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Younghoe Who?
Asian-American athletes are historically very rarely seen in western team sports. Taiwanese American Jeremy Lin was absolutely sensational in the NBA for a couple of months, and the phenomena known as “Linsanity” certainly took over the league by storm.
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UD VSA Families Program
The Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) at UD hosted their first ever VSA Families Program for the Fall 2020 semester. These ‘families’ are smaller communities within VSA that help students make friends and support each other. Even though everything was online, there were still more than 30 participants in the program.
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Thanksgiving in Asia
Submitted by Julia Sayco The universalization of Thanksgiving- its origin, history, and traditions- yield a similar commonality to all: the expression of gratitude towards others and the appreciation of family, food, and life. Thanksgiving is generalized and seen by many as a day of “giving thanks” for the abundance of blessings and spiritual upbringings from the seasonal harvest. Despite the renown celebration of this holiday, Thanksgiving is not uniquely American. Many forget that on a global scale, the amount of festivities and events differ with each country. Asia, most especially, incorporates a mesh of cultural practices and customs that vary from the traditional U.S. Thanksgiving. The art of being…
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Family in an Asian Household
In Asian cultures, family is more than just kinship. It is spiritual - you practice it, embrace it, and make it a central part of your life.
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Chinese Almond Recipe
When thinking of favorite foods during the holiday season, I came up with traditional Chinese almond cookies.
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Family and Politics
Navigating political conversations with family members isn’t always easy—especially when you and those you are conversing with fall on different ends of the political spectrum.
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“Family”
Is not synonymous with bloodline Often terms and values can be redefined There’s no standard, but there is an American model
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Embracing Culture at the Thanksgiving Table
One amazing thing about being a child of immigrants is the duality of cultures you grow up with.
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Book Recommendations Vol. 2
The Joy Luck Club is a poignant novel that follows the lives of four Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-raised daughters.
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What’s Behind the Mask?: The Slit-Mouthed Woman of Japan
Submitted by Sarah Rata In the spirit of Halloween, many of us celebrate by watching horror movies or dressing up as our favorite characters. Even in quarantine, SFX makeup artists can be spotted all over social media with sliced mouths and zippered faces. However, as time passes we have lost touch with the origins of the monsters and myths we impersonate. One particular horror many of us might not be familiar with is the slit-mouthed woman. Originating from Japanese urban legend, the slit-mouthed woman is much more than your ordinary halloween tale. There are a myriad of variations, but in the most popular tale, Kuchisake Onna (which directly translates to…
