By TERENCE CHEA and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press FRESNO — A close-knit Hmong community was in shock after gunmen burst into a California backyard gathering and shot 10 […]
ABC cancels ‘Fresh Off the Boat,’ sets finale for February
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat,’’ the first network TV comedy in two decades to focus on an Asian American family, […]
Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii is writing memoir, due in 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, the Senate’s first Asian American woman and only current immigrant, is working on a memoir. Viking announced on Nov. 12 that […]
Huawei sells folding smartphone with no Google after US ban
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its first folding smartphone without Google apps or U.S.-made processor chips following sanctions imposed by […]
Chinese swimming star defends failure to take doping test
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer MONTREUX, Switzerland (AP) — One of China’s biggest Olympic stars fought for his right to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Games during a rare […]
Artistic director envisions an inclusive, healing theatre
By BEN HOHENSTATT Capital City Weekly JUNEUA, Alaska (AP) — Leslie Ishii is glad to be in Juneau. Perseverance Theatre’s new artistic director—her hiring was announced Oct. 26—grew up in […]
Charlene Grinolds: What drives her to serve her community
“Live in the present and leave this life with no regrets.” That is the personal motto of Northwest Asian Weekly Top Contributor honoree Charlene Grinolds.
Charlie’s Angels got their wings clipped at the box office
Good morning, Angels! Sadly, it appears most Angels are still asleep. The first Charlie’s Angels, an action TV series starring three ladies with a focus on sex appeal, was released in 1976. In 2000, a movie reboot starring Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz, and Drew Barrymore was a box office success with the same cheesy dialogue, action, and provocative scenes.
Book recommendations: Complications of young love
At 17, Ali Chu has grown up as the only Asian person in her Indiana school. And to fit in, she knows she must be as bland as white toast to survive—meaning eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and ignoring the racism from her classmates and teachers.
LETTER: Keiro NW, Nikkei Manor questions
Dear Editor, If and when the sale [of Keiro] is complete and all debts are paid off, is the leftover money going to be invested in Nikkei Manor? Would it […]
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