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Wishing on ‘My Lucky Star’

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Dennie Gordon’s new Chinese thriller opens with music ripped note-for-note from the “James Bond Theme,” a clear sign that we’re in for an enjoyable, […]

Taking on ‘The Grandmaster’

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Longtime cult director Kar-wai Wong, legendary for such Hong Kong productions as “In The Mood For Love,” “Happy Together,” and “Days Of Being Wild,” […]

Two classics make their Blu-ray debuts

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Enter The Dragon” The young man was only 32 when he died. He’d been born in San Francisco and lived in Oakland, Hong Kong, […]

Jazz singer Matsui reveals soul

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Japanese jazz pianist Keiko Matsui, a native of Tokyo, has traveled around the world for the past three decades, promoting her

Stella Chien — 2013 Visionary Award Recipient

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This October, the Northwest Asian Weekly presents the Visionary Awards Gala, an event honoring visionaries in the APA community. By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly The completion of the Seattle […]

Asian America at Bumbershoot

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By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly This year’s Bumbershoot, scheduled to take place Labor Day Weekend (Aug. 31 – Sept 2) at the Seattle Center, is set to be one […]

Living his dream, Japanese American singer makes screen debut

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly I met Tomo Nakayama shortly after 9/11 at Seattle’s Varsity Theatre where I was reviewing a movie and he was letting the critics

A-pop! Heroes and villains — Racists think they’re not racist, and Asian heroes make their debut

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By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly From racist music videos to Asian superheroes, July was an interesting month for Asians and pop culture. And by “interesting,” I mean equal parts […]

Robots on the ‘Pacific Rim’

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Giant monsters. Giant robots. Giant monsters fighting giant robots. If the underlying principles of “Pacific Rim” sound familiar to you from Japanese anime, film, […]