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is coming to a close, but we’re going to celebrate until the last day. Here’s another spotlight interview, this time with Stella, Studio Manager at Tend Upper West Side.

What is your ethnic background and/or nationality?
Chinese American, but my family are from Myanmar. I often throw in this bit of detail when I speak to people because the way we grew up, the food we ate, the clothes we wore, and our culture merge and vary uniquely and it's something to note! To give you all an idea, I learned as an adult that I spoke two very different languages in one sentence when I thought I was just speaking Chinese. In fact, I was speaking both Chinese and Burmese at the same time.

What are some of your favorite traditions from your culture?
There are two most recent family practices that have had an impact on me this year: the Chinese Tea Ceremony and the "annual cemetery visit to our ancestors".
Our culture is very familial centric. For years, I've always participated or have been around these events like The Tea Ceremony or visiting my ancestors with my family at the cemetery. The tradition always seemed bulky, boring, and unrelatable. During my engagement period and getting married this past year, learning to build my own family - suddenly these traditions have a new weight to them. The Tea Ceremony is when the couple kneels before their parents and relatives to pour tea. In response, the parents or elders of the family share their blessings to the new couple through words of blessings and/or gifts. The blessings and gifts are to further the family bond and tree.

The annual visit to the cemetery happens at the start of Spring. It's often cold and mostly rainy. As a kid I found this to be really long and boring. We would lug large amounts of food and "heaven money" to burn in front of our ancestors' gravesites. This would all serve as an offering to our ancestors. This was my first year going with my new family - his family. It felt particularly special and I felt a different sense of responsibility. I found this event to be reflective and also a time to reconnect with our current family.