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Asian Snacks to Die For
With midterm season right around the corner, snacks are a great way to destress and munch on while you’re studying or doing work. While there aren’t that many asian markets within walking distance of campus, Newark and New Castle County have a wide selection within driving distance.
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Hot Take: I’m Fine With Not Dating Before Marriage
“No dating before marriage” is a statement many Indian parents have told their children. I was raised with these values, but I’ve never disagreed with them. Don’t get me wrong—I have had crushes and romantic interests—but the values I have inherited from my parents have just been stronger. When I was younger I adopted this value without questioning it, but as I grew older my reasons behind these values grew stronger.
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The Intersection of Technology and Tradition
One of my uncles loves using shopping apps to buy cheap but cool items. There’s something new in their house almost every time we come over for dinner. He loves to talk about the items too, how functional they are and what a steal they were, only a couple dollars.
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Values Worth Keeping
College has always been marketed to me as an experience for personal and professional growth; an experience to develop independence and further my own self interests. But with all of that independence and control, it can get quite lonely quickly. The great thing about being in a shared space with a large number of other students is that you are surrounded by other people who may be in the same situation as yourself. Knowing that other people also want to meet new people can be encouraging. While it is important to develop your own sense of individualism and explore your own interests, who says you have to do it alone?
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Traditional Filipino Dishes I Eat During Filipino Parties
As with every culture, there are traditional dishes that you’re likely to find at every party or holiday event that you can always look forward to eating. At Filipino parties and holidays, you’re for sure going to find a few (or maybe even all) of the following dishes on the kitchen table. You may have heard of these dishes before or may even have variations of these dishes in other cultures as well. Here’s a list of a few of my favorite dishes that I look forward to indulging in at every family party, but especially during the holidays!
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Traditions & Values
New school year, new me, but same traditions. Join our hosts Anh Ho and Julia Sayco as they welcome in the new school year with our interns, William Chen and Steven Pham. Learn about the traditions they follow, what they value in friendships, the best advice that they’ve gotten, and their hot takes!
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How to Joke Like a Filipino
As a Filipina raised by both sets of grandparents, I learned the ways in which my family interacted with each other. Of course the gossiping was always a given, but jokes, especially told in Tagalog, were much more entertaining to us. I’m not bilingual by all means, but I do, however, understand the hilarious conversation amongst them. Learning cultural humor is something that I’ve been trying to immerse myself in more, so impressing others with these skills in their native language is an opportunity to grow closer with others and share in the laughter together.
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The Law of Care
Poem submitted by Anonymous.
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Exploring Myself: Culture and Gender
Poem by Eric Aquino.
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Superstitions My Asian Parents Told Me
Growing up in both South Korea and the United States, I have heard a fair share of superstitions from both countries, some even overlapping due to similarities. For as long as I remember, I avoided stepping on cracks, held my breath as I drove past graveyards, and never opened an umbrella indoors. People may not notice, but popular, silly superstitions such as these control our basic lives. Whether you believe in superstitions or not, you often think about them as you approach a sidewalk crack or a black cat in an alleyway. I grew up hearing about many superstitions from my parents, and oftentimes they would try to pass it…
