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August book recs: cultural tales for kids

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“Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story”
Written by Paula Woo, illustrated by Lin Wang
Lee & Low Books, June 2009

Being Asian American in the early days of show business was not easy.

Foot surgeries, divorcies, possible broken contracts – a messy month in Hollywood

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Welcome back to another hot month of entertainment news! This month, Jon Gosselin continues to be an example of a reality star gone wrong, Judith Hill emerges at the Michael Jackson memorial, Anna Sui’s new Target line undergoes controversy, and Yao Ming has foot surgery. Also, I urge you to keep an eye on some people on the big screen.

Michael Jackson remembered

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“I remember growing up in India — my grandpa would always speak of Michael Jackson as an embodiment of Western culture. When I started living in the States and he would visit us, he would joke about wanting to go to an MJ concert.

‘Evangelion’ film a good addition to anime

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“Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone” (a film adapted from the Japanese science fiction anime “Neon Genesis Evangelion”) is set in the not-too-distant future, in a city called Tokyo-3. The buildings shimmer in a heat wave. The streets are suspiciously empty. A huge spray suddely sprouts out over the water.

June: Keeping up with the stars in H-town

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Marital troubles were the talk of the town for Jon and Kate Gosselin of “Jon and Kate Plus 8.”

Northwest Asian Weekly at SIFF

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­Week 4: the final stretch “Breathless,” South Korea Reviewed by James Tabafunda Song-hoon (Yang Ik-june) is an enforcer for his gangster friend Man-shik (Jeong Man-shik). Song-hoon’s personal life, filled with […]

Deadly balloons the subject of documentary that sheds new light on WWII

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By Thi-Le Vo Northwest Asian Weekly Just when we think we’ve  leaned enough about the weapons used during WWII, a documentary entitled “On Paper Wings” draws our attention to a […]