By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Haikus With Hotties, a website and Twitter feed that brings you poetry you can read in two seconds from scorching Asian men, declared August […]
Archives for September 2017
‘Birth of the Dragon,’ cool idea, terrible movie
After watching the movie, I am in consensus with Shannon Lee, daughter and CEO of Bruce Lee Company, who stated, “I think this film is a step backward for Asians in film, not to mention that the portrayal of Bruce Lee is inaccurate and insulting.
Peru discovers in pre-Incan site tomb of 16 Chinese migrants
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian archeologists have discovered in a sacred pre-Incan site the bodies of 16 men from China who arrived to South America almost two centuries ago as […]
Bach says no immediate concerns for Pyeongchang Winter Games
By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJNG (AP) — International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he sees “no reason for any immediate concern” about tensions on the Korean Peninsula […]
McDonald’s to close 169 outlets in India in franchise battle
NEW DELHI (AP) —McDonald’s India has announced it will close nearly 170 McDonald’s outlets in northern and eastern India after the American fast food giant decided to terminate a franchise […]
U.S. to limit visas from 4 nations that won’t take deportees
By Matthew Lee and Jill Colvin Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to impose visa restrictions on four Asian and African nations refusing to take back […]
Woman sentenced for beating, starving nanny from China
WOODBURY, Minn. (AP) — A woman accused of beating and starving a woman she brought from China to work as a nanny in Minnesota will be deported after she spends […]
103-year-old woman from Cambodia becomes U.S. citizen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 103-year-old Cambodian woman who survived starvation, suffering and war in her native land beamed and waved a tiny American flag on Aug. 22 as she […]
Judge KO’s class-action case from Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in California knocked out a class-action lawsuit on Aug. 25 that had been filed on behalf of fight […]
Gamers clash in Dota 2 eSports grand slam
No, it’s not football or basketball. It’s Dota 2 (Defenders of the Ancient 2), The International, one of the “grand slams” for video game connoisseurs. Gamers, or esports as it is becoming more acceptable to call, made its annual stop in Seattle at KeyArena from Aug. 6–12.