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Another controversial case of whitewashing, Scarlett Johansson cast as lead in “Ghost in the Shell”

April 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Card Northwest Asian Weekly “Ghost in the Shell,” a popular Japanese manga series following a cyborg policewoman, is getting a live-action adaptation set to release in 2017. However, the film is already receiving a heavy dose of backlash over the casting of Scarlett Johansson as its lead character, Major Motoko Kusanagi. This is […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2016, ABC, Academy Awards, Chinese Hawaiian, Constance Wu, Emma Stone, Eric Card, GHOST IN THE SHELL, Jon Tsuei, M. Night Shyamalan, Major Motoko Kusanagi, New Zealand, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sam Yoshiba, Scarlett Johansson, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6, culture, japan

New bill brings cultural competency to food inspection

April 14, 2016 By Tiffany Ran

In the process of opening Dong Thap Noodles, restaurant owner Nick Bui learned about the restrictions applied to storing rice noodles at room temperature. Washington Board of Health regulations prevents rice noodles like those Nick Bui makes fresh from scratch to be stored at room temperature (temperatures ranging between 41 and 135 degrees Fahrenheit) for over four hours, but Bui and other restaurants and rice noodle manufacturers argue that the limited four-hour window is prohibitive and wasteful.

Filed Under: Features, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Bob Hasegawa, Derek Stanford, Dong Thap Noodles, House Bill, Jay Inslee, Korean, Nick Bui, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Timothy Louie, Representatives Cindy Ryu, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Tsue Chong Noodle, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, Washington State Senate, attention, culture

Candidate apologizes for remarks about Vietnamese Americans

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By  Christian Hill The Register-Guard EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Faye Stewart, the East Lane County, Oregon commissioner who is running for the U.S. Senate, has apologized for remarks condemned by some Vietnamese Americans as insensitive and dehumanizing. Stewart made the remarks at a March 10 forum at George Fox University in Newberg for the candidates […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Daily Caller, Dan Laschober, Earl Blumenauer, East Lane County, Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy, Faye Stewart, Kevin Stine, Nhu Le, Rose City, Sam Carpenter, San Diego, United States, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15, Vietnamese Americans, culture, social media

Helping families navigate through race, identity, culture, and ethnicity

March 24, 2016 By Nina Huang

Inspired by her mother’s passion for international travel and global citizenship, Amy Pak started Families of Color Seattle (FOCS), an organization dedicated to building a strong community by supporting families of color through parenting programs, resource sharing, and fostering meaningful connections.

Filed Under: Features, Feature stories, Health Tagged With: 2016, API, Amy Pak, FOCS, Korean American, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Puget Sound, Seattle, South Korea, Totem Star, Vol 35 No 13 | March 26 - April 1, culture, social media, women of color

Political newcomer Dan Shih’s passion for public service rooted in family and culture

March 18, 2016 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Dan Shih advocates for justice; he works on such issues as patent infringement, class actions, and contract and warranty disputes. But now, the Seattle attorney is taking a leave of absence from Susman Godfrey to battle five other opponents – at this time – for a seat in the […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2016, American Civil Liberties Union, American Dream, Asian Pacific Islander, Capitol Hill, Chinese American, Congressional District, Dan Shih, James Tabafunda, Lakeside School Alumni, Madison Park, Mercer Island, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Stanford University, Susman Godfrey, Taiwan, University District, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, culture

EDITORIAL: We support Cornell students in their demand for Asian American studies major

March 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This week, students are banding together, calling themselves Asian Pacific Americans for Action (APAA) at Cornell University, and demanding that Asian American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and American Indian studies are offered as majors by the end of 2016. The campaign, thus far, involves a student assembly meeting scheduled March 10, a petition of support, and […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, APAA, American Indians, Asian American Studies Program, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Black Americans, Casey Breznick, China, Cornell Review, Cornell University, Latino Americans, culture, letter

3 former execs of utility charged in Fukushima disaster

March 6, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Three former Japanese utility executives were formally charged Monday, Feb. 29 with negligence in the Fukushima nuclear disaster, becoming the first officials from the company to face a criminal trial. Five court-appointed lawyers indicted Tsunehisa Katsumata, chairman of Tokyo Electric power Co. at the time of the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Associated Press, Fukushima Dai-ichi, Ichiro Takekuro, Kashiwazaki Kariwa, Kyodo News, Ruiko Muto, Sakae Muto, TEPCO, Tokyo Electric, Tsunehisa Katsumata, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, culture, japan

API MUST-READS! — Memoirs of funny APIs from pop culture

February 26, 2016 By Samantha Pak

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly “Why Not Me?” By Mindy Kaling Crown Archetype, 2015 If Mindy Kaling’s first book was about how she got her start in comedy, her latest book, “Why Not Me?” is about what she’s been up to since. In this collection of essays chronicling her adventures in show business and […]

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Atria Books, Black Inc, CBS, China, Chinese Australian, Crown Archetype, Indian American, Kunal Nayyar, New Delhi, Northwest Asian Weekly, Raj Koothrappali, Samantha Pak, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, culture

Community and commissions want to tackle unequal student discipline

February 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ador Pereda Yano Northwest Asian Weekly Around fifty parents, youths, educators, and community members attended a Saturday afternoon event at El Centro de la Raza in Seattle Jan. 30 to discuss unfair school discipline practices, especially the unequal distribution of suspensions and expulsions among students of color in Washington state’s school system. To encourage […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2012, 2016, Asian Americans, CAAA, Courtney Chappell, Education Ombuds, El Centro, James Smith, Mike Brunet, Native Hawaiians Pacific Islander, Panelist Sukien Luu, Sara Franklin, Sheila Stanton, Special Education, Vol 35 No 7 | February 13 - February 19, Wanda Billingsley, Washington Appleseed, White House, White House Initiative, culture

API council leader ref lects on Boston’s newfound youth, diversity

January 23, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Bob Salsberg Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Before entering the office of Boston’s city council President Michelle Wu, visitors pass a wall lined by photographs of the council’s past leaders, faces that are mostly male, mostly white and nearly all middle-aged or older. Recently elected president by colleagues on the 13-member board, Wu is […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, API, Asian American, Associated Press, China, Elizabeth Warren, Harvard Law School, LGBT, Michelle Kwan, President Michelle Wu, Professor Warren, Pure Socratic, Taiwan, Terrifying Socratic, Vol 35 No 4 | January 23 - January 29, culture

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