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Guide to A Filipino American Funeral

What do all-you-can-eat buffets, butterflies, and taking the long way home have to do with death?  They are all part of the Filipino American funeral practices, at least from what I have seen practiced here in my Silicon Valley ethnoburb.  … Continue reading

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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral

Author’s Note: I wrote the following blog post after my mom passed away in 2009. It continues to be one of the more frequently visited articles on my personal blog, and one that I thought deserved a broader audience here … Continue reading

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