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A-POP: Guys, it’s not just hair. Also, hugs now cure casual racism.

November 3, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month, I write a lot of stuff about pro athletes, even though my understanding of sports is like how it feels when you’re lactose intolerant and splurge on an ice cream binge because it’s your birthday! Jeremy Lin sports controversial hair, appropriation or appreciation?  It’s a tale as […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2017, GIGI HADID, GUILHERME CLEZAR, Jeremy Lin, Michelle Yeoh, Nancy Wang Yuen, ROBERT KENEDY NUNES NASCIMENTO, VOL 36 NO 45 | NOVEMBER 4 - NOVEMBER 10, Wes Anderson

Michelle Yeoh: Weinstein a ‘bully,’ ‘not always honorable’

October 26, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By ANGELA CHEN Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Actress Michelle Yeoh said on Oct. 17 that she was aware of Harvey Weinstein’s reputation and would have unleashed “years of martial arts training” on the fallen Hollywood mogul had he ever tried to sexually harass her. In a statement to The Associated Press, the Malaysian […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2017, Michelle Yeoh, VOL 36 NO 44 | OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 3

The Top 10 APA Movies of 2012

January 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly From close-set family dramas to burgeoning blockbusters, Asian films were as strong as ever this year. Here are my picks for the top ten Asian Pacific American films that played in Seattle this year. 10.  “The Secret World Of Arietty,” directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, starring Mirai Shida, Ryunosuke Kamiki, […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Andy Lau, Aung San Suu Kyi, Deanie Ip, Eric Khoo, Jafar Panahi, Japanese Americans, Jiro Ono, Michelle Yeoh, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pol Pot, Seattle, Singapore, South Korea, Vol 32 No 2 | January 5 - January 11, Yoshihiro Tatsumi

Subtle storytelling and a love story color the “The Lady”

April 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The recent news from Burma, officially known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, about Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party claiming victory for 40 of 45 contested seats in parliament seems to seal Suu Kyi’s incredible transformation from a longtime housebound prisoner […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2010, 2012, Andrew Hamlin, Ang Lee, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Crouching Tiger, David Thewlis, England, Hidden Dragon, Hong Kong, Luc Besson, Michael Aris, Michelle Yeoh, Mike Leigh, National League, Vol 31 No 16 | April 14 - April 20

A-pop!’s API hall of fame/shame! — The 5 winners and 5 losers of 2011

December 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This year’s list of the top five winners in pop culture sees an emergence not only of new faces that lit up the entertainment industry this past year, but also of a few older faces that returned after being out of the spotlight for some time.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2011, 2012, API, Alexandra Wallace, Asian American, Aung San Suu Kyi, Chinese American, Christian Dior, Hailee Steinfeld, Jo Koy, John Galliano, Ken Jeong, Michelle Yeoh, Project Runway, UCLA, Vol 31 No 1 | December 31 - January 6, japan

A-POP! Jin breaking into the mainstream?

December 16, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Sometimes, when one person’s dream begins, the dream unfortunately ends for someone else. Such is the case for two Asian celebrities featured in this month’s column.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2011, 2012, ASA, Boo Boo Stewart, Booboo Stewart, Chinese, Dev Anand, Guinevere Van Seenus, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Derulo, Jin Akanishi, John Cho, Justin Bieber Japanese, Kal Penn, Keanu Reeves, Korean American, Michelle Yeoh, Miu Miu, Rain, Sean Kingston, Several Asian, Test Drive, Utada Hikaru Utada, Vol 30 No 51 | December 17 - December 23

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

Myanmar deports Michelle Yeoh over Suu Kyi movie

June 30, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The military-backed government of Myanmar has deported Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh, who stars as pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an upcoming movie, officials said last Tuesday. The Malaysian actress arrived in the country’s main city, Yangon, on June 22 and was deported the same day because she was on […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Aung San Suu Kyi, Chinese, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, James Bond, Michelle Yeoh, Miss Malaysia, Myanmar, Nobel Peace Prize, Nyan Win, Pierce Brosnan, Thailand, Vol 30 No 27 | July 2 - July 8, YANGON

Tragic end for Korean anchor — A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture

June 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jeong, who currently plays the egotistical Ben Chang on the ABC sitcom “Community,” recently hosted the 2011 Billboard Music Awards (BMAs) in Las Vegas

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2011, ABC, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ben Chang, Half Korean Hines, Harold Kumar, Hines Ward, Hong Kong-based Malaysian, Im Tae-hoon, Jackie Chan, James Hong, Jamie Chung, Ken Jeong, Kendra Wilkinson, Kirstie Alley, Korean American, Leslie Chow, Lucy Liu, Michelle Yeoh, Perhaps Song, Song Ji-sun, Sucker Punch, Total Recall, Vol 30 No 24 | June 11 - June 17, Yahoo News Malaysia, blog

‘Panda 2’ thrilling, though underuses Asian actors

May 25, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The original “Kung Fu Panda,” an animated film from 2008, gave us the enchanting, if unlikely, premise of an overfed giant panda (voiced by Jack Black) who struggles to master kung fu.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2008, 2011, Andrew Hamlin, China, Furious Five, Jack Black, Jackie Chan, James Hong, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Kung Fu Panda 2, Lord Shen, Lucy Liu, Master Shen, Michelle Yeoh, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Vol 30 No 22 | May 28 - June 3

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