September 30, 2025

August 13, 2025 By Admin By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Federal immigration enforcement actions have reached historic highs, sparking an immediate response among affected Asian American communities. Many Chinese, Indian, Korean, and Southeast Asian immigrants now carry government-issued identification, hoping to protect themselves from being wrongfully targeted in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. President […]

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By Matt Grobar Senior Film Reporter August 18, 2025 8:42am L-R: ‘The Lucky Ones’ and author Mae NgaiNate Saliccioli/Faceout Studio/Brian McConkey EXCLUSIVE: William Mundell’s Neurosphere Entertainment has acquired film and TV rights to The Lucky Ones: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America, historian Mae Ngai‘s work of nonfiction that tells a multigenerational story of trailblazers in the

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Hannah Romero, Editor | Sep 04, 2025 One hundred and forty years to the day since Chinese miners in Rock Springs were attacked and murdered, their descendants gathered near the site of the massacre. There they honored the memories of those who died and commemorated the event with the unveiling of a new statue called “Requiem.”

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By Naman Ramachandran Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S. Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM is doubling down on its commitment to Asian storytelling with the launch of First Light StoryHouse, a new label designed to elevate Asian and Asian American narratives on the global stage. The venture was conceived and will be jointly overseen by three founding partners: CJ vice chair Miky

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