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Episode 20: Happily Ever After.  Sex in Seattle’s Final Act

Episode 20: Happily Ever After. Sex in Seattle’s Final Act

Judith van Praag May 16, 2012 0

It’s been almost twelve years since four Asian American young women talked at a dinner party about not being able to recognize themselves in roles on TV and the stage. Actor Kathy Hsieh found

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Slumdog’s Dev Patel Stars in “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”

Slumdog’s Dev Patel Stars in “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”

Yayoi Lena Winfrey May 16, 2012 0

Sonny (Dev Patel) is the proprietor of “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful,” a massive, but dilapidated inn he inherited with his brothers. Advertising it as a home for the

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The IE’s Annual SIFF Program Guide 2012

The IE’s Annual SIFF Program Guide 2012

The International Examiner May 16, 2012 0

The International Examiner is a proud media sponsor of the 2012 Seattle International Film Festival. For years, the IE has partnered with SIFF to highlight the Asian and Asian American films at the Seattle

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What Does Jamie Ford Suggest Reading This Summer?

What Does Jamie Ford Suggest Reading This Summer?

The International Examiner May 16, 2012 0

In an unending effort to promote reading and literacy, the IE will occasionally feature summer reading suggestions from remarkable people in our community. We hope our readers will be inspired to pick up a

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Arts, Etc – 5/16/2012

Arts, Etc – 5/16/2012

Alan Chong Lau May 16, 2012 0

Highlights The Seattle International Film Festival takes place at various venues around the Puget Sound from May 17 – June 10. See this issue for guide to Asian/Asian American related films. See hundreds of

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Tibet: Culture on the Edge

Tibet: Culture on the Edge

Carina del Rosario May 2, 2012 0

Phil Borges went back to Tibet in 2009, with a plan to continue on the path he had been on. For the last several years, the Mercer Island-based photographer had been working with non-governmental

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Arts Etc. – 5/2/2012

Arts Etc. – 5/2/2012

Alan Chong Lau May 2, 2012 0

Highlights Spectrum Dance Theater present composer Bela Bartok’s “The Miraculous Mandarin” May 17 – 19 & 24 – 26 at 8 p.m. outside in Hing Hay Park at S. King St. & Maynard Ave.

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A Return to the Stage

A Return to the Stage

Roxanne Ray May 2, 2012 0

For over twenty years, Hengda Li has championed the intercultural celebration of both Eastern and Western forms of dance and performance. That dedication has paid off with Hengda’s recent award of an Artist Trust

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Of Presidents and Prostitutes

Of Presidents and Prostitutes

Yayoi Lena Winfrey May 2, 2012 0

For most people, visualizing life on a tropical island brings to mind a picture of serenity. Lazing in the sun under a breezy palm tree, while listening to gently lapping waves, sounds like paradise.

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Arts, Etc. – 4/18/2012

Arts, Etc. – 4/18/2012

Alan Chong Lau April 18, 2012 0

Highlights The cover of Seattle poet Arlene Kim’s (see related article elsewhere in this issue) new book beckons to us like a dark fairy tale hidden in a part of the woods one would

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