By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Cindy Wong has lived in Seattle almost
her whole life. She’s a University of Washington graduate, a mother, a writer,
and a businesswoman. The new project sh…
Wish Dragon is a Chinese American animated film directed by Chris Appelhans and
produced by Jackie Chan. Is seeing Jackie Chan’s production company a
foreshadowing of cool martial arts in the film?…
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The incarceration of Japanese Americans
in concentration camps during World War II is in itself no secret. But as writer
Tamiko Nimura asserted about her wor…
The Japanese American Remembrance Trail earned a 2021 Association of King County
Historical Organizations’ “Excellence in Public Programming Award” for the Wing
Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific Ame…
Getting Blacks and Asian Americans to come together, in art and in activism,
isn’t the easiest thing in the world. But Seattle’s Kristin Leong, an author,
activist, and KUOW radio producer, has a l…
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Of all the methods used by dissidents to
escape mainland China and enter Hong Kong, swimming the distance is quite
possibly the most dangerous. But Kent Wong…
It began life as a garage for taxis, the space at 409 7th Avenue South in the
Chinatown-International District (ID). It began hosting art and theater events
in the 1980s.
On April 8, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan presented Vivian Hua and Northwest Film
Forum (NWFF) the 15th Annual Mayor’s Award for Achievement in Film. The award
recognizes an individual or entity for e…
Over a long and distinguished career at Microsoft, Scott Oki served as vice
president of sales and marketing, promoted the company throughout the world, and
oversaw as many as 3,000 employees at on…
He’s owned a record label, owned a music promotion company, and owned and ran a
clothing store. He’s played in several rock bands, coordinating concerts,
albums, and videos. He’s masterminded chari…
Every dancer takes a slightly different path to the stage. For Bennyroyce Royon,
artistic director of Seattle’s Evergreen City Ballet (ECB) and prime mover
behind the Ballet’s “Nutcracker Suites” f…
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY He was forced into making drugs. He was
forced into selling drugs. He was forced into sexual slavery as a small child.
He grew up through horrors many people…
Friends of Fred “Downtown Freddie” Brown celebrated his 72nd birthday at Tai
Tung on July 14. Brown played 13 seasons in the NBA, all with the Seattle
SuperSonics. Tai Tung is his favorite Chinatow…