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Bonsai, rooted in tradition yet leafing the past behind

April 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Often perceived as an expensive hobby for old men, the art of bonsai is often overlooked by younger generations living a bustling city life.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Feature stories Tagged With: Aarin Packard, China, Chinese, Domoto Trident Maple, Japanese American, Jean Nagai, Jocelyn Moore, Kanetaro Domoto, Maxwell Humphres, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Bonsai Museum, Pacific Northwest, San Francisco, United States

China punishes ’Ip Man 3’ distributor for box office fraud

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By LOUISE WATT Associated Press BEIJING (AP) – China’s film authorities have suspended the license of a distributor that inflated box office figures for Hong Kong martial arts movie “Ip Man 3,” according to state media. The third installment of the franchise starring Donnie Yen opened in mainland China on March 4 and soon attracted […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Beijing Max Screen, China, Chinese, Donnie Yen, Hong Kong, Ip Man, United States, Vol 35 No 13 | March 26 - April 1, Xinhua News Agency, Zhang Hongsen

King Ed of the Hill: Comic ready to record first Seattle album

March 24, 2016 By Jason Cruz

“I’m not a white male comedian.” Ed Hill knows himself. Hill, a Taiwanese Canadian, travels all over the world making people laugh. The CanAsian is embarking on a new venture as he simultaneously plans on recording his second comedy album later this month at the Columbia Center Theater in Seattle.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: Almost Live, Ed Hill, Gotham Comedy Live, Jason Cruz, King Ed, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, Simon Fraser University, Taiwanese Canadian, United States, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Weirdo Whisperer

Michelle Kwan — The Olympian sits down with NWAW in an exclusive interview to discuss just exactly why she’s in Seattle.

March 18, 2016 By Stacy Nguyen

She is a two-time Olympic medalist, five-time world champion, and nine-time U.S. champion — and last Thursday, March 10, Michelle Kwan sat down in the Northwest Asian Weekly office for an exclusive interview to discuss her role within the Hillary Clinton campaign, her past travels as a U.S. envoy, her family, and whether fans will be able to see her on “Dancing with the Stars” any time soon.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Britney Spears, China, Chinese, Clay Pell, Demi Lovato, ECA, Hail Mary Pass, Hillary Clinton, His Mandarin, John Legend, Katy Perry, Michelle Kwan, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Russia, Simpsons Kwan, United States, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, japan

Educators and activists lobby for ethnic studies

March 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Donna Bryson Associated Press DENVER (AP) — When a Colorado teacher got her English language students talking and writing about the police shooting of a black teen in Ferguson, Mo., she was able to draw parallels to events close to home. Cara Luchies, who works in a high school that is 50 percent [Latino], […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, 2016, Associated Press, Boulder County Latino History Project, Cara Luchies, Curtis Acosta, Hispanic Americans, John Kavanagh, Joseph Salazar, Luna Cervantes, Mexican Americans, San Francisco, Skyline High School, Tucson Mexican American, United States, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, language

American tests positive for Zika virus after Philippine trip

March 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An American woman who visited the Philippines in January has tested positive for the Zika virus in the United States, the Philippines’ top health official said March 6. Health Secretary Janette Garin said her department was coordinating with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to get more information about […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2016, Disease Control, Health Secretary Janette Garin, Lyndon Lee Suy, MANILA, Philippines, United States, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18

Maid in Japan — Japanese rock group BAND-MAID to debut overseas at Sakura-Con

March 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

During an hour-long break, five tired-looking Japanese girls logged onto Skype because they had a press interview with Northwest Asian Weekly. …

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2013, 2016, Akane Hirose, Drummer Hirose, Guitarist Touno, Kanami Touno Photo, MISA, Miku Kobato, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, SNS, Saiki Atsumi, Seattle, Taylor Allred, Thomas Fotheringham, Tokyo, United States, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, japan

NEW FACE OF SCOTUS? — Potential court nominee Jacqueline Nguyen inspired by her family

March 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jacqueline Nguyen knows adversity.

She, her siblings, and their parents fled Vietnam, and the 10-year-old Nguyen spent her first days in the United States in 1975 in a refugee tent city at Camp Pendleton in California.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, 2016, Arizona Supreme Court, Arthur Hellman, Asian American, Associated Press, Camp Pendleton, Circuit Court, Jacqueline Nguyen, Judge Carlos Bea, Justice Antonin Scalia, Los Angeles, President Barack Obama, United States, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18

Republican race rips bandage off Nevada immigration detente

March 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nicholas Riccardi Associated Press PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Republicans thought they had put their immigration problems behind them. After Sen. Harry Reid held onto his seat in 2010 by defending immigrants’ rights and in 2012 President Barack Obama handily won a state that is only 52 percent white, the state’s Republicans backed off […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, 2016, Arizona Sheriff, Assemblyman Ira Hansen, Attorney General Adam Laxalt, Brian Sandoval, Ed Horn, Fernando Romero, GOP, Harry Reid, Joe Arpaio, Las Vegas, Marco Rubio, Mario Sevilla, Mexico, PAHRUMP, Pew Hispanic Center, President Barack Obama, Robert Uithoven, Ted Cruz, United States, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11

EDITORIAL: Oscars proves it’s #sowhite with child labor joke

March 4, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 88th Academy Awards took place last Sunday and, as usual, a bunch of really rich white people dressed up nicely and gave each other statues made of gold. It’s been obvious that the Academy has a diversity problem. Yet, even when Oscar nominations were announced on Jan. 14, we were struck by certain glaring […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Academy Awards, Asian Americans, Chris Rock, East Asian, Jeremy Lin, Phil Angry Asian Man Yu, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Southeast Asia, Straight Outta Compton, United States, Vol 30 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, editorial, poverty

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