This month our mother/daughter blogging duo has decided to focus on holiday traditions—or sometimes the lack thereof—around this time of year. Jian: The holiday season always makes me more homesick. Christmas music playing on the radio or coming out of shops everywhere reminds me of large family gatherings on holidays, especially around the Chinese New Year, in China. With a …

As a nod to this month’s theme of food, mother and daughter blogging team  Jian and Lisa are tackling cultural traditions around eating and drinking. Jian: Do you remember as a teenager, you’d never want to have Chinese food when we went out to eat? Whenever I asked you what kind of cuisine you’d like, you always gave me the …

Jian Ping is the author of Mulberry Child: A Memoir of China, which has been developed into an award-winning documentary film. Ping was born and raised in China. Her daughter, Lisa Xia is originally from Changchun, China, but was raised largely between cultures for more than 20 years in the United States. Xia graduated from the University of Illinois and now …

Jian Ping is the author of Mulberry Child: A Memoir of China, which has been developed into an award-winning documentary film. Ping was born and raised in China. Her daughter, Lisa Xia is originally from Changchun, China, but was raised largely between cultures for more than 20 years in the United States. Xia graduated from the University of Illinois and now …

Jian Ping is the author of Mulberry Child: A Memoir of China, which has been developed into an award-winning documentary film. Ping was born and raised in China.  Her daughter, Lisa Xia is originally from Changchun, China, but was raised largely between cultures for more than 20 years in the United States. Xia graduated from the University of Illinois and …

Film based on a memoir of two generations of Chinese Americans explores history and present By Tamara Treichel “No matter what storm comes, don’t break,” Jian Ping’s grand­mother told her. “You must be strong, like the mulberry tree.” Jian took her grandmother’s words to heart while growing up during China’s chaotic Cultural Revolution (1966-76), and wished to become a “mulberry child.” …

Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu is Assistant Professor of Asian Pacific American Studies at New York University. In her most recent book, The Beautiful Generation, Tu explores the rise of Asian Americans in high fashion and what ramifications it has for the fashion industry as a whole. She draws on conversations with design students, fashion curators, and fashion publicists; interviews with …