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest American Weekly Chinese director and producer Zhao Qi spent several years making “Fallen City,” a documentary about the devastating

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2008, 2014, Andrew Hamlin, China, Chinese, Fallen City Zhao Qi, ITVS, Knowledge Network, NRK, NWAW, Northwest American Weekly, PBS, POV, Sichuan Province, Sundance Fund, Vol 33 No 31 | July 26 - August 1, YLE, attention

Film shows what life in a wheelchair is like

June 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle is ranked number one among most livable U.S. cities for wheelchair users, according to a 2010 study by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. Christopher Reeve, who died in 2004, was the actor best known for his lead roles in many of the “Superman” movies. In 1995, he […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2010, 2014, Christopher Dana Reeve Foundation, Christopher Reeve, East Africa, India, KCTS, Northwest Asian Weekly, PBS, POV, Seattle, South Asian, Sundance Film Festival, Vol 33 No 27 | June 28 - July 4

After U.S. war, Vietnamese were stranded 16 years

May 29, 2014 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “Immigration is such a huge topic, and it leads to so many different political and geographical<!–more–> and ecological arenas,” Duc Nguyen said at a screening of his documentary “Stateless” in Seattle last week. “Immigration is really hard to pinpoint, to understand. What we’re doing with the film through community […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, CPA, Duc Nguyen, Laos, Net Thi Bach, Nguoi Viet Tay Bac, Norway, PBS, Philippines, Seattle, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Trong Nguyen, United States, Vietnam War, Vietnamese International Film Festival, Vol 33 No 23 | May 31 - June 6

“Nikkei Heroes” series will screen two WWII films

November 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two films will be shown for the series “Nikkei Heroes” at the Nagomi Tea House, 519 Sixth Ave. S., in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Chinatown International District, Debbie Kashino, Frank Abe, Japanese Americans, Nagomi Tea House, Nikkei Heroes, PBS, Regimental Combat Team, Seattle-born Shiro Kash Kashino, Shiro Kashino, Sixth Ave, Vol 32 No 45 | November 2 - November 8, WWII

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

Artist Kip Fulbeck signs books at Wing Luke Museum’s Annual Dinner and Auction

April 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Spoken word artist, film director, author, and professor Kip Fulbeck was present at the Wing Luke Annual Dinner and Auction as a special guest, signing copies of his fourth book, “Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids.”

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, CNN, Kip Fulbeck, MTV, PBS, Vol 32 No 14 | March 30 - April 5, Wing Luke Museum

Pulitzer Prize winner Sheryl WuDunn raises awareness of gender inequity in Seattle

March 29, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The title of Sheryl WuDunn’s 2009 New York Times bestseller “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” comes from a Chinese proverb that says “Women hold up half the sky.” Last May, her appearance at the University of Oregon expanded on women’s importance in the world […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Africa, Chinese American, Economic Development, James Tabafunda, New York Times, Oscar-winner Helen Hunt, PBS, Pakistan, Pulitzer Prize, State Department, Tiananmen Square, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6, Washington State Convention Center, Women Empowered Campaign, YWCA, Yale University

Column: Literary heavyweights deal with the same subject, but in different ways. Wong does it better.

July 23, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two significant events in Asian American media are currently pending. One is regarding the release of “Americanese,” a film adapted from Shawn Wong’s novel “American Knees,” which will be released later this year. The other is a new novel by Amy Tan.

Filed Under: Opinion, Column: You Talkin' to Me? Tagged With: American Knees, Amy Tan, Asian Americans, China, Column Literary, Columnist Mark Lee, Hollywood Chinese, Joy Luck Club, Northwest Asian Weekly, PBS, Shawn Wong, United States, Vol 28 No 31 | July 25 - July 31, attention, technology

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