Celebrating May – Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in 2017
May is National Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage month celebrating AAPI accomplishments and contributions to our great nation. Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI), who make up 5.6% of the American population, are the...
Manish’s Zodiac Signs Predictions – May 2017
Aries (21 March – 19 April) - You will be energized in this month. New projects, people and insights will be buzzing in your life. You may have more work than you know what to...
Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Celebrating 50th Anniversary
2017 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Starting in 1968, the festival serves to cultivate the continued alliance between Japan and United States using culture as its bridge. The Northern California Cherry...
Manish’s Zodiac Signs Predictions – April 2017
Aries (21 March – 19 April) - You will have the willpower and initiative to succeed in whatever you do. You should trust your instincts, let your intuition guide you. This period also heralds unexpected...
Manish’s Zodiac Signs Predictions – Mar 2017
Aries (21 March – 19 April) - This is an ideal time to engage in a project or study, or to set an intention, that will take a longer time to bring to fruition. It...
27th Annual Asian Culture Festival Returns March 4 and 5
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (February 27, 2017) – Guests of all ages are invited to attend this year’s Asian Culture Festival, which will take place Saturday, March 4 and Sunday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to...
How the Japanese can teach your kids math
They stare at the page. It’s been 30 minutes and they haven’t made any progress on their homework. Next thing you know, they’re on the computer or their phones. You feel your skin prickle...
Pongal is all about Thanksgiving to Nature
Pongal is regarded as a harvest festival of South India. It is one of the most important and popular Hindu festivals. The four-day long harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, Pongal is all about thanksgiving...
Chinese Lunar New Year: The most important of the traditional Chinese holidays
Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It consists of a period of celebrations, starting on New Year’s Day, celebrated on the...
“Queen of Saigon”
“Is there gonna be Phở,” I asked? With today’s emphasis on organic beauty, a beauty pageant was something that I, like many others, dismissed. Yet, at the Miss Vietnam Florida 2017 (Hoa Hậu Việtnam...