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Asian comedians might leave you a bit ‘dis/orient/ed’

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By Signe Predmore Northwest Asian Weekly Not all communities feel welcome in the world of stand-up comedy, a mainstream American

Exhibit follows Asian pioneers in the Northwest

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly One of the first things you notice inside the “Grit” exhibit at the Wing Luke Museum is a gas

February’s culture wars — That Sochi snub, and that Jeopardy! guy

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By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to the latest edition of Apop! In this month’s column, I talk about the Olympics and a talented — yet controversial — game […]

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan to make Seattle debut — Songs of the Wanderers, a masterpiece of modern dance by choreographer Lin Hwai-min

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By Marino Saito Northwest Asian Weekly Lin Hwai-min will accompany Cloud Gate to Seattle for its UW World Series (UWWS) engagement at the beginning of next month. “I am very […]

REVIEW: ‘Tiger Mom’ & hubby discuss new book

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By Alia Marsha NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “Tiger Mom” Amy Chua defended her parenting memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Motherwhen it sparked off national and international debate in 2011, accusing […]

The Rocket: A Laotian story

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The people and culture of Laos, a country heavily bombed by Americans during the Vietnam War, aren’t seen much in the English-speaking West. The […]

Renowned pianist Zhang makes his Seattle debut

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By Alia Marsha Northwest Asian Weekly Pianist Haochen Zhang was first introduced to classical music when he was still in the womb. His mother, who was learning English at the […]

Fundraising efforts continue to restore historical fountain

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By Alia Marsha Northwest Asian Weekly As part of a continuing fundraising effort, the Tsutakawa Fountain Committee at Seattle Central Community College will host an event to raise money for […]

Seattle artist straddles cultural edges, comes up ‘cute’

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By Marino Saito Northwest Asian Weekly Ken Taya doesn’t fart rainbows any more. The popular, bilingual web comic “I Fart Rainbows” can still be found on the web (ifartrainbows.com). It […]