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Angry Asian Man? — Phil Yu is more than that

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By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Phil Yu isn’t an Angry Asian Man. In fact, he’s far from it. Yu is the founder behind the blog Angry Asian Man—one of […]

David Henry Hwang attacked, neck slashed — Playwright recovering

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By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly The New York Daily News reported Dec. 3 that Tony Award-winning playwright and Yale alum David Henry Hwang was recovering in his Brooklyn-area home […]

“Online Dating Tales of Old Japan” — A conversation with Pork Filled Productions and playwright Kirk Shimano

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By Jocelyn Moore Northwest Asian Weekly Searching for love often requires courage and originality. In the case of the Akira, it means combining the wisdom of the traditional Japanese fairytales […]

Japanese dance tradition continues under master instructor

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By Steven Mark HONOLULU (AP) — Watching a fan in the hands of Gertrude Yukie Tsutsumi is like watching a feather dance in the breeze. She holds it out like […]

“Allegiance” — George Takei stars in musical (and history lesson)

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By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly This year marks the 70th year of the closing of the World War II incarceration camps that imprisoned thousands of Japanese American civilians under […]

Say hello to Hello Kitty — EMP Museum pays homage to the supercute

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly It began with a coin purse. Hello Kitty, soon to conquer the world, made her debut on a tiny coin purse made from see-through […]

A-pop! Action ahead … — … for Asian Americans in film and television

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By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Daylight savings is officially underway which means shorter days and more reasons to stay inside. Fortunately, there are some great movies and television shows […]

Paradox of Place — Glimpses of modern Korea at SAM’s Asian Art Museum

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By Jocelyn Moore Northwest Asian Weekly Walking into the Seattle Art Museum’s (SAM) Asian Art Museum from now through March, you find yourself immersed in the paradox of modern Korean […]

East Side Sushi — Impactful food film hits Seattle theaters

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By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly We live in a time when films like the recently released “Burnt” and “Chef” (2014) project the glory of chefs and the culinary profession […]