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Dim Sum at Jade Palace Chinese Restaurant, Burnaby
Posted by Michael Kwan | Jan 13, 2022 | Food & Drink | 0
Dim Sum at Happy Valley Seafood Restaurant, Vancouver
Posted by Michael Kwan | Jun 16, 2020 | Food & Drink | 0
Sunday Snippet: Lindsay Wong (The Woo-Woo)
by Michael Kwan | May 19, 2019 | Quotes to Live By | 0
And because I was embarrassed, I did what my mother and grandmother always did: responded to fear...
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by Michael Kwan | Apr 15, 2018 | Quotes to Live By | 0
My dad growing up told me that you know work hard, get a good job, you know, make money. Nobody...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Aziz Ansari
by Michael Kwan | Sep 10, 2017 | Quotes to Live By | 0
I am the first generation in my family that was born in America. Anybody else first-generation...
Read MoreHK Breakfast at Happy Day Cafe on Kingsway
by Michael Kwan | Dec 9, 2016 | Food & Drink | 2
When we learned that Bino’s was closing down after so many years, we immediately started to...
Read MoreLucky Plus Chinese Restaurant, Vancouver
by Michael Kwan | Jan 28, 2016 | Food & Drink | 2
I grew up with the culture of the Hong Kong style cafe in Vancouver during the 80s and 90s. I...
Read MoreFresh Off the Boat Is Offensive and Ignorant
by Michael Kwan | Feb 9, 2015 | Arts & Entertainment | 2
An Asian-American family moves to a neighborhood where they are practically the only Asians, the...
Read More10 Traditional Chinese Superstitions I Never Really Understood
by Michael Kwan | Sep 30, 2014 | Thinking Out Loud | 0
Every culture has its own set of customs, traditions and superstitions. Many of us were told that...
Read MoreMovie Reviews: If I Stay, The Giver, Dim Sum Funeral
by Michael Kwan | Aug 22, 2014 | Arts & Entertainment, Movie Reviews | 0
If I Stay (2014) Chloe Grace Moretz plays teenager Mia Hall. While she was born to a couple of...
Read MoreA Walk Through Vancouver’s Chinatown
by Michael Kwan | Jun 24, 2014 | Local Tourist | 0
As a kid, I spent a fair bit of time in Vancouver’s Chinatown, both with my parents and my...
Read MoreDining at Din Tai Fung in Taipei 101, Taiwan
by Michael Kwan | Jun 17, 2014 | Destinations, Food & Drink | 1
There are few Asian food items that are quite as iconic as the humble dumpling, particularly...
Read MoreDim Sum at Shanghai Elan Restaurant, Burnaby
by Michael Kwan | May 20, 2014 | Food & Drink | 1
When I wrote about Morak Korean Fusion Restaurant last month, I noted that while there are no...
Read MoreTraditional Chinese Dining Etiquette and Manners
by Michael Kwan | Nov 1, 2013 | Stuff & Things | 1
There are many rules that you learn as a child. You learn that you shouldn’t hit other...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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