A Crash Course on Mid-Autumn Festivals
This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival takes place on Sept. 17, but what exactly is this holiday for? With how vast Asia is, let’s look into the origin and history of the Mid-Autumn Festival and how some Asian countries and regions compare with their Harvest Moon traditions. The celebration of Lunar New Year is one of the […]
Chef’s Table with Haejin Chun
Photo credit: Monica Lo
Food Origins: Ice-Cream
What brings us pure joy on a perfect sunny day, comfort when the weight of the world has turned us into a couch potato, and brings together great company and banter? Ice cream, the universally loved treat is one of the greatest man made creations to ever exist! And it has a fascinating history that […]
Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival: Why Have One in Lowell?
Want something fun to do this month in Massachusetts? Visit the Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival on Saturday the 17th at the Lowell Heritage State Park from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. (via Facebook)! The Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival official site says that this annual event is dedicated to celebrating the cultures of Southeast Asian […]
Asian Diaspora Athletes that are Shining at the 2024 Paris Olympics
The Olympics have captivated the world once more, this time in Paris. With the power of social media and the internet, it’s not hard to get a peek at the who’s who in the games. Not to mention the returning and debuting Asian diaspora athletes on Team USA that are hungry for a gold medal. […]
Food Origins: The Churro
Whether they are covered in cinnamon sugar or dunked in a thick gooey cup of Spanish hot chocolate, churros are one of my favorite snacks or desserts. The chewy inside and crisp fried outside…mmm! What’s not to love? While many of us know these doughy sticks of deliciousness as a Spanish and Portuguese treat (or […]
Around the World: Safer and Less Lonely Travel with Nabila Ismail
Nabila Ismail (@doseoftravel) took the trip from the group chat and ran with the idea. The 30-year-old founder of Dose of Travel Club is single-handedly building a community of South Asians and allies through safe, welcoming, and inclusive travel experiences. It started with Nabila sharing her solo travel stories as a young Pakistani-American woman. These […]
“Crazy Broke Asian”: The Journey to Become a World-Class Artist
What happens when a repressed, closeted, depressed kid meets the love of her life? A docuseries is made not only for her first love-turned-ex but to prove her parents wrong. “Crazy Broke Asian” is an upcoming, 6-part docuseries created by Céline Do and produced by Parlous House. Filmed and animated in 30-minute episodes, the series […]
Cheese in Asia: A Brief History
Cheddar. Gouda. Burrata. These are just a few of the endless options that come to mind when I think of cheese. Almost unsurprisingly, all of these cheeses are attributed to Europe or North America. This got me wondering: why do we never think of cheese from Asia? According to the Boston Children’s Hospital, over 90% […]
Pandan is the New Green
Growing up, colorful meals were always the best. Bright red tocino, fluorescent orange kwek kwek, and deep purple ube halaya were just a few of my favorite vibrantly hued Filipino foods. The fun colors always signaled good eating was ahead. Pandan was no exception to this rule. When I was younger, I had only seen […]