Dear Kiki: How can I show gratitude and appreciation to my parents?
In this month’s Dear Kiki, we offer some guidance on how to respectfully and thoughtfully express appreciation and gratitude to our parents.
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Dear Kiki: My parents are staying with us for three months. How do I set boundaries in a respectful way?
In this month’s Dear Kiki, find guidance on how to respectfully set boundaries with parents who are temporarily living with you.
Defining home while living away from home
Valerie Tan takes us on her journey of finding the answer to the age-old question of “where is home?”, traveling between Singapore and America at the height of the pandemic.
Making It: Vietnamese Canadian Chef Patrick Do on a journey through food and identity with Do Chay Restaurant
Chef Patrick Do is changing what it means to be a Vietnamese restaurant owner in Vancouver. Learn about his journey through food and identity as a young Vietnamese Canadian chef, and the visionary behind Do Chay Restaurant.
Cultural appropriation of food: Why it’s so personal
White-led businesses like the Breakfast Cure continue to engage in the same formulaic cultural appropriation. In this post, we unpack why it’s so harmful, and often feels so personal.
What loneliness taught me during the pandemic
Vivian Dang shares her learnings from the past year of struggling with the pressures of balancing her mental health and personal safety with the safety of those closest to her.
My Roaring 20s: How my first heartbreak taught me to embrace my anxiety and depression
In this continuation of the My Roaring 20s series, Vivian Dang takes us on the journey of how learning to navigate her first heartbreak taught her how to understand and embrace being diagnosed with generalized anxiety and depression.
Cultural appropriation: Moving beyond public apologies
How can companies and individuals do better when responding to public backlash about incidents of cultural appropriation? Vivian Dang explores this and the fine line between appropriation and appreciation as she unpacks the most recent case of cultural appropriation by a white-owned company called The Mahjong Line.
Why don’t we prioritize friendships?
Friendships never seem to be celebrated the same way that other relationships are. But why is that? Vivian Dang explores what it is that causes some friendships to fade away, and others to last a lifetime.
