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My 2022 Goals: A Mid-Year Check-In
Posted by Michael Kwan | Jul 5, 2022 | Thinking Out Loud | 0
A Look Ahead: My Goals for 2022
Posted by Michael Kwan | Jan 10, 2022 | Thinking Out Loud | 3
My Asian Parents Didn’t Hug Me as a Child
by Michael Kwan | Apr 21, 2021 | Parenting | 1
Let me preface this by saying that I don’t hold the lack of hugs against my parents at all....
Read MoreLatino and Hispanic Are Not the Same
by Michael Kwan | Aug 9, 2019 | Writing Tips | 0
Words matter. Word choice matters. I’ve always championed clarity and precision of language,...
Read MoreSunday 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...
Read More11 Quirks From My Chinese Canadian Childhood
by Michael Kwan | Feb 22, 2019 | Family Fun Time | 0
Or should I say Asian Canadian childhood? Though I’m sure my Vietnamese, Filipino and Korean...
Read MoreVlog #92: Top 5 Travel Destinations
by Michael Kwan | Sep 3, 2018 | Destinations | 0
The late Anthony Bourdain once said, “If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn...
Read MoreVlog #83: Am I a Good Asian?
by Michael Kwan | Jul 2, 2018 | Thinking Out Loud | 3
When I was a kid, I didn’t have much interest in my Asian heritage. Being a Chinese Canadian...
Read MoreAsian Cartoon Characters in Disney and Pixar Animation
by Michael Kwan | May 2, 2018 | Arts & Entertainment | 2
I stumbled across a YouTube video the other day that posed a rather puzzling request. Name a major...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Nicholas Carr
by Michael Kwan | Jan 21, 2018 | Quotes to Live By | 0
That, it turns out, is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it frees us from the grip of necessity....
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 MoreWhat’s Up Wednesdays: Not Alone
by Michael Kwan | Mar 29, 2017 | Thinking Out Loud | 0
Seriously. How is it already the end of the March? Remember when we were kids and summer break...
Read More10 Things People in Vancouver Need to Explain to Visitors
by Michael Kwan | Jan 26, 2016 | Destinations | 0
Every city has its share of unique quirks and Vancouver is certainly no exception. There is plenty...
Read MoreNot the Only Dad at the Vaccination Clinic
by Michael Kwan | Jun 1, 2015 | Parenting | 0
Major strides have been made in the last couple of decades toward greater gender equality. Far...
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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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