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Jim Wong-Chu

Jim Wong-Chu is a published poet, author, editor, and historian. He is well- known as a co-founder of the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop, Ricepaper Magazine, Pender Guy Radio Program, Asia Canadian Performing Arts Resource (ACPAR), literASIAN: A Festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian Writing, and the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Festival. He has also co-edited several anthologies of Asian Canadian writers.

Smith, Smith-Wong, Wong-Smith, or Wong? The Case of the “Miss-ing” Surname

by Jim Wong-Chu 28 November, 2009

By Stephanie Lim WEDDING GUEST LIST: CHECK, WEDDING VENUE AND FOOD: CHECK, WEDDING DECORATIONS AND FLOWERS: CHECK, WEDDING CAKE: CHECK, WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER: CHECK, WEDDING—MAIDEN OR HUSBAND’S NAME: DECISION. For many …

28 November, 2009

Asian Culture: Vegetarian Boys, Carnivore Girls, and Youtube Celebrities

by Jim Wong-Chu 2 June, 2009

By Jenny Uechi Vegetarian Boy Meets Carnivore Girl No, it’s not some PETA campaign for girls who want to meet hot guys by embracing vegetarianism. Rather, soshoku danshi or “vegetarian …

2 June, 2009

Superstars in Japan and South Korean Pop Culture

by Jim Wong-Chu 1 May, 2009

Monkey Majik

: MONKEY MAJIK x MONKEY MAGIC album

: Monkey Majik Single “Aishiteru”

: Monkey Majik

While many young ESL teachers in Asia brag about being treated like superstars by their students, Canadian brothers Maynard and Blaise Plant have actually gone beyond the confines of their classrooms to become full-fledged pop stars in Japan…

1 May, 2009

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