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“Pacific Rim Uprising” — A darker side to giant monsters and robots

March 30, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim,” from 2013, was the director’s love letter to two long-running Japanese traditions: “Kaiju Eiga,” stories featuring giant monsters, and “Mecha,” stories featuring giant robots piloted by human operators. Del Toro had the robots fight the monsters, with the fate of humanity at stake, naturally, […]

Filed Under: At the Movies, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, Pacific Rim, UPRISING, VOL 37 NO 14 | MARCH 31 - APRIL 6

Top 11 Asian achievements of 2015

January 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last year was a banner year for Asian and Asian Americans, who pushed forth advancements in technology, science, art, academia, and politics. One even went to space.

Here are our top 10 events of note:

11. Two spelling bee champs tie

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Asian Americans, Chinatown, Gokul Venkatachalam, Japanese American Citizens League, Jennifer Lee, Kennedy Center Honors, Kjell Lindgren, Lei Liang, Lunar New Year, Min Zhou, Minoru Yasui, Naval Ravikant, Pacific Rim, Presidential Medal, Seiji Ozawa, Tu Youyou Chinese, Vanya Shivashankar, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, technology

The Latest: China, Japan spar over disputed seas

November 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Leaders from 21 countries and self-governing territories are gathered in Manila for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit Nov. 17. The meeting’s official agenda is focused on trade, business and economic issues but terrorism, South China Sea disputes and climate change are also set to be in focus. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, APEC, Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry, East China Sea, Gregory Domingo, Hong Lei, MANILA, Pacific Rim, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert, Philippine Navy, Philippines, South China Sea, Southeast Asian, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, japan

County honors Korean Consul

May 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Korean Consul General Moon Duk-ho was honored today by the Metropolitan King County Council on May 19, receiving a certificate of recognition from the Council.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Councilmember Pete, Korean American, Korean Consul General Moon Duk-ho, Metropolitan King County Council, Pacific Rim, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30

Inside ‘Pacific Rim’ game

October 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Pacific Rim” may be an American movie with a Mexican director using Japanese ideas, but the accompanying video game comes direct from a Japanese company, Yuke’s Co. Ltd. Naoto Ueno, head designer of the game, took some questions over email.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2013, Andrew Hamlin, Cherno Alpha, Crimson Typhoon, Gipsy Danger, HP, NWAW, Naoto Ueno, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Rim, Real Steel, Ueno Guillermo, Ueno One, Vol 32 No 44 | October 26 - November 1, Warner Bros

Robots on the ‘Pacific Rim’

July 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Giant monsters. Giant robots. Giant monsters fighting giant robots. If the underlying principles of “Pacific Rim” sound familiar to you from Japanese anime, film, and television, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Mexican director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) favors the horror and science fiction genres. For his latest […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2013, Andrew Hamlin, Go Nagai, Idris Elba, Inshiro Honda, Jet Jaguar, Mako Mori, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Rim, Raleigh Beckett, Stacker Pentecost, Tokyo, Toro Pan, Vol 32 No 30 | July 20 - July 26, parking

Charlie Chan: More than a Hollywood stereotype?

September 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) — The Swede played him most memorably, followed by the portly middle-aged white guy from Missouri.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Al Jolson, American South, Asian-owned Xiaoye, Benson Fong, Chang Apana, Charlie Chan, China-born English, Chinese, Earl Derr Biggers, Keye Luke, Mantan Moreland, National Asian American Telecommunications Association, Pacific Rim, Stepin Fetchit, TV, Victor Sen Yung, Vol 29 No 39 | September 25 - October 1, Yunte Huang

Seahawks’ Tatupu to donate to tsunami relief, sets example

October 15, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Lofa Tatupu’s father was born in American Samoa. The Seattle Seahawks star still has family members on the island. And he hasn’t heard how they fared through last week’s deadly tsunami that rolled across the U.S. territory as well as neighboring Samoa and Tonga.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, American Samoa, Coach Jim Mora, Leroy Hill, Matt Hasselbeck, Mosi Tatupu, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Pacific Rim, Pago Pago, Patrick Kerney, RENTON, Seahawks Tatupu, Tonga, Vol 28 No 43 | October 17-October 23, Walter Jones, attention

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