Like Cinderella fitting into her glass slipper, “Slumdog Millionaire” sweeping the Oscars with eight Academy Awards is a true underdog story. Starting with only a limited release in the U.S. and initially banned in India because the film lacked a “Bollywood” sensibility, “Slumdog” looked to be like any other small-budget film …
LETTER: Hypocrisy runs deep in Miley Cyrus fingerpointing
As a Caucasian who speaks fluent Chinese, I find it amusing that Chinese in normal conversation will use terms such as “yang guei dz” — foreign devil or ghost, “shao bai gwei” — little white devil or ghost, “Hei Guei” — black devil or ghost, and refer to Americans as “Wai Gwo Ren” — foreigners …
LETTER: OCA wants voices to add to blog about Cyrus
The Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) National Center has posted what we hope will be a very important blog entry concerning the recent flood of media coverage around Miley Cyrus’ “slant-eye” photo …
NWAW EDITORIAL: Miley Cyrus sucks
In the first week of February, more scandalous photos of Disney teen idol Miley Cyrus popped up on the Internet …
SOUND OFF: NYC garment workers win $600,000
On Feb. 12, garment workers celebrated a jury verdict that they say will put more than a half million dollars in the pockets of 25 workers and open the door for scores of others to be paid proper wages …
NWAW EDITORIAL: We’ll miss you, Ron
In 1986, when both Ron Sims and Bruce Laing were members of the County Council, they co-sponsored changing the name of King County …
COMMENTARY: Get educated on DTV or be left in the dark
June 12 is the new date when TV stations across the country are required to change from analog to digital signals …
LETTER: Thank you to the NWAW Foundation
On behalf of our client families at Family Services, I thank the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation …
SOUND OFF: Calif. state schools overhaul admissions policy
The University of California’s governing board last Thursday approved a major overhaul of its admissions policy that would expand the pool of undergraduate applicants but guarantee entry to fewer high-achieving students …
EDITORIAL: Businesses: Lunar New Year Celebration best CIDBIA event ever
When we heard that that the Chinatown-International District Business
Improvement Area (CIDBIA) wanted to bring its annual Lunar New Year
Celebration outside instead of housing it in King Street Station, our first
thought was: Hope it doesn’t rain that day …