Now Steaming: Conversations on Tsinoy Life

We continue our conversation with Meah Ang See and talk about how Tsinoys process grief and the unique funeral traditions of our community.

Cultural worker and educator Meah Ang See digs deep into the perception that Tsinoys are not emotionally expressive, even, “repressed.”

Chinese teacher Kelly Lim-Go shares how she and her husband managed to pull off an (gasp!) intimate Tsinoy wedding while recently married Stan recounts his experience going from Tsinoy wedding host to Tsinoy wedding groom.

Wedding planner Aze Ryan Ching of Create Sundays shares what goes behind the scenes of the Tinghun and how this unique Tsinoy tradition’s meaning goes deeper than just displays of extravagance.

Media personality Valerie Tan sits down with Kim and gets real about how a new generation of Tsinoy women are challenging old conventions and double standards in Tsinoy households.

Civil society leader Reynard Hing from Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, talks about why the controversial term “hua na gong” is still being used within the Tsinoy community and how we can we become more inclusive as a culture.