All posts tagged "culture"
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1.3KCultureVietnamese American Discovers Hilarious Origin Of Her Name, Becomes ‘Twitter-Famous’
A California woman’s tweet about her discovery of the surprising origin of her name “Laura” sent Twitter into a frenzy. According to...
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63CultureThe Western Eye: How I Learned to Live With My Eyelids
Editor’s Note: Louise Hung is a Chinese-American writer living in New York who contributes and researches for the Order of the Good Death...
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96CultureChina Wants Delaware Man ‘Severely Punished’ For Stealing 2000-Year-Old Terracotta Warrior’s Thumb
The Shaanxi Cultural Heritage Promotion Center has asked the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, the museum currently displaying the Terracotta Warrior exhibit, for...
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946CultureArtist Brilliantly Compares Chinese vs. Western Culture in Comics
An artist in China has been amusing and educating people on social media by sharing comics about Chinese culture and how it...
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313AsiaJapan’s Kotatsu is the Coziest Way to Stay Warm in Winter
Ahh, winter — when humanity wages war against the plummeting temperatures. In the battle against the bitter cold, some batten down the...
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599AsiaWhy Mongolians Are Champions of Surviving Harsh Winters
We’re smack dab in the middle of winter, and for those of us living closer to the North and South Poles, it’s...
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508CultureWhy Indians Nod Their Heads from Side to Side
Indians wobbling their heads rapidly from side to side during a conversation may be perplexing to people who are not familiar with...
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614AsiaVideo Captures Asia’s Tallest Pagoda Burning Down in Devastating Fire
Jiulong Temple in Mianzhu, Sichuan Province, China, was ravaged by a fire on December 10, destroying what was believed to be Asia’s...
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284OpinionHow Korea’s Arirang Reminded Me to Stay Hopeful in Life’s Toughest Moments
Editor’s Note: The author of this article wished to remain anonymous. I’ve lived a long life. Usually I’m able to shake it...
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7.2KOpinionHey White Parents Who Enroll Their Kids In Chinese School: STOP
It only takes three generations to lose a language, they say. My mother, who came to the U.S. in her late twenties,...
