Asian Corner Mall Defined My Childhood in the South — Now It’s Gone
Writer Layna Hong pays homage to Asian Corner Mall, once a central gathering place for Charlotte’s budding Vietnamese community.
What Is Hmong Oral Tradition? History, Challenges, and Modern Adaptations Explained
For 50 years, Hmong Americans experienced many cultural changes since resettling in the U.S. But these communities hope to keep their oral traditions alive.
Funeral Rites and My Understanding of Death
In Vietnamese culture, death is never the end of love and remembrance. One writer explores how her tradition of celebration, ancestral worship, and altars have shaped her understanding of death.