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That’s right, it’s that time of the year. Christmas and New Year have barely passed and here you are, planning for another big family gathering – CNY reunion dinner. Tables at the ever-popular restaurants are definitely filling up and you are starting...

I awake in the dark. Where am I? Momentary befuddlement is replaced by a kaleidoscope of recollections. The journey. The excitement of arrival. The dizzying intoxication of new sounds, sights and smells. Marvelling at the dazzling beauty of Hong Kong...

                On Thursday 19th February 2015, China’s huge 1.37 billion-strong population will come together across the country in celebration, seeing in the New Year and wishing one another success and prosperity for the year ahead. Businesses and...

In Arcadia, CA, weekends are the province of Asian-American overachievers. I know this because I was one of them. Sort of. One Saturday afternoon in seventh grade, a bunch of us gathered at a classmate’s house to work on our project for the Odyssey...

Recently, I discovered the benefits of speaking your thoughts rather than simply thinking them. See, when you say things out loud they become clear, much clearer than if you simply thought them. Thoughts can be murky, muddy and unclear but speaking...