Five local API bands will vie for the chance to compete at Kollaboration Star in L.A. next fall.
NAAAP announces scholarships
On Nov. 1, the National Association of Asian American Professionals–Seattle chapter (NAAAP) held its annual Scholarship Gala at the Westin Bellevue, with all proceeds going towards the scholarship fund. This year’s theme was the Great Gatsby. The event featured speeches by several well-known and influential members of the Asian Pacific Islander community, including a keynote address by […]
Third Kollaboration Seattle features local APA talent
The third annual Kollaboration Seattle showcase will take place Friday, Oct. 12, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in downtown Seattle at the STG Moore Theatre. Six local competitors will be competing for a grand prize of $1,000 and an opportunity to perform in a live-broadcast Kollaboration all-star show in Los Angeles on Nov. 16.
ClaraC provides a little Esc
By Charles Lam NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY When Korean American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Clara Chung (also known as ClaraC) released her first album, “The Art in my Heart,” she was riding a wave of success after taking victories at Kollaboration 10, KAC Media Juice Night, and Wong Fu Productions and Far East Movement’s ISA and graduating […]
MODEL MINORITY: Transition to youth
By Vivian Chan SYLP student Time is inevitable. The clock ticks continuously as our lives grow shorter. As one generation fades, the other steps in. Asian Americans are viewed as a stereotypical group of people who keep to themselves and walk their path with their eyes shut. But which generation is this describing? The sons […]
MODEL MINORITY: Emerging as an Asian American
By Harrison Lo SYLP student Asian Americans were thought to be ninjas, to be seen and yet unseen in society. We are seen as the minority group that has it best. We can take the racist remarks and comments as if they are nothing. Why has this become the image of Asians today? We hardly […]