Author Jamie Ford, who is part Chinese, had a special book event and discussed his best-selling novel, “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” at the
July 5: Jeff Chen’s puzzle makes it to the New York Times
Jeff Chen recently published a crossword puzzle in the New York Times (NYT) for the first time. Previously, Chen had puzzles in the LA Times. Chen said his puzzles were rejected 26 times before one stuck. He was paid $200 and worked on it for 10 hours. The theme of the puzzle was body parts …
Editorial: Guillen stirs up the baseball melting pot — for a good reason
With the primary elections coming up on Aug. 17, we want to showcase the Asian Americans who are running for office in this week’s issue.
Column: Hollywood, once again, says no Asians need apply
The Harrison Ford movie “Extraordinary Measures” was released on DVD last month. This movie is based on a true story.
Editorial: Since when is multitasking bad? Maybe when you’re the President
Now it may be true that a large number of American people are attributing their dissatisfaction with Obama to his multitasking — but are these people right? Should he just concentrate on war in Afghanistan? Should he just focus on the economy? How about just health care?
Chicken feet a bridge in U.S.–China relations?
I could never imagine that chicken feet, despised by many Americans, would be the thing to link China and America in a win-win situation.
Ethnic up the wazoo: The fashion industry goes global for inspiration, but is it Orientalizing or trailblazing?
Marie Claire magazine’s “Indian Stunner” picks Tory Burch shirt retails for $550 J.Crew trousers retail for $228 Nicole Miller clutch retails for $175 (Photos provided by their respective companies) By […]
Sneakerheads: Put a spring into your step
By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “Third Generation Sneakerheads”: This is how John Mooney describes himself and frequent customers at his Pioneer Square shoe boutique, Gems Sneakershop. Rather than stocking […]