December - Explore the Flavorful World of Asian Spices and Herbs
What has been used by the human race since as early as 5000B.C.E and has been a central item in trade among the ancient civilizations of Greece, Egypt, and India, and is of central importance in the preparation, preservation and flavoring of food? .....read more

October - Traditional Asian Clothing
There is an old Chinese saying that goes: “People need clothes; Buddha needs gold.” Enigmatic when first approached, this old saying is a pragmatic observation that what we wear says a lot about who we are, where we come from.....read more

September - Japanese Yaki Cooking: Fun with the Japanese Griddle
Walking along the streets of Osaka, Japan, one may suddenly get a whiff of a tantalizing smell: a buttery smell of grilled batter and the smell of sweet Teriyaki sauce on the famous street snack of Osaka known as Takoyaki.....read more

August - Learning all about the Chinese wok
If you ever had Asian stir-fry, chances are you would have had dishes prepared by this cooking vessel that chefs of Asian cuisine can’t do without. Despite the regional differences in Chinese cuisines and despite the variations in regional epicural will....read more

July - Obon Festival:Remembering the Dead and Celebrating Family Ties
Take a walk down any Asian art museum and you will find that beyond the highly prized calligraphy brush works, you will see a large variety of ceramics on display behind the glass cases. Indeed, ceramics and its development has....read more

June - Asian Ceramics—the Exquisite Asian Art form

Take a walk down any Asian art museum and you will find that beyond the highly prized calligraphy brush works, you will see a large variety of ceramics on display behind the glass cases. Indeed, ceramics and its development has....read more