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Former foes, vets of UK, Japan shake hands

November 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In 1944, the two men were in northeastern India as foes, fighting one of the harshest battles of World War II between Japan and Britain. More than 70 years later, they shook hands and sipped tea in Tokyo earlier this month. Roy Welland, 94, a former British […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Across Asia, Akiko Macdonald, Associated Press, Changi Prison, Foreign Ministry, Frail-looking Urayama, India, Jack Thomas, Keith Fowler, Mikio Kinoshita, Roy Welland, Taiji Urayama, Tokyo, UK, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, japan

The complexities of “Indian Ink” — Speaking through miscommunication

August 20, 2015 By Andrew Hamlin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Tom Stoppard’s far-ranging play “Indian Ink” spans two continents, at least one ocean, and several decades.  Yet it begins simply enough, with a young man and an older woman sitting at a table for tea.  As the action progresses, we learn a bit more about tea and a lot […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Hamlin, Anish Das, Caitlin Frances, Center Theatre, Flora Crewe, Harrison Street, Indian Independence, Indian Ink Speaking, Nirad Das, Northwest Asian Weekly, Phillip Lienau, Seattle Center Armory, Tom Stoppard, UK, Union Jack, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28

“Selma” — Start talking and thinking

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly He’s my oldest friend in the world and I love him like my own brother.  But I don’t think I’ll be talking to him for awhile.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2015, American Deep South, Andrew Hamlin, David Oyelowo, Eric Garner, LBJ, Michael Brown, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paul Webb, President Lyndon Johnson, Staten Island, UK, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30

Thai trial begins for 2 accused of killing UK pair

January 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BANGKOK (AP) — The trial of two Myanmar migrant workers accused of killing two British tourists on a popular resort island in southern Thailand began Friday, in a case seen as a test of Thailand’s justice system. The bodies of David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were found Sept. 15 on a beach on […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: David Miller, Foreign Office, Hannah Witheridge, Koh Samui, Koh Tao, Myanmar, Thailand, UK, Win Zaw Htun, Zaw Lin, attention

Words to the Blind — Japanese and English collaborate

November 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Words to the Blind” begins with whispering.  Soft words, soft intonations, and then harder intonation, pungent, like clouds of cigar smoke.  Japanese words, and some French words. This is a collaboration—Bo Ningen is Japanese and the Savages are mostly English, with a French singer.  The wisps climb higher and […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Andrew Hamlin, Ayse Hassan, Blind Japanese, Bo Ningen, Cabaret Voltaire, Fay Milton, Gemma Thompson, Hugo Ball, Jehnny Beth, Kohhei Matsuda, London, Monchan Monna, Northwest Asian Weekly, Taigen Kawabe, Tokyo, UK, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28

The Village Report — Returning to Cambodia

October 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Dipika Kohli Northwest Asian Weekly Today is the second day back in Cambodia, after six weeks in California. I go to a small side street just off Khan

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2014, Bay Area, Cambodia, Chiang Mai, Dense Phnom Penh, Dipika Kohli, France, India, Khan Chamkarmon, Korea, Northwest Asian Weekly, Poland, San Francisco Giants, UK, Vietnam, Vol 33 No 41 | October 4 - October 10

On ‘The Act Of Killing’

July 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “The Act Of Killing” is a documentary film. I want to emphasize that right up front. But it opens with a beguiling surrealistic dance sequence. A giant fish, the size of an office building, sits on the edge of a body of water. The fish is concrete, perhaps metal; […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2013, Andrew Hamlin, Anwar Congo, Director Joshua Oppenheimer, Herman Koto, Indonesia, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pancasila Youth, Seattle, Smile Real, UK, University District, Varsity Theatre, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2

Khmer Rouge documentary ground-breaking

January 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Khmer Rouge, Cambodia’s ruling party from 1975 to 1979, killed more than 1.3 million Cambodian citizens, according to an analysis by Yale University.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2011, American Pringles, Brother Number Two, Cambodia, Dith Pran, Khmer Rouge, Northwest Film Forum, Nuon Chea, Peace Pledge Union, Phnom Penh Post, Pol Pot, Seattle, Ta Mok, Thet Sambath, UK, Vol 30 No 4 | January 22 - January 28, Yale University

A tragic end for Korean star due to stress

July 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The constant good news only lasted so long. It has been a mixed month for Asian American celebrities and, unfortunately, it ended in tragedy.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, BBC, Black Eyed Peas, Charice Pempengco, Filipino, Green Hornet, Guy Aoki, Indian Dev Patel, Jay Chou, Justin Chon, M. Night Shyamalan, MANAA, Park Yong-ha, South Korean, UK, Vol 29 No 29 | July 17 - July 23, Winter Sonata

Jackie Chan to wax on … and wax off

January 21, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Happy new year to you and to our favorite Asian American celebrities! Some of our favorites had a pretty rough ending to the year, while others had reasons to celebrate. Here’s what went down last month: Tiger Woods — need I say more? Jon Gosselin is detached from Kate once and for all, Jackie Chan’s “Karate Kid” trailer is released, and Jay Sean makes music history.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2010, Asian American, Entertainment Weekly, Freida Pinto, Golden Globes, Harry Shum Jr., Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Jaimee Grubbs, Jamie Jungers, Jay Sean, Jenna Ushkowitz, Jon Gosselin, Karate Kid, Kate Gosselin, Rachel Uchitel, TLC, TV, Tiger Woods, UK, Vol 29 No 4 | January 23 - January 29

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