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Dr. Youn shares the pratfalls (and joy) behind becoming a plastic surgeon

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By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Anthony Youn, a board-certified plastic surgeon, doesn’t believe that there was one moment when he realized his calling as a doctor. Rather, he explains […]

A-POP! Asians conquer YouTube

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 A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Controversies and — a movie opening Relativity Media, an L.A.-based film studio, defended its […]

‘Red Earth, Gold Gate, Shadow Sky’ performances this Fri. and Sat.

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“Red Earth, Gold Gate, Shadow Sky” is inspired by interviews with young Cambodian American men deported to Cambodia. These “returnees” survived a long journey between two cultures, only to lose […]

Jason Hirata makes bubble tea into art

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By Kat Chow UW News Lab “I didn’t really want to rely on written criteria to do things — to get jobs, shows, or grants — based on schooling,” said […]

Rachel Wong wants to be more than an idol — Chinese American performs to promote debut album

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Rachel Wong will not win American Idol, but that’s fine by her. The 23-year-old singer/songwriter hopes to represent Asian American women in music as […]

A-POP: And the Asian F goes to …

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A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Last month started off with a bang as the media shined a light on […]

Kal Parekh to fly to superstardom with new “Pan Am” role?

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By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Underneath its addicting storylines and romantic gloss, ABC’s new series, “Pan Am,” seems poised to tackle the societal and cultural shifts of the 1960s. […]

A-POP! Babies having babies? Say it isn’t so, Brenda!

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A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Babies having babies We’re starting this month’s news with an actress best known to […]

Ip Man: a legend shamefully overlooked

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly   Ip Man (1893–1972) was a legendary Chinese marital artist whose students included a young Bruce Lee. Several films have been based on his […]