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Asian comedians might leave you a bit ‘dis/orient/ed’

March 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Signe Predmore Northwest Asian Weekly Not all communities feel welcome in the world of stand-up comedy, a mainstream American

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Asian American, Atsuko Okatsuka, Bri Pruett, Jenny Yang, Korean, Los Angeles, Mona Concepcion, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Shannon Koyano, Signe Predmore, Spicy News, Vol 33 No 12 | March 15 - March 21, Willamette Weekly, Yola Lu

Dis/orient/ed Comedy — Five Asian comedians visit Seattle in sold-out show

March 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Random, hilarious, and relatable, five funny Asian women took Seattle by storm at the Renton Civic Theater last Saturday, March 16.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2013, Aparna Nancherla, Asian American, Atsuko Okatsuka, Chinese, Comedy Five Asian, Jenny Yang, Korean, Los Angeles, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Renton Civic Theater, Seattle, Snoop Dogg, United States, Vol 32 No 13 | March 23 - March 29, Yola Lu

Yola Lu says she’s not the next Margaret Cho (but still hilarious)

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly She’s real. She’s funny. And she’s not trying to be the next Margaret Cho. Taiwanese American Yola Lu is a University of Washington graduate, a vegetarian, and probably one of the very few Asian Americans who aren’t pursuing their college degree to start a career. As Yola started going […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Ali Wong, Asian Americans, Aziz Ansari, Catch Lu, Comedy Underground, David Fung, Jackie Robinson, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Polly Hoang, Seattle, UW, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, Yola Lu, margaret cho

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