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Holiday Gift Advice Column: the Dos and Don’ts of Gifting to Asian Parents
Navigating gift giving for Asian parents is like trying to solve an extremely complicated math equation. It’s hard, messy, and oftentimes very, very confusing. Every holiday season, you find yourself in the same age-old dilemma: Should you get them something fancy and pretty that will cause them to scold you for unnecessarily spending money, or should you go for something cheap and risk coming off as the callous, ungrateful child that doesn’t respect his/her parents?
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Holiday Movie Recommendation
When it comes to holiday nostalgia, I think of family. Especially during New Years and Christmas, I find that spending time with those closest to me is near and dear to my heart.
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The Beginner’s Guide to Dim Sum
For as long as I can remember, Sunday mornings have always consisted of eating dim sum in a crowded and loud Cantonese restaurant at 11 AM with my closest friends and family.
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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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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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Mid-Autumn Festival: A Heart filled of Longing
Submitted by Jehleen Zheng What do you do when you miss someone? Whether it be a family member, aloved one, or a friend, what do you do to express your wish that they were by yourside? The Mid-Autumn Festival carries a deeper sense of purpose rather than just themooncake feasting traditions. The festival is also about reuniting with family members,gazing at the moon and engaging in festivities together. It’s only during thesehomecoming festivals that people are able to truly reflect on how much they miss theirloved ones. In Chinese culture, the bond between parents and children is regarded as one ofthe most noble feelings ever existed in the social system.…
