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Justices side with ‘The Slants,’ find offensive trademarks law unconstitutional

June 22, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on June 19 struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks in a ruling that is expected to help the Washington Redskins in their legal fight over the team name. The justices ruled that the 71-year-old trademark law barring disparaging terms infringes free speech […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2017, The Slants, VOL 36 NO 26 | JUNE 24 - JUNE 30

Slanted? It was unanimous

June 22, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The intention, according to band leader Simon Tam, was to convey a positive spin on the word “slant” (a familiar slur against people of Asian descent) especially since all the members of the Portland, Ore.-based band, “The Slants,” are Asian American. “We can talk about our perspective, our slant on life if you will, and […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2017, The Slants, VOL 36 NO 26 | JUNE 24 - JUNE 30

A-pop! Top 15 of 2015 — The headlines, good and bad, that rocked Asian American pop culture

January 7, 2016 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly From headlining ground-breaking television shows to dominating award ceremonies and industry promotions, 2015 was truly a banner year for Asian Americans in the media. Let’s reminiscence about this year’s top 15 highs — and lows. 15. “Sanjay’s Super Team” features first human protagonist of color in Pixar film Pixar […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, 2016, ABC, ABT, Asian Americans, David Henry Hwang, Ken Watanabe, MFA, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez Miss Universe, Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, Priyanka Chopra, Ruthie Ann Miles, Super Team, The Slants, Tony Award, USPTO, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, culture, social media

LETTER: RE: A-POP! The Slants: Is it offensive?

May 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

1) The Trademark Office never claimed that organizations refused to do business with us because of our name; rather, they claimed that one event in particular (Asian American Youth Leadership Conference) cancelled our performance and my keynote due to complaints about our name. This was false – members of the AAYLC steering committee sent signed […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2015, AAYLC, Asian American Youth Leadership Conference, Asian Americans, Asian Week, Simon Tam, The Slants, Trademark Office, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22

A-pop! Slants — Is the name offensive?

May 8, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly With May underway, spring has officially sprung! And so has news for all of our Asian friends in the media. From controversial band names to casting news, see what’s happened during the last month with pop culture. “The Slants” lose their appeal to register band name Simon Tam, founder […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, Actress Olivia Munn, Asian Americans, Brokeback Mountain, Cary Fukunaga, Chinese, Eddie Huang, First Amendment, HBO, Northwest Asian Weekly, Oregon Live, Simon Tam, The Slants, Trademark Office, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, WNPA2016, culture

The Slants are not a gimmick

October 26, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly The Slants, a Portland-based crew of five Asian Americans, put on an energetic, sweaty, and intense head-nodding-to-the-beat rock show last Saturday night, Oct. 20 at the Columbia City Theater. The band played songs off of their latest project, third album “The Yellow Album,” which won’t be released until Nov. […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2008, 2012, Aron Moxley, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Islander, Chinatown Dance Rock, Columbia City Theater, Depeche Mode, Drummer Tyler Chen, Neon Tree, Northwest Asian Weekly, Samantha Test, Simon Young, Thai Dao, The Slants, Trademark Office, Vietnam War, Vol 31 No 44 | October 27 - November 2

Rock band to trademark office: ‘Our name is not disparaging to Asians’

March 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Members of the Portland-based band The Slants create synth-pop anthems that channel 1980s icon Depeche Mode, but with an Asian flair. In one track,

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2009, 2011, API, Asian Americans, Chinese American, Depeche Mode, Doug Chin, Evangeline Cafe, Ka Yee, Priya Cloutier, Sakura Sakura, Simon Young, Spencer Trowbridge, The Slants, Trademark Act Section, USPTO, Vol 30 No 12 | March 19 - March 25

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