By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY If you think you have done enough for restaurants by ordering takeout, here’s how you can do better… An insensitive customer at a Chinatown-International District (CID) restaurant made me speak out. I was picking up some dim sum recently. The entrance was crowded. Most Asian restaurants have a small […]
BLOG: Lockdown: Creating your own adventures — Part I
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Do you let the virus win or do you win? I have decided not to let the virus control me. Even though much of the world ceases to function during the pandemic, and my calendar shows no excitement in weeks, I decide to reinvent my days. What I have […]
BLOG: Giving thanks in the midst of darkness
Nobody saw a pandemic coming. We have endured some impossible times—days that felt like years, and months like a century. Yet, we’ll survive even without family and friends to dine with us during Thanksgiving.
BLOG: Help America heal—Making peace with Trumpers
Last week, my husband and I called our relatives in Texas and Pennsylvania, who voted for President Trump. Our conversations didn’t end well… We voted for Biden.
BLOG: Cultural perspectives — Trump’s loss and Biden’s victory
Let’s have some fun with President-elect Joe Biden’s victory and President Trump’s loss. Some writers compare Biden’s story to the movie “Rocky” and even the fairy tale Cinderella for his perseverance, and eventual triumph over adversities.
What do Trump and Biden wins mean?
When I went to bed on Election night, I was agonizing that former Vice President Joe Biden was losing. Then, I woke up the next day, and it was a totally different picture.
BLOG: Voters vs. non-voters—Why you don’t sit out this election
My young Asian friend who is smart, talented, sweet, and educated, doesn’t vote… And it drives me nuts.
BLOG: An epidemic within a pandemic
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Is the COVID pandemic the current health crisis? Actually, the fastest-growing epidemic facing the United States and the West is Alzheimer’s, according to neurologists Drs. Dean and Ayesha Sherzai, who are married, spoke at the recent Seattle Rotary Club’s virtual meeting. Alzheimer’s ranks third, behind heart disease and cancer, […]
Trump’s biological age: He’s older than Biden – COVID diagnosis tells why
President Trump is 74 years old, and former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will be 78 in November. But biologically, Biden is likely younger…
Making good use of the pandemic Pt. 2: Slow your body’s internal clock during the pandemic
There is no rule book about how to cope during a pandemic. Surprisingly, many have gotten benefits out of COVID.
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