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Love is a plate of fruit
When I think of love in the purest sense, it rarely generates an image of romantic, candlelit dinners or passionate declarations of emotion. It’s not that I don’t care for these gestures of love--(in fact, I can confidently say I will always appreciate a thoughtfully planned meal)--but it just so happens what immediately comes to mind instead is a plate of fruit.
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New Years with the Shens
As a kid growing up, Chinese New Year brought me joy, love, and bread. Although my grandma does whip up some fire mantou, that’s not exactly the bread I’m referring to.
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Nian Gao Recipe
What better way to celebrate the Lunar New Year than with some dessert!
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Filipino Palitaw
Living in a Filipino household, I’ve always learned the importance of family, and the countless experiences, traditions, and foods that defined our cultural identity. Every one of my New Year’s Eve consists of buying a variety of twelve fruits, roasting chestnuts, shaking coins in our pockets, and spending time with my family. These traditions and superstitions are necessary to follow in order for the family to have a life of good luck and prosperity.
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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.
