By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Travel and adapting to foreign cultures has its wonderful moments and devastating moments. That’s what filmmaker/interactive artist Ying Liu — coming to Seattle on Aug. 25 and 26 — found out on her first day in America, specifically, Austin, Texas. Ying Liu’s work, which continues to grow and evolve, […]
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ spurs conversation over representation
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — From the time Ricky Yean first heard about “Crazy Rich Asians,’’ he’s been excited to see the movie — and not because he likes romantic comedies (although, for the record, he does.) For the Taiwanese-American who moved to the U.S. when he was 11, here was […]
Case of Donnie Chin’s murder grows colder — Assistant Chief on investigation: ‘A lot of it is waiting’
By Zachariah Bryan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY In everything but name, the case of Donnie Chin’s murder has gone cold. On Aug. 21, standing before a room of over 50 people at the International District/Chinatown Community Center, Assistant Chief Marc Garth Green gave an update on the investigation into Chin’s murder. “Unfortunately, I don’t have any […]
Former UW Husky C.T. Pan ties for 2nd in PGA Tour event
By Seattle Times staff The Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. – Before the final hole of the Wyndham Championship on Aug. 19, it appeared C.T. Pan might earn his first victory on the PGA Tour. The former Washington Husky briefly led and had 11 pars and six birdies through 17 holes of the final round at […]
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ shines bright at the box office
By LINDSEY BAHR LOS ANGELES (AP) — Glitz won over guns as the gilded romance “Crazy Rich Asians” debuted at No. 1 in North American theaters last weekend, surpassing industry expectations and beating out action-packed fare like “Mile 22.” Warner Bros. estimates that the film earned $25.2 million over the weekend and $34 million since […]
South Koreans enter North to reunite with kin split by war
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and CHANG YONG JUN Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of elderly South Koreans crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea on Aug. 20 for heart-wrenching meetings with relatives most haven’t seen since they were separated by the turmoil of the Korean War. The weeklong event at North Korea’s […]
EDITORIAL: Don’t let democracy die
Two Cambodian journalists, who had worked for U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia and are charged with espionage, were released on bail on Aug. 21. Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin, who is better known by his professional name of Yeang Socheameta, were arrested last November and charged with undermining national security by supplying information to a foreign […]