Tag: culture
My Asian Parents Didn’t Hug Me as a Child
Let me preface this by saying that I don’t hold the lack of hugs against my parents at all....
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Latino and Hispanic Are Not the Same
Words matter. Word choice matters. I’ve always championed clarity and precision of language,...
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Sunday Snippet: Lindsay Wong (The Woo-Woo)
And because I was embarrassed, I did what my mother and grandmother always did: responded to fear...
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11 Quirks From My Chinese Canadian Childhood
Or should I say Asian Canadian childhood? Though I’m sure my Vietnamese, Filipino and Korean...
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Vlog #92: Top 5 Travel Destinations
The late Anthony Bourdain once said, “If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn...
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Vlog #83: Am I a Good Asian?
When I was a kid, I didn’t have much interest in my Asian heritage. Being a Chinese Canadian...
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Asian Cartoon Characters in Disney and Pixar Animation
I stumbled across a YouTube video the other day that posed a rather puzzling request. Name a major...
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Sunday Snippet: Nicholas Carr
That, it turns out, is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it frees us from the grip of necessity....
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Sunday Snippet: Aziz Ansari
I am the first generation in my family that was born in America. Anybody else first-generation...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: Not Alone
Seriously. How is it already the end of the March? Remember when we were kids and summer break...
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10 Things People in Vancouver Need to Explain to Visitors
Every city has its share of unique quirks and Vancouver is certainly no exception. There is plenty...
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Not the Only Dad at the Vaccination Clinic
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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