tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post2589207166263144974..comments2024-03-24T22:24:11.549-07:00Comments on Rice Daddies: New Asian American Tween Novel "1001 Cranes" Out Now (Win an Autographed Copy!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-3254713875881993492008-08-17T09:05:00.000-07:002008-08-17T09:05:00.000-07:00(I'm not even playing since SuperHa has thrown her...(I'm not even playing since SuperHa has thrown her entry in the hat - do you know she WINS every freaking contest?)<BR/><BR/>One tradition I would like to pass on is the kind of friendships my parents had in which we called all of my mother's friends "imo" (aunt) and we'd all get together for New Year's eve (or whatever) and do one huge food and sleep over fest. Our lives were truly communal.Mama Nabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00873676249958692247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-18429367754000120282008-08-16T22:37:00.000-07:002008-08-16T22:37:00.000-07:00This book looks great, and I will definitely be ch...This book looks great, and I will definitely be checking out the Mas Arai series for my classroom library. Thanks for posting this.<BR/><BR/>One tradition that I hope we are able to pass on to our children is a love of reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-28580592417925363062008-08-13T22:43:00.000-07:002008-08-13T22:43:00.000-07:00As a hungry asian man, I loved reading the comment...As a hungry asian man, I loved reading the comments above about passing on food traditions.<BR/><BR/>I would love to pass on the tradition of authentic family-style chinese food: foods made by the immigrant generations in the tradition of the mother country, dishes that you'd only find at a restaurant if you read the Chinese-language portion.<BR/><BR/>Both my mom's mom and my own dad are great thisislarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157349911656341561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-46297559316697267292008-08-13T22:21:00.000-07:002008-08-13T22:21:00.000-07:00how wonderful for you to have someone like Naomi c...how wonderful for you to have someone like Naomi champion your entry into journalism. the book sounds like a great read!<BR/><BR/>i'd like to pass on the tradition of visiting relatives. in my family, i am the only one who regularly visits my grandpa (and up until 2006, my grandma). i hope that my kids will not only obligatorily visit their grandparents and great-grandparents, but they'll wantSuperhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247821182638058165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-14120511915640971342008-08-13T21:04:00.000-07:002008-08-13T21:04:00.000-07:00That's great to have a new book for that age group...That's great to have a new book for that age group. I haven't seen many lately, and especially in big bookstores.papa2hapahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371976595340004706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-34899909780034171282008-08-13T17:11:00.000-07:002008-08-13T17:11:00.000-07:00We don't have any unique traditions, but the thing...We don't have any unique traditions, but the things we do together as a family are important to me to pass on: having dinner together almost every night, going on family vacations at least once a year, having a big Thanksgiving dinner, Xmas dinner, and birthday dinner with the extended family every year. For Chinese New Year, we'll eat Chinese food and give out red envelopes with money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-75455547296590275292008-08-13T14:39:00.000-07:002008-08-13T14:39:00.000-07:00a tradition we keep alive in my small (and divorce...a tradition we keep alive in my small (and divorced) family is the passing of recipes from one generation to the next. not only is food yummy, but it's a simple way to share culture. mixing green onions, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil and _secret family ingredients_ into the marinade for bulgogi allows us to slow down, contemplate, and talk. many a conversation was discussed with my mother and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-89580044707378485622008-08-13T12:11:00.000-07:002008-08-13T12:11:00.000-07:00Such a co-winki-dink that you posted this blog abo...Such a co-winki-dink that you posted this blog about the exceptional author, Naomi Hirahara. I recently wrote to Naomi about: <BR/>(1)The Mas Arai mysteries (had to tell her how Arai-san reminded me of my own Kibbe Dad!), & <BR/>(2)Asking her if she knew of any links to Sansei Moms' blogs. Kindly, Naomi referred me to Rice Daddies & a few other blogs. I do think RD is a great find. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-57538285151452154642008-08-13T10:02:00.000-07:002008-08-13T10:02:00.000-07:00One of the traditions we try to pass down, as a mi...One of the traditions we try to pass down, as a mixed race family living in Europe, is cooking Chinese food together as a family. Even though ingredients aren't always easy to come across, we take one night out of the week to only have Chinese food.naechstehaltestellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632041614069213702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-87202470512578603532008-08-13T09:49:00.000-07:002008-08-13T09:49:00.000-07:00Ohhhh! I just received the Mas Arai series for my ...Ohhhh! I just received the Mas Arai series for my birthday!! (tomorrow) I am so excited about this book. <BR/><BR/>Well, what I want to pass down is a sense that our family is Japanese no matter how much we "look" it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21651465.post-86139983904570573772008-08-13T08:15:00.000-07:002008-08-13T08:15:00.000-07:00Language, first and foremost, language. The liter...Language, first and foremost, language. The literature indicates that first gen speaks the mother tongue, second gen is bilingual, and third gen speaks the new country's language. I'm second gen, and I'll be damned if I let the language disappear on my watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com