By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY My favorite dish to bring to parties now, is colorful, appetizing and most importantly, healthy. What is beautiful is, a fruit plate gives us the daily needed nutrients. Imagine a world without fruits. We won’t survive. Fruits nourish my skin and fill my belly with their water elements. It’s […]
BLOG: Snacking with less guilt and fewer calories
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “Oh, temptation, temptation!” said one of my staff members. “I like only unhealthy snacks,” she said. Sugary chocolate, fresh white bread, and cakes are her favorite snacks. I don’t blame her. I was in her shoes once. Then, I got some health scares—first, a near-stroke, then being diagnosed as […]
BLOG: Did you know dinner made from International District ingredients cures effects of overeating?
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Have your ever gotten sick from overeating? I did this past week. Overeating is not my usual game. Self-control is one of my merits. Here is what happened though: four nights in a row, I was feasting on rich salmon, chicken, steak, and plenty of goodies at community events, […]
The Layup Drill
By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we look at the hellos and goodbyes in sports. Hello – Osaka wins U.S. Open Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York in September. At the age of 20, she was the […]
BLOG: Foods I used to hate, and now love — Bitter melon, goji berries, durian, Formosa shredded pork, even milk
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “Grandma, please don‘t make bitter melons for dinner,” I begged my grandmother as a child. “It tastes so bitter, I can’t swallow it.” “Bitter melon is good for you,“ said grandma. “You will cherish them when you get older.” “How do you know?” I wanted to say, but never […]
BLOG: The dos and don’ts for a fun wedding
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY After the recent wedding of my son, John, I now declare myself a “wedding expert,” sort of. I have learned a few things and earned some laughs that we could have done better. So here are some tips if you are planning a wedding. Don’ts 1. Decorations or none […]
This month’s must-reads: Drama, mystery, and murder novel recommendations for foodies
By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly “The Way You Make Me Feel” By Maureen Goo Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018 Clara Shin doesn’t take life too seriously. For her, it’s all about pranks and disrupting the status quo. But when one of her pranks goes too far, her dad forces her to spend her summer […]
My grown up, confounding, exasperating, exhilarating blessing of a son is going off to college!
By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly In about 10 days, our oldest son Tyler is heading off to college. Maybe I need to provide a little background. Tyler is indeed our eldest child, but since he is a triplet, he’s only older by about three minutes because he came out first. Whether he was born […]
BLOG: The 6 major misconceptions about U.S. and China trade, and what we should actually be worried about instead
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly President Donald Trump has lashed out at China for unfair trade practices, leading to his decision to impose tariffs. The $350 billion trade deficit with China may sound overwhelming, but experts have shown that Trump’s interpretations of trade deficit is outdated, thus furthering the public’s misconceptions in regard to […]
Y ’all need to stop calling Dwayne Johnson the Rock. He is a thespian! — A-pop! All things API (heavy on the PI!) in popular culture!
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Hey, guys! Here’s a really manly edition of A-pop! Because it just happened like that! Dave Bautista threatens to bow out of future “Guardian” installments because he is over Disney Dave Bautista is half Filipino and plays Drax in Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise. The Marvel Cinematic Universe […]
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