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A-pop! Sizzling! — Emmy nominations, scoop on new castings, and Aziz Ansari’s new role

August 14, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly We may be halfway through the summer, but things are still sizzling, especially for our friends in Hollywood! Read on to find out the latest and greatest news for Asians and Asian Americans in the media. Emmy nomination showdown for two Fil-Ams The Emmy nominations are out and two […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, Academy Award, Alan Yang, Asian Americans, Aziz Ansari, Darren Criss, Elodie Yung, FX, Hollywood Read, Korean American, Let It Go, Marvel Comics, NBC, Next Top Model, Robert Lopez, TV, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, WNPA2016

Hookah lounge advocates fight back

August 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly It was standing room only at Monday afternoon’s Seattle City Council meeting, moderated by Councilmember Tim Burgess. The majority present was there to protest Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s initiative to ban hookah lounges/bars throughout Seattle. The chamber was filled with loyal customers, lounge owners, community activists, and even health […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, City Attorney, Councilmember Nick Licata, Donnie Chin, East African, Frank Irigon, International District, James Bible, Kings Hookah Lounge, Lane Street, Mayor Murray, Northwest Asian Weekly, Police Chief, Seattle City Council, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Stop Blaming Hookah Lounges, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, WNPA2016, commentary

Crackdown on controversial hookah lounges — Questions, and hopefully, answers

August 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly There has been community concern about the presence of hookah bars and lounges in the International District and throughout other Seattle neighborhoods recently, due to the shooting of community figurehead Donnie Chin in late July. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced August 3 that the “City will step up enforcement against […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, American Cancer Society, Asian American, City Attorney, City Council, Donnie Chin, Harborview Medical Center, India, International District, Kings Hookah Lounge, Lane Street, Mayor Murray, Medina Hookah Lounge, Middle East, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14, WNPA2016

No more whispers — Doris Jeong raises awareness of little people in our community

August 6, 2015 By Nina Huang

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly When Doris Jeong was four years old, the doctors diagnosed her with “unknown skeletal dysplasia,” which is the medical term for dwarfism. Today, she is 26 years old and 3’8”. Jeong was born in South Korea, but her parents immigrated to the Pacific Northwest when she was six months […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, Chinese, Doris Jeong, International District, Korean American, Life Provision Organization, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Pacific Northwest, Seattle, South Korea, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14, WNPA2016, blog

Donnie Chin, ID community protector, slain — Police continue search for killer

July 30, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle Police have no leads as to who killed International District mainstay Donnie Chin. The 59-year-old Chin was fatally shot in the early morning on Thursday, July 23rd near 8th Avenue and South Weller Street in the neighborhood he protected for most of his life. According to Seattle Police, […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Chinatown, Crawfish King Restaurant, Dicky Mar, Donnie Chin, Find It, Fix It, Harborview Hospital, IDEC, International District Special Review Board, Jason Cruz, Middle Eastern, Puget Sound, Seattle Police, South Lane Street, South Weller Street, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, WNPA2016, hing hay park

PICTORIAL: Vigils and vigilance — Community honors Donnie Chin

July 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Photos by George Liu/NWAW

Filed Under: Pictorials Tagged With: 2015, Constance Magorty, Donnie Chin, IDEC, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, WNPA2016

BLOG: Blessed with two fathers — Thank you, Dads!

June 18, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly I have very few fond memories about my father from my childhood. What do you expect when you come from a broken home? Strange, but I have wonderful thoughts about my father now that I am an older woman who has experienced the world —after being a parent juggling […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, China, Hong Kong, Northwest Asian Weekly, Tak Lam, Vol 34 No 26 | June 20 - June 26, WNPA2016, blog, communication

A-pop! Emma Stone, Asian?! — Victories at the Tony’s, ‘The Mindy Project’ cancelled, and more entertainment news

June 12, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly The sun may be out in Seattle, but it’s definitely not shining in all parts of Hollywood! Read on to find out the latest pop culture news and media happenings for Asians and Asian Americans in Hollywood—the good and the ugly. The whitest Asian character in Hollywood Another month, […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, Actress Emma Stone, Air Force, Asian Americans, Better Luck Tomorrow, Bradley Cooper, Director Cameron Crowe, Director Justin Lin, FOX, Hollywood Read, Huang Xiaoming, Ken Watanabe, Korean, Lady Thiang, Mainland China, Mindy Kaling, Popular Chinese, Ruthie Ann Mills, San Andreas, Seattle, Vivian Nguyen, Vol 34 No 25 | June 13 - June 19, WNPA2016

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

Susumu Ito’s 95-year journey — Congressional Gold Medal war hero, cell biologist, Harvard teacher, reflects on wonderful life

May 7, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Susumu Ito constantly carried three things with him during his tour of duty in World War II: a bible with a medal shield, his camera, and a Senninbari. The latter item is a Japanese strip of cloth decorated with 1,000 stitches which is made by women when men go […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Brendan Hare, Case Western University, Congressional Gold Medal, Cornell Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Imperial Japan, Japanese Americans, Jason Cruz, Los Angeles, Northwest Asian Weekly, Susumu Ito, Texas Infantrymen, United States, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, Vosges Mountains, WNPA2016, Western Reserve University

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