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With a careful and sensitive eye, filmmaker records the ID on film

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Seattle’s Chinatown/International District is a haven for dim sum Sundays, grocery shopping at Uwajimaya, and bubble tea, right? Sure, but documentary filmmaker Andrew Hida

Performers search for fortune, fame … and identity?

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What do David Choi, Ben Chung of Jabawockeez, and Quest Crew have in common? Before they rose to fame, all three started with Kollaboration’s annual talent show.

Baritone David Won overcomes language barrier to pursue his dream as an opera singer

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No matter how lyrics are sung or what language they are sung in, there is one sure thing: baritone David Won is a rising star in the international opera world.

NWAW reviews SIFF films: romance, intrigue, and the bizarre

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Each year during the Seattle International Film Festival, we send out a team of intrepid film reviewers who are ready and willing to spend hours watching movies

NWAW reviews SIFF films: the good, the bad, and the plain ugly

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Each year during the Seattle International Film Festival, we send out a team of intrepid film reviewers who are ready and willing to spend hours and hours

Hip hop dreams: Asian Americans artists on the difficulties they face breaking out into mainstream rap

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“Right now, we’re at a time when we’re just bubbling. When all Asian artists come together and start to realize each other’s work ethics, it’s going to be great,”

Kal Penn has a very good and very bad month: A-pop! is monthly column about all things Asian in pop culture

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It’s that time of the month again! We have more news about your favorite Asian and Asian Ameri­can celebrities! Kal Penn has announced his re­turn to show business.

Renowned jazz musician Cuong Vu sets the tone for change

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Through his role as a University of Washington professor and a professional musician, the Vietnamese trumpeter is on a mission to revitalize the jazz scene here in the Pacific Northwest.

Ji-woon’s film a little good, partly bad, and definitely weird

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Ji-woon Kim’s “The Good, the Bad, the Weird” is set in the 1930s, with a criminal boss giving a dangerous assignment to a hired gun. If you’ve watched a fair number of movies, you might get the feeling that you’ve seen this before.

Brahms, Mozart, and … Takemitsu?

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The Japanese are considered to be one of the biggest consumers of classical music. Despite the global economic downturn, concerts are constantly being presented in Tokyo and other cities. The number of foreign artists and orchestras performing in Japan has also been increasing.