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Former scientist now a funny man

September 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Comedian Joe Wong grew up in the rural Jilin province in China during the 1980s. During this time, there was a comedy radio show named “Xiangsheng” (“Cross Talk”) that was popular.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Amy Tan, China, Chinese American, Comedian Joe Wong, David Letterman, Joy Luck Club, New Yorker, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rice University, TV, United States, Vol 29 No 39 | September 25 - October 1, Woody Allen, Worldwide Pants, Xiangsheng Cross Talk, culture

“Ching Chong Chinaman”: The unexpected name in Asian American identity

April 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

First thing I thought about before seeing “Ching Chong Chinaman” was, ‘great, another Asian American satire,’ “Joy Luck Club” references and all.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: 2010, Americanized Chinese, Asian Americans, Ching Chong Chinaman, Jose Abaoag, Joy Luck Club, Kay Nahm, Korean, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Palo Alto, Playwright Lauren Yee, Richard Hugo House, Seattle, Tiffany Ran, Vol 29 No 15 | April 10 - April 16, West End Theatre

Column: Literary heavyweights deal with the same subject, but in different ways. Wong does it better.

July 23, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two significant events in Asian American media are currently pending. One is regarding the release of “Americanese,” a film adapted from Shawn Wong’s novel “American Knees,” which will be released later this year. The other is a new novel by Amy Tan.

Filed Under: Opinion, Column: You Talkin' to Me? Tagged With: American Knees, Amy Tan, Asian Americans, China, Column Literary, Columnist Mark Lee, Hollywood Chinese, Joy Luck Club, Northwest Asian Weekly, PBS, Shawn Wong, United States, Vol 28 No 31 | July 25 - July 31, attention, technology

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