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Call him Lord Prime Minister

May 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For years, some Cambodian media have referred to the country’s longtime leader simply as Prime Minister Hun Sen. Authorities warned May 12 that has to stop.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Cambodia, Celebrated Senior Scholar Bun Rany Hun Sen, Information Ministry, King Norodom Sihamoni, Ouk Kimseng, Prime Minister Hun Sen, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Samdech Kittipritbandit Bun Rany Hun Sen, TV, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27

EDITORIAL: Let’s retire “Chinaman”

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Yao Ming was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 6. The headline in the Washington Post now reads, “How Yao Ming subverted stereotypes and brought basketball to millions.”  But only because the original headline, “Hall of Famer Yao Ming redefined ‘Chinaman’…” generated a huge backlash on social media. In an attempt to […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Asian Americans, China, Chinese Americans, NBA, Ni Hao, Perhaps Yao, Steve Kerr, TNT, TV, Tell Yao Ming, United States, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, Washington Post, social media

Taxi protest causes traffic chaos in Indonesian capital

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Thousands of taxi drivers caused traffic chaos in the Indonesian capital March 22 in a rowdy protest against what they say is unfair competition from ride-hailing apps such as Uber. TV footage showed long lines of taxis and three-wheel minicabs blocking a central expressway, men setting […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Blue Bird, Dewi Gayatri, Driver Jeffrey Sumampouw, Europe, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Joko Jokowi Widodo, Malaysia-based Grab, Southeast Asian, TV, Vol 35 No 13 | March 26 - April 1

EDITORIAL: In with the old

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It’s a common sight when you’re enjoying a meal at a restaurant or at a family gathering; parents and children sitting at a table, mom or dad, or both, are engrossed with their smartphone or tablet, rather than each other, and so are the children. They are physically together, but not present or in the […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Kaiser Family Foundation, Research Institute, TV, Vol 35 No 13 | March 26 - April 1

Asian American jab at Oscars reveals deeper diversity woes

March 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lynn Elber Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — TV’s “Fresh Off the Boat” creator Nahnatchka Khan was reveling in Oscar host Chris Rock’s deft comedic assault on white-fixated Hollywood. Then three Asian American kids were brought onstage for a gag mocking them as ethnic stereotypes. “It’s like going on a road trip with your […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Allison Ng, Angry Asian Man, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Media Coalition, Biola University, Black Americans, Chris Rock, Constance Yu, Daniel Mayeda, Emma Stone, Jason Lew, Nahnatchka Khan, Nancy Wang Yuen, Presenter Sacha Baron Cohen, Sundance Film Festival, TV, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18

Martial arts legends shine on big screen

March 11, 2016 By Andrew Hamlin

You may not know the name Fei-hung Wong (1847–1924), but if you’re into martial arts movies, you’ve probably seen some semblance of the legendary hero onscreen.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2016, Andrew Hamlin, Black Tiger, CGI, China Drama Academy, Eddie Peng, Fei-hung Wong, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Martial Law, Master Lui, Pacific Place Mall, Peking Opera, Roy Chow, Sammo Hung, TV, Taiwan, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, Yu Jim Yuen

Philippine commission urged to stop Pacquiao fight due to too much publicity

March 6, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Teresa Cerojano Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — World boxing star Manny Pacquiao’s April 9 bout with Timothy Bradley came under a cloud Feb. 22 when the Philippine elections commission was asked to stop the Las Vegas match because it would give the Filipino slugger and senatorial candidate massive publicity. Former Rep. Walden Bello, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Fair Elections Act, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Former Rep, Las Vegas, MANILA, Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, TV, Timothy Bradley, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, Walden Bello

Kung Fu Panda 3 directors talk Jackie Chan films and Angelina Jolie’s children

February 5, 2016 By Andrew Hamlin

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly “Kung Fu Panda 3,” from DreamWorks, marks the third installment of the adventures of Po, an amiable and witty animated panda bear who, somewhat against his own nature, becomes a martial-arts expert and helps to defend his Chinese village from evil. The film’s two directors, Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2016, Alessandro Carloni, Andrew Hamlin, China, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Jennifer Lee, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Korean American, Kung Fu Panda 2, Letting Mr, Mandarin Chinese, Master Tigress, Panda Po, Pax Thien, TV, Vol 35 No 6 | February 6 - February 12, Yuh Nelson, italy

Suicide of student triggers protests over castes in southern India

January 30, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Shouting slogans and holding placards, hundreds of students on Jan. 19 angrily protested the death of an Indian student who, along with four others, was barred from using some facilities at his university in the southern tech-hub of Hyderabad. The protesters accused Hyderabad University’s vice chancellor along with a federal minister of unfairly […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Bandaru Dattatreya, Education Ministry, Hyderabad University, India, Rohith Vemula, TV, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, attention, letter

Thai cosmetics company pulls ad depicting blackface

January 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BANGKOK (AP) — “You just need to be white to win.”

A skin-whitening ad in Thailand featuring that slogan alongside a famous actress in blackface makeup sparked such outrage that the company pulled it Friday, Jan. 8, just a day after releasing it. The retraction did little, however, to stem a debate the ad ignited about the regularity of racist advertisements in the Southeast Asian country.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, 2016, Associated Press, Black Man, CEO, Cris Horwang, Dunkin Donuts, Miss Thailand World, Nattasuda Anusonadisai, Nonthawan Thongleng, Seoul Secret, Southeast Asian, TV, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, attention, social media

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