Lunar New Year 2021 – It’s the Lantern Festival!

by Dee Raghavan | Feb 27, 2021 | China, Community, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, National, Singapore, Vietnam

Part 5 of a CulturalPulse 5-part series on Lunar New Year highlighting the beauty of the lantern festival.   China Global TV Network (CGTN’s) Lantern Festival – It’s all about the lamps Part 5 – Its the Lantern Festival! The Lantern...

Lunar New Year 2021 – It’s lion and dragon dancing!

by Dee Raghavan | Feb 26, 2021 | China, Community, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, National, Singapore, Vietnam

Part 4 of a CulturalPulse 5-part series on Lunar New Year highlighting the traditions around lion dancing and dragon dancing.   Maxis Chinese New Year video 2021 Part 4 – Lion and Dragon Dancing! The Lion dance is a form of traditional dance that originated...

Lunar New Year 2021 – Food is Heaven!

by Dee Raghavan | Feb 24, 2021 | China, Food, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, National, Singapore, Vietnam

Part 3 of a CulturalPulse 5-part series on Lunar New Year   Panda Express TV have released its Chinese and Lunar New Year video. This is one of our favourites that shows the importance of food when reuniting families during the 15 days of festivities.   Part...

Lunar New Year 2021 – Connection through gifts!

by Dee Raghavan | Feb 21, 2021 | China, Community, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, National, Singapore, Vietnam

Part 2 of a CulturalPulse 5-part series on Lunar New Year highlights the importance of gift giving.   The Lego Group have released its Chinese and Lunar New Year video. This is one of our favourites that shows both the value of gift giving.   Part 2 –...

Chinese and Lunar New Year – Its a Family Affair!

by Dee Raghavan | Feb 11, 2021 | China, Community, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, National, Singapore, Vietnam

Part 1 of a CulturalPulse 5-part series on Chinese and Lunar New Year highlights the importance of the annual family Reunion Dinner and the key elements of this global tradition.    Every year Singtel puts out an annual CNY/Lunar New Year video. This is one of...

New Voices on Food – an anthology of diverse food writing edited by Lee Tran Lam

by Isabel Zakharova | Nov 30, 2020 | Food, Sydney, Vietnam

Photo credit: Will Reichelt  Lee Tran Lam is truly a powerhouse in the Sydney food media scene. Over the last fifteen years, she’s written for countless publications, including SBS Food, Good Food, Gourmet Traveller and even Turkish Vogue. She’s also the...