Moonlit Red Rock Night · Mid-Autumn Festival to Be Held in October

By One APIA Nevada Las Vegas News — The annual Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. On Monday, October 6, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., One APIA Nevada, in collaboration with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Chinese Association (NCA), will host the “Moonlit Red Rock Night – Mid-Autumn Festival” at the RedContinue reading “Moonlit Red Rock Night · Mid-Autumn Festival to Be Held in October”

Cultural Reconnection: Nostalgia, Heritage — or Isolation?

Identity & Ethnicity Series · Essay 3By Voice in Between Introduction I want my kids to learn Chinese, to know where they come from.Every year we celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival and make dumplings. I don’t want our culture to end with my generation. In an America that increasingly emphasizes “identity diversity,” some Chinese families are choosingContinue reading “Cultural Reconnection: Nostalgia, Heritage — or Isolation?”

Label-Free: When “I Don’t Want to Be Just Chinese”

Identity & Ethnicity Series · Extended Essay II By Voice in Between Introduction “I don’t want to always be seen as ‘that Chinese person.’”“I’m just me — I don’t want to represent any group.” In the United States, an increasing number of Chinese Americans are choosing a “label-free” path of identity. They downplay their ethnicContinue reading “Label-Free: When “I Don’t Want to Be Just Chinese””

The Model Minority Trap: The Cost of Conformity

Identity & Ethnicity Series – In-Depth Essay IBy Voice in Between Introduction In our previous installment, we introduced the idea of “conforming to the label” as one of the five identity paths commonly taken by Chinese Americans. It’s a path that appears safe and rational, but often comes at the cost of emotional repression andContinue reading “The Model Minority Trap: The Cost of Conformity”

How the Younger Generation Is Redefining Ethnic Identity

Identity & Ethnicity Series (Part 4) Between Intergenerational Breaks and Hybrid Selves, They Are Writing a New “We” By Voices In Between Introduction|Tradition Is Not a Burden—It’s Raw Material In earlier installments, we mapped out ethnic identity across groups, explored five identity paths among Chinese Americans, and examined how schools and communities shape how we’reContinue reading “How the Younger Generation Is Redefining Ethnic Identity”