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“Sword of Destiny” a shrunken version of the original classic

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

After more than a decade, the fantastical world of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” makes its belated return in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny.”

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Reviews, At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: Academy Awards, Ang Lee, China, Chinese Americans, Costa Ricans, Crouching Tiger, Eric Card, Hades Dai, Harry Shum Jr., Hidden Dragon, Li Mu Bai, New Zealand, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Wie Fang, Yuen Wo Ping, language

A-pop! Trailblazers and debt — Adieu to Shigeta and mortgages; casting call for Star Wars

August 15, 2014 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly The sun’s been shining bright in Seattle this last month! But despite the sizzling heat, things have not been as high in Hollywood. Read on to find out about last month’s unfortunate lows and a few highs.<!–more–> Adieu to James Shigeta I start off this column with somber news […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2014, Actor Daniel Henney, Asian Americans, Best Asian Child, Big Hero, Christina Chong, Crouching Tiger, Flower Drum Song, Harry Shum Jr., Hidden Dragon, James Shigeta, Joseph Takagi, Sucker Punch, Supah Ninjas, Though Shigeta, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 33 No 34 | August 16 - August 22, Walt Disney Animation Studios

WongFu short leaves something to be desired

November 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Let me start off by saying that I’ve been a WongFu fan since YouTube and Google Video were direct

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American, Bay Area, Charles Lam, Far East Movement, Google Video, Harry Shum Jr., Northwest Asian Weekly, Ted Fu, Vol 31 No 45 | November 3 - November 9, Wesley Chan, Yellow Fever

EDITORIAL: YouTube is not all good

September 20, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

YouTube has been a strong tool for the Asian and Pacific American community. In addition to aiding Janet Liang’s “Helping Janet” movement register more than 20,000 new bone marrow donors, YouTube has changed the APA identity in the United States by letting the community represent themselves as they are, rather than through the lenses of […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, Clara Chung, Daniel Dae Kim, Davin Peter Chao Tong, Freddie Wong, Harry Shum Jr., Janet Liang, Kevin Wu, Lindi Tsang, Mari Digby, Michelle Phan, Phillip Wong, Ryan Higa, Ted Fu, United States, Vol 31 No 39 | September 22 - September 28, Wesley Chen

A-POP: And the Asian F goes to …

October 14, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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 those who have wronged the Asian community.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2011, AMC, Although Korean, Asian American, Aung San Suu Kyi, Central Pacific, Chef Tai, Chinese, Christian Dior, Crystal Renn, Favorite Food Truck, Harry Shum Jr., Joe Gayton, Michelle Yeoh, Mike Chang, Project Runway, Rain, Tai Lee, Transcontinental Railroad, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21

A-pop!: Don’t mess with Wendi

August 12, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly The slap heard around the world Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch? Just a month ago, the public was introduced to Deng Murdoch, a former shrewd businesswoman and news corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch’s alleged gold-digging wife.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2011, Although Irabu, Asian American, Boo Boo Stewart, British Parliament, Charlyne Yi, China, DUI, George Steinbrenner, Harry Shum Jr., Hideki Irabu, Kal Penn, Kelly Hu, Love Bites, New York Yankees, Paper Heart, Quentin Lee, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19, White Frog, culture, japan, margaret cho

Who wants to marry Lucy Liu?

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season because it looks like our favorite celebrities are! I have plenty of good news this month and a little bit of bad news.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2010, ABDC, American Badlands, Asian American, Best Dance Crew, Bruno Mars, Harry Shum Jr., Jaden Smith, Jang Dong Gun, Korean, Las Vegas, Lucy Liu, M. Night Shyamalan, MTV, Ninette Cheng, TMZ, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17

Female Asian actresses on the rise to stardom

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Welcome back to another month of Asian American entertainment news! This fall, a number of Asian Americans embark on new projects.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Asian Americans, Black Eyed Peas, Brenda Song, CW, Daniel Dae Kim, Dark Stranger, Female Asian, Fox Sports President David Hill, Freida Pinto, Grace Park, Harry Shum Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz, Maggie Q., Perhaps Pinto, Philippines, Rolling Stone, Sunshine Corazon, Super Bowl, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, Woody Allen, a-pop, margaret cho

Jackie Chan to wax on … and wax off

January 21, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Happy new year to you and to our favorite Asian American celebrities! Some of our favorites had a pretty rough ending to the year, while others had reasons to celebrate. Here’s what went down last month: Tiger Woods — need I say more? Jon Gosselin is detached from Kate once and for all, Jackie Chan’s “Karate Kid” trailer is released, and Jay Sean makes music history.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2010, Asian American, Entertainment Weekly, Freida Pinto, Golden Globes, Harry Shum Jr., Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Jaimee Grubbs, Jamie Jungers, Jay Sean, Jenna Ushkowitz, Jon Gosselin, Karate Kid, Kate Gosselin, Rachel Uchitel, TLC, TV, Tiger Woods, UK, Vol 29 No 4 | January 23 - January 29

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