by Heather Diamond | Jan 7, 2019 | Blog, Family, Intercultural, Relationships, Tradition
I attended my third Lau family wedding a couple of weeks ago and once again I was startled by how different Hong Kong weddings are from typical American weddings. I realize many people have unconventional weddings and not everyone who gets married has one at all. I’ve...
by Heather Diamond | Aug 15, 2018 | Belief, Tradition, Travel
Last week we were in Bangkok, a city dotted with shrines. Elaborate, temple-shaped shrines to the Buddha, the new king, and the queen mother appear alongside traffic-clogged roads, in front of hospitals, inside and outside of upscale shopping malls. Confectionary...
