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A-pop! Trials, tribulations, and triumphs of Asians in Hollywood

June 9, 2016 By Vivian Nguyen

There’s been a lot of coverage lately on the growing controversy of whitewashed roles in film and television. The recent casting of Scarlett Johansson in the Japanese manga adaptation of “Ghost in the Shell” has launched some particularly thoughtful think pieces on the issue.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2016, VOL 35 NO 24 | JUNE 11 - JUNE 17, WNPA2016

It might smell like strawberry, but it’s still tobacco — Can hookah be healthy?

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When you walk through the touristy Pike-Pine corridor in downtown Seattle, it’s hard to miss the smoke shops that pervade the area. On the ground level window display of Smoke Plus, on the busy intersection of Pike and First Ave., there are boxes of cigars, glass pipes of various colors and sizes, and a lineup of grandiose hookah pipes with long coils shoved against each other. A sweet scent permeates the shop’s perimeter that leads down to the basement.

Filed Under: Feature stories, Health Tagged With: 2015, Columbia University, Double Apple, First Ave, Go Ask Alice Compared, International District, Iran, Laura Blinkhorn, Mayo Clinic, Middle Eastern, Mo Kairbash, Pete Holmes, Sameer Iqbal, Seattle City Attorney, Seattle Downtown Public Health Center, Smoke Plus, VSCO, WNPA2016

A-POP! So over you, Academy Awards. (And Asian American newcomers on the big and small screens!)

March 11, 2016 By Vivian Nguyen

With February coming to a close, we’ve finally reached the holiest of award shows: the Oscars. Read on to see what the Academy Awards meant to Asians and other news in Hollywood this past month.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2016, Academy Awards, Ali Wong, Asian American, Asif Kapadia, Bao Ling, Chris Rock, Chris Smith, David Moskowitz, Dev Patel, Elizabeth Ho, Famous Black, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kelly Marie Tran, Lee Byung-hun, Matt Hubbard, Ming Zhu, NBC, Parks Recreation, Priyanka Chopra, Southern California, Star Wars, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, WNPA2016

Young girl’s old suitcase teaches world children about Holocaust

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Fumiko Ishioka watched and chatted as George Brady played travel Scrabble with his adult daughter, Lara Brady, in between press interviews at the Hyatt House Hotel on Jan. 22. Ishioka is a Japanese national and George Brady has lived in Toronto, Canada, since 1951.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2016, Alain Lewkowicz, Canada, Canadian Jewish, Emil Sher, England, French Jewish, Fumiko Ishioka, George Brady, Germany, Hana Brady, Karen Levine, Lara Brady, Nuremberg Laws, Seattle Children, Stacy Nguyen, Theresienstadt Ghetto, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, WNPA2016, japan

Wrong path — Missed deadlines by developer creates difficulties for Othello project

October 22, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Former monk, turned developer Lobsang Dargey is under investigation for possible fraud charges and as a result, the purchase of a commercial development in South Seattle that would revitalize the area near the Othello light rail station may not go forward.  This has drawn the ire of the Seattle […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Andre Agassi, Chinese, Exchange Commission, Lobsang Dargey, Northwest Asian Weekly, Path America, Potala Tower, SHA, Seattle Times, South Seattle, Tami Agassi, United States, Vol 34 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, WNPA2016, letter

A-pop! — See the resemblance? — A case of mistaken identity, Ken Jeong returns, and early Halloween tricks and treats

October 9, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly With the leaves changing colors and the temperature outside becoming noticeably cooler, there’s no denying that fall is here. And so are new television shows! And movies! Read on to find out what’s been happening in Hollywood. New faces on TV: Priyanka Chopra! Plus, Ken Jeong returns! Indian actress […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, ABC, Adam Wingard, Asian American, Death Note, Indian American, Jason Bourne, Ken Jeong, Krista Marie Yu, Light Yagami, Masi Oka, Miss World, Nat Wolff, Priyanka Chopra, Suzy Nakamura, TV, Takeshi Obata, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, WNPA2016, Yukta Mookhey, margaret cho

BLOG: Chinese President Xi left… — But the real gains still resonate for Seattle

October 8, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly When Chinese President Xi Jinping picked Seattle as his first stop to land in America recently, several U.S. cities reacted with disbelief and jealousy, and numerous governors felt slighted. Why Seattle again? Didn’t Xi’s three predecessors visit Seattle before? Shouldn’t Xi experience other U.S. cities? Suddenly, Seattle—one of the […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Alan Alabastro, Alibaba, Carla Hill, China, Chinese President Hu, Chinese President Xi, Deng Xiaopeng, Eastern Washington, First Lady, Ford Motor Company, Getting Xi, Harvard University, Henry Jackson International Studies, Jenne Neptune, Jiang Zeming, Lincoln High School, REC, RESPECT, Seattle Hotel Association, Seattle Westin Hotel, Several Chinese, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, WNPA2016, Walt Disney, gary locke

VISIONARY: Patsy O’Connell knows a bit about diversity

September 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly As board president and founder of the Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) in Tacoma, Patsy O’Connell sees diversity every day. The APCC, founded in November of 1996, is the only Asian and Pacific Islander cultural center located in Pierce County, representing an impressive 47 countries. Moreover, it’s brimming with […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: APCC, Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Australia, Korean, Lunar New Year, New Zealand, Pacific Islander, Pakistan, Philippines, Pierce County, Point Ruston, Tacoma Art Museum, Taiwan, Vol 34 No 39 | September 19 - September 25, WNPA2016, culture, japan, language

Hookah bars get a reprieve — Community reaction toward Murray’s reversed decision

September 3, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Within less than a month, Mayor Ed Murray reversed his decision to close down all of the city’s hookah lounges after lounge owners and supporters’ two protests at City Hall. Murray’s initial reaction to shut down the lounges was in response to Donnie Chin’s slaying on July 23 near […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: African Americans, Ahmed Ali, Bob Santos, Chinatown International District, City Hall, Dean Leong, Donnie Chin, Dorothy Wong, Franklyn Smith, Health Dept, International District Emergency Center, International District Special Review, Kings Hookah Lounge, Mark Okazaki, Northwest Asian Weekly, Racial Equity Toolkit, Seattle, Somali Health Board, Uwajimaya Chairman Tomio Moriguchi, Vol 34 No 37 | September 5 - September 11, WNPA2016, attention

BLOG: Think twice before smoking that pipe — The hookah bar controversy continues

August 20, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng The first time I heard about hookah bars two years ago, I was completely repelled. “Hooker” was what I heard. You can imagine why I didn’t want to continue the conversation with anyone mentioning the word. Go ahead, you can laugh at me. My editor certainly did.  I didn’t know anything about […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, African Americans, Asian American, Chinatown, City Attorney Peter Holmes, City Hall, Donnie Chin, East African, Environmental Protection Agency, ID, John Okamoto, King County Health, Kings Hookah Bar, Mayor Ed Murray, Publisher's Blog, Seattle City Council, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, WNPA2016, World Health Organization

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