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Martial arts legends shine on big screen

March 11, 2016 By Andrew Hamlin

You may not know the name Fei-hung Wong (1847–1924), but if you’re into martial arts movies, you’ve probably seen some semblance of the legendary hero onscreen.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2016, Andrew Hamlin, Black Tiger, CGI, China Drama Academy, Eddie Peng, Fei-hung Wong, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Martial Law, Master Lui, Pacific Place Mall, Peking Opera, Roy Chow, Sammo Hung, TV, Taiwan, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, Yu Jim Yuen

SIFF PICKS

June 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“The Mirror Never Lies” Reviewed by Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly In “The Mirror Never Lies,” a young girl grapples with the death of her father in this aesthetically pleasing look at the indigenous Bajo sea gypsies of Indonesia. The gypsies live in stilted huts on the water in an area known as the World’s Coral […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2012, Academy Award, Chinese, Coral Triangle, Eugene Domingo, Fa Hai, Filipino, Harvard Exit, Indonesia, Jason Cruz, Jet Li, Kirkland Performance Center, Northwest Asian Weekly, Tiffany Ran, Vol 31 No 24 | June 9 - June 15, White Snake, Xu Xian, poverty

Charismatic Donnie Yen is a ‘legend’ in his own right

April 28, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Legend of the Fist,” a sweeping historical epic from Hong Kong director Andrew Lau, begins with the dismal, gray battlefields of World War I.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2011, Andrew Hamlin, Andrew Lau, Bruce Lee, Casablanca Club, Charismatic Donnie Yen, Chen Zhen, Chinese, Director Lau, Grand Illusion Cinema, Hong Kong-style, Jet Li, Kuang Ni, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Variance Films, Vol 30 No 18 | April 30 - May 6, Wing Chen

Do famous Asians exemplify (or defy) their rabbit traits?

February 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

February 3 marked the Lunar New Year of the metal rabbit. Rabbits are best known for their calm and gentle demeanors, like those of wise businessmen/women.

Filed Under: Cultures Tagged With: 2011, American Masters Hollywood Chinese, Bulletproof Monk, Channel One News, China, Chopra Media, Deepak Chopra, Fate Scores, Golden Rule, Gotham Chopra, Jet Li, Lethal Weapon, Lunar New Year, Mallika Chopra, PGA, Tiger Woods, Virgin Comics, Vol 30 No 7 | February 12 - February 18, World-famous Chinese

‘Warlords’ missing 16 crucial minutes

April 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Peter Chan’s Chinese battle epic, “The Warlords,” opens with a creepy voice narrating, “He told me — that dying was easy and living was hard.” But who is speaking? And who is he speaking about?

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2010, Andrew Hamlin, China, Chinese, Director Chan, General Qingyun, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peter Chan, Qing Dynasty, Seattle, Varsity Theatre, Vol 29 No 15 | April 10 - April 16

Asians, embrace your uniqueness

September 3, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Being a typical Chinese who immigrated to the “land of the free” two years ago and unable to speak English fluently, ignorance and isolation are what I usually experience from others.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2009, Asian Americans, Asian Hollywood, Chinese Exclusions Act, Jackie Chan, Japanese Americans, Jet Li, Michael Chang, Northwest Asian Weekly, SYLP, United States, Vol 28 No 37 | September 5 - September 11, Xiahui Forest Huang, culture

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