Wayne Chan
By Wayne Chan
Northwest Asian Weekly
I have been married for nearly 18 years.
You would think that by being an active participant in this blissful union, I would by now have a pretty good understanding of my wife, and even women in general. Read the full story
Humor columnist Wayne Chan
By Wayne Chan
Northwest Asian Weekly
I took my son fishing last week and we almost caught a fish that was THIS big.
Actually, we didn’t almost catch anything. Unless, of course, you count seaweed, in which case our fishing expedition was hugely successful.
In my day, I caught my fair share of fish. I’ve even caught some big ones, but most of my fishing expeditions have left me empty-handed. While the excitement of pulling in a big catch is certainly real, it’s ever so brief and is always sandwiched by hours of staring at a fishing rod, touching worms, and accidentally hooking parts of my body instead of the bait. Read the full story
From left to right, top to bottom: Candace Chin, Yong Kwon, Amber Nguyen, Chau Juh Deng, Elsha Kwee, Cherry Cayabyab, Trang Nguyen, Cassie Kwon, Velma Veloria, Gladys Romero, Hakson Teh, Debadutta Dash, Masaki Miyake, Mitsuki Mori, Donald Liu, Thong Yin, Kieu Neubert, Samantha Nguyen, Minh Nguyen, Yuki Okamura, Rae Tsai, and Saerom Han
“There is a large sense of personal space … when someone gets close, people freak out.” — Candace Chin
“Everything is so much bigger: the people, the buildings, even the boats.” — Yong Kwon
“People are so big and tall.” — Amber Nguyen
“It’s beautiful and much nicer than Canton.” — Chau Juh Deng
Images by Stacy Nguyen and Thi-Le Vo
By Vivian Luu
Northwest Asian Weekly
He critiques every grade on your report card, even over a fraction of a point. He makes your boyfriend or girlfriend tremble at the twitch of an eye. He can get his Toyota Camry across three lanes on the highway, but only after cutting off at least 10 other cars.
By Stacy Nguyen
Northwest Asian Weekly
Love them or hate them, chances are that most Asian Americans have received chain e-mails of lists that poke fun at the stereotypes of being Asian. For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we wanted to run our own list of stereotypes along with examples of people who do (or don’t) exemplify them.
By Wayne Chan
Northwest Asian Weekly
Humor Columnist Wayne Chan
People are hurting out there.
It goes without saying that our country, and much of the world, is going through an economic slump that no one under the age of 80 has really experienced. You might say that we are living in an age of loss — loss of our homes, loss of our employment, and loss of our sense of security.
