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About Wayne Chan

Wayne is NWAW's longest-running columnist. His column, Wayne's Worlds, details his adventures as a dad.

A clear enough mind to know I was insulted

January 3, 2020 By Wayne Chan

Apparently, vanity has no limits. Unfortunately, this is what I’ve discovered about myself.

Filed Under: Feature stories, Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 1 | JANUARY 4 - JANUARY 10

A golden friendship

November 8, 2019 By Wayne Chan

“If you’re feeling stressed, give Ally a hug.”

Filed Under: Feature stories, Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 9 - NOVEMBER 15

Now that’s what you call being an entrepreneur

July 12, 2019 By Wayne Chan

Tyler: “Dad,” holding up a pen. “Do you need this anymore?”
Me: “No, go ahead,” I replied.

Filed Under: Feature stories, Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 29 | JULY 13 - JULY 19

WAYNE’S WORLDS: Keeping tabs on our tabs

May 3, 2019 By Wayne Chan

I have a strong marriage. I can prove it, too.How’s that, you say? How can I possibly know with complete certainty that my wife Maya and I are built to last?

Filed Under: Feature stories, Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2019, VOL 38 NO 19 | MAY 4 - MAY 10, WAYNE'S WORLDS

A thwacking worth a thousand words

July 18, 2016 By Wayne Chan

By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly Some of you may have run across a recent video that’s gone viral — of a trainer, lining up a group of employees working for a Chinese Bank and spanking them with a wooden paddle in front of their peers for poor performance evaluations. It’s a shocking display. It’s […]

Filed Under: Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: VOL 35 NO 29 | JULY 16 – JULY 22

The Lunar holiday, for those who love time travel

February 26, 2016 By Wayne Chan

By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly The Lunar New Year is a big deal. It has the ability to bend time and space. Believe me — I’d know. Here’s the evidence: I’ve never known my dad’s birthday. You might ask, what does that have to do with the Lunar New Year and time travel? Good […]

Filed Under: Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2016, Asian American, Lunar New Year, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, Wayne Chan

A 23-year-old journey for magical rice

August 14, 2015 By Wayne Chan

By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly We just came back from a three-week vacation in Italy! You know what I was looking forward to the most? Chinese food. Ok, settle down. Don’t let your calzone collapse—we had pizza and pasta up the wazoo. The last time I was in Italy was 1991. My wife Maya […]

Filed Under: Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2015, Chinese, Honda Accord, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Rome, Tony Bennett, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, Wayne Chan, Whole Foods, commentary, italy

Wayne’s Worlds — The Dumpling Complex

April 3, 2015 By Wayne Chan

By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly “What are you doing?”  I asked of my wife Maya, in a tone mixed between innocence and accusatory. “I’m pan frying some dumplings for the party,” she answered, matter of factly. The “party”, she was referring to, was the bi-weekly neighborhood gathering we affectionately refer to as “Yappy Hour,” […]

Filed Under: Food, Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2015, Chinese, Girl Scout Cookies, Los Angeles, Monterey Park, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, Wayne Chan, Yappy Hour

Wayne’s World: Washing my hands of the dishwasher

January 31, 2013 By Wayne Chan

By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly The other day, in the middle of washing dishes, I started thinking about how my ancestors, a thousand years ago, must have had to do the same tedious chores I was in the midst of doing.  I sometimes think of things like that, partly because I’m fascinated with how […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2013, China, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 32 No 6 | February 2 - February 8, Wayne Chan, World Washing

Wayne’s Worlds: Facebook banned: a social dilemma in China

January 9, 2012 By Wayne Chan

Having come back from China this past week, I realize that what I really missed was something unexpected. This time, it had nothing to do with the little conveniences we all sometimes take for granted, at least materially speaking. China is chock full of Ferraris, Rolexes, and every little extravagance you can imagine. Let me […]

Filed Under: Wayne's Worlds Tagged With: 2012, Big Mac, China, United States, Vol 31 No 2 | January 7 - January 13, Wayne Chan, Wayne Worlds Facebook, social media

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