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When I first set out to interview Jane and Dave Jensen of Decorah, Iowa, I envisioned walking away from our interview with a story about how the international adoption process has changed over the years for adoptive parents like the Jensens. I thought I would hear how adoptive parents now travel to the birth country of their child to...

Aries (21 March – 19 April) - This month is filled with joy and many opportunities would come to connect to people you haven’t been close with for some time. Take advantage of this energy flow and use it as a time to work through issues of forgiveness, especially with family, and to deal with those who you may have...

C.T. Hsu + Associates (CTH+A) is celebrating 30 years of business in Central Florida this year. CTH+A is an Orlando based architectural, planning and interior design firm that has earned a worldwide reputation for exceptional innovate design solutions and highly personalized services. Photos: C.K. Lau (To view the photo album, visit www.facebook.com/asiatrend) The celebration was commemorated with a 30th Anniversary event on October 9, 2014 at its’ offices...

Teresa Teng, famed in Asia for Love Songs, passed away 20 years ago in Chiang Mai, Thailand when she was only 42 years old. She recorded songs not only in her native Mandarin but also in Taiwanese Hokkien, Cantonese, Japanese, Indonesian and English. Teng's singing style conveyed simplicity and sincerity. Yeh Yueh-Yu, a professor of Cultural Theory at the University of Southern California said, "It was the...

From October 29 to November 1, 2015, St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society, Inc. (SPIFFS) and its ethnic member groups will present the 41st Annual International Festival at Vinoy Park on St. Petersburg’s beautiful waterfront, transforming it into a microcosm of the world. In addition to ethnic foods and cultural displays, Folk Fair offers a multitude of special entertainment in...

Wendi Shi is a composer and New Age musician. She started playing the piano at the age of four, and grew up with a passionate love for music and art. While working full-time after college, she composed and published her first album ‘Autumn’, a collection of original compositions captures the feel of autumn and evoke a reflective spaciousness to...

One day while browsing through the English language section of a bookstore in Seoul, a young Korean woman randomly engaged me in casual conversation. Seconds into our discussion, it became clear to me that she had been raised overseas. When I asked her what brought her to Korea, she told me she had returned to search for her birth...

Aries (21 March – 19 April) - This is an excellent period for developing career and professional plans or strategiesYou are likely thinking a lot about your career and business matters, or your career requires more communication than usual.Your ideas may come into public view now. Use the power of words to influence authority figures. There would be increased energy and...

Aries (21 March – 19 April) - You may be called upon to be flexible and act quickly.   A determined attitude is definitely a plus here. You may be on the receiving end of a kind of cosmic-sized espresso. This may be more than a simple boost of energy, but rather a wake- up call to action. Let this eclipse...

Aries (21 March – 19 April) - You desire a new direction in life and, as a result, have recently begun a journey of self-discovery and contemplation. You are nearing the point where work success and recognition are well within your grasp. You are able to live independently, with a stable income and with enough time and space to also...