Vannie Sung’s latest submission is about latitudinal differences between Asians in their own countries. There is definitely a divide that keeps Asians everywhere (especially in areas torn by war and ideology) from achieving true unity because they are so caught up in upholding their own cultural identities. Vannie poses a larger question at the end– [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Customs'
Open Dialogue: Northern vs. Southern Asians
Posted February 20th, 2010 by Peter · 17 Comments
Tags: Customs · Environment · Habits · History · Open Dialogue · People · Relationships
Happy Lunar New Years 2010!
Posted February 13th, 2010 by Peter · 3 Comments
Happy Lunar New Years 2010, the 4707th one in recorded history!
It’s about that time again! This years’ Lunar New Years festivities will wrap up on the 15th of February, which means the largest celebrations known to Asian people (with Han-Chinese connection) will be going on as well. Join us today on SAPL as we share [...]
Tags: Culture · Customs · Featured Topic · History · Learn Asian! · Open Dialogue · People · Social
Featured Topic: Double Names
Posted January 23rd, 2010 by Peter · 8 Comments
This week’s post is a very thought provoking dissemination of common Asian naming conventions by none other than guest writer Vannie Sung! Hopefully, we as a SAPL community can help shed some light on this topic. Take it away, Vannie!
Vannie says: I’d like to re-iterate the question that Shakespeare’s Juliet asked Romeo: “What’s in a [...]
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#129 Numbering Their Kids
Posted December 19th, 2009 by Peter · 23 Comments
This week’s post from Viet Nguyen is about the age old question: “Where did I come from,” but from an Asian perspective. There is a tremendous amount of truth to this post, as my name is actually “fourth” in a two-person family (go figure). At any rate, Enjoy!
From Wikipedia: In Western culture the White Stork [...]
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