Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year. Or that one holiday you don’t know anything about but support awkwardly anyway. Lunar New Year is supposed to be a season of celebration but for me it’s just a culmination of all of the aspects of my culture that I can’t appreciate. That culture, the Vietnamese community who travelled by sky and sea to get to a … Continue reading The Isolated Immigrant: A Narrative

Lunar New Year is the most significant holiday for those that celebrate the lunar calendar. It’s different from the calendar we are used to and was used before the 12 month calendar. Depending on where you celebrate it, the duration of the holiday varies from country to country. As for me, I had spent most of my Lunar New Year’s Day alone. I had not … Continue reading One Asian American’s Lunar New Year