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 'Environment'
Open Dialogue: Northern vs. Southern Asians
Posted February 20th, 2010 by Peter · 16 Comments
Tags: Customs · Environment · Habits · History · Open Dialogue · People · Relationships
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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#128 Giving Vitamins as Gifts
Posted December 5th, 2009 by Peter · 6 Comments
Just in time for the Holidays, Sophia C. says: “Asians like to buy vitamins and other such supplements in the U.S. and bring them to Asia as gifts. They love fish oil, Vitamin E, Vitamin B, Centrum Silver - and they must be American, American-made brands.” Hi Sophia! My family does this all the time when [...]
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