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A-pop! — I hate Star Wars. I’m scared saying that out loud. So I’m going to run away and hide now.

June 8, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Hi, guys! This month in pop culture news, we have it all. We have research that flies in the face of decades of racist conventional wisdom. We have an Asian dream team coming together to make what will hopefully be the best romantic comedy there ever has been. We have sex cult stuff. And we also have a Vietnamese American actor who was driven off of social media because — guess why! — people were racist dicks to her.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture, Featured stories Tagged With: Ali Wong, Apop, Daniel Dae Kim, Keanu Reeves, Kelly Marie Tran, Randall Park, Sandra Oh, VOL 37 NO 24 | JUNE 9 – JUNE 15

A-pop! Notes on the Oscars… — And more TV shows featuring Asian Americans

March 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Happy February! Between the Academy Awards to the launch of America’s first all-Asian starring cast on TV since the 90s, this month has been full of news and events. Read on to find out the latest in Hollywood. The 87th Academy Awards This year’s Oscars host, actor Neil Patrick […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, ABC, Academy Awards, Best Animated Film Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Live Action Short Film, Big Hero, Butter Lamp La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak, Disney Junior, Episode Premiere, Hiro Hamada, Hu Wei, Randall Park, Ryan Potter, Sucker Punch, Vietnam War, Vol 34 No 10 | February 28 - March 6, Yoshiaki Nishimura, technology

A-pop! Fresh news off the boat! — New TV series, Margaret Cho, and Ansari fights back

January 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly We’re only a month into the New Year, but things have certainly started off with a bang in pop culture! Read on for the monthly news roundup for all things Asian and entertainment these last few weeks.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, ABC, Actress Constance Wu, Aziz Ansari, Charlie Hebdo, Given Cho, Golden Globes, Indian American, Korean American, New Year, North Korean, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paris, Producer Nahnatchka Khan, Randall Park, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6, margaret cho

A-pop! June — Some dictators just can’t take a joke. Meanwhile, Glenn’s Soso brightens up OITNB

July 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Hollywood takes on North Korea A new movie poster and trailer for the irreverent comedy “The Interview” came out this past month to mixed reviews from the public. “The Interview” stars buddy comedians James Franco and Seth Rogen as media journalists who land an exclusive interview with a fictionalized […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2014, Brooke Soso, CIA, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Kim Jong-un, Kimiko Glenn, Korean American, New Asian, North Korean, Northwest Asian Weekly, OITNB, Piper Kerman, Randall Park, United States, Vol 33 No 28 | July 5 - July 11, women of color

Looking back at March — The latest fall, rise, & situations in pop culture

April 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month’s column stars a disgraced co-founder and a celebrated EGOT winner. Wondering who or what an EGOT is? Read on to find out the answer, along with updates from this month’s entertainment headlines! Pinkberry CEO gets jail time Young Lee, co-founder of the popular frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry, […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2014, Best Original Song, Constance Wu, Donald Bolding, EGOT, Eddie Huang, Far East Orlando, Grand Slam, Henry Higgins, Hudson Yang, Karen Gillan, Korean American Cho, Let It Go, Randall Park, Robert Lopez, SUV, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18, Young Lee, culture

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