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Model Minority: An Asian Womxn Comedy Show

January 24, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Stephanie Nam is not a full-time comedian. The 27-year-old queer Korean American runs her own calligraphy business under the name Caracol Creative, the former being the Spanish word for ‘snail’

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, STEPHANIE NAM, VOL 39 NO 4 | JANUARY 25 - JANUARY 31

Famous people who exemplify their rat traits — and the ones who don’t!

January 23, 2020 By Stacy Nguyen

The story goes that way back in the day, the Jade Emperor in China pitted a bunch of animals against one another by dangling the prize of primo rank on his secret service team. The quicker any got through the heavenly gate, the better their rank.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 4 | JANUARY 25 - JANUARY 31

Town Hall Seattle and KUOW series highlights AAPI poets

January 17, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A poetry series featuring Asian American poets will soon kick off at Town Hall Seattle, in collaboration with KUOW.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Feature stories Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 3 | JANUARY 18 - JANUARY 24

Awkwafina and Bong’s ‘Parasite’ make Golden Globes history

January 9, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. The Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Awkwafina said she had a “mind-blowing” experience after learning backstage she made history at the Golden Globes. The rapper and actor last Sunday became the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe for best actress in a musical or comedy […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 2 | JANUARY 11 - JANUARY 17

Monument created by Seattle artists will honor Asian Americans

December 13, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As a fourth generation Chinese American who grew up in a then-white Beacon Hill, Cheryll Leo-Gwinn said she “really didn’t know what it meant to be Chinese.” In Leo-Gwinn’s family, this isn’t unique.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 51 DECEMBER 14 – DECEMBER 20

“Beyond Bollywood” takes the full measure of Indian-Americans

November 27, 2019 By Andrew Hamlin

The Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)’s exhibit “Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation” didn’t originate in Seattle. But MOHAI’s guest curator Amy Bhatt wanted to make sure that local audiences saw a special, unique version.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 49 | NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 6

George Li: Classical pianist prodigy, pushing forward

November 15, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

If you want to make it to the top, you have to start small. Award-winning Chinese American pianist George Li knows that from personal experience.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, George Li, VOL 38 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 16 - NOVEMBER 22

“The Brothers Paranormal” brings folks (and ghosts) on home to roost

October 25, 2019 By Andrew Hamlin

As you might well expect from a play called “The Brothers Paranormal,” certain thriller aspects of the paranormal goings-on have to remain hidden from the general public. But director Mimi Katano was willing to let a few pennies drop.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 44 | OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 1

The Wing’s new exhibition challenges preconceptions about AAPI beauty

October 18, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Where Beauty Lies, the newest exhibition at the Wing Luke Museum, takes on the topic of beauty, particularly as it pertains to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Features, Profiles, Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 43 | OCTOBER 19 - OCTOBER 25

Julian Peña: Queer happa Seattle artist going places

October 11, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“When I was younger, I had a difficult time understanding what it means to be happa (half and half). What made me Japanese, and what made me Dominican? What does being American mean for a person such as myself? When my parents separated, my mother (Japanese) got custody of me, which is why I’ve spent most of my life exposed to Japanese culture. It wasn’t until later in life where I started to learn about Dominican culture through my Dad’s side in the Bronx, New York…

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2019, Julian Peña, VOL 38 NO 42 | OCTOBER 12 - OCTOBER 18

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