Friday, 4 September, 2026
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to a landmark settlement valued at approximately $17 billion over allegations that it designed its platforms to keep children and teenagers online while failing to disclose the risks to their mental and physical health. The proposed agreement, announced on August […]
In Japan, a bowl of tea can be much more than a drink. It can be a welcome, a meditation, a work of art and a quiet reminder that the present moment will never come again in exactly the same way. The Japanese tea ceremony invites guests to step away […]
There are no completely reliable statistics on infidelity, largely because few people are willing to admit publicly that they have cheated. In general, studies estimate that approximately 15% to 20% of married people have been unfaithful. Another study found that 35% of those who had cheated said they would likely […]
The United States is not alone in facing a declining birth rate. With the exception of countries such as India, Nigeria, and Egypt, where populations continue to grow rapidly, most developed nations—including China—are experiencing falling fertility rates. Demographers generally consider 2.1 children per woman the replacement level needed to maintain […]
There are moments in history when a nation changes the course of another people’s destiny. For more than 2 million Vietnamese Americans, America became that place. Fifty-one years ago, many of us arrived with little more than hope. Some came with a small suitcase. Some came with nothing at all. […]
Almost every parent has, at one time or another, raised their voice or physically disciplined a child. When we think of domestic violence, we often picture a husband abusing his wife. Yet domestic violence also includes parents who abuse their children. In developed countries such as the United States, child […]
Every June, as Father’s Day approaches, I feel a quiet ache in my heart—a silence that no greeting card or family brunch can ever quite fill. It’s not because I don’t celebrate Father’s Day now. I do. I have a family of my own, and I am a father. My […]
Just like his wife—who might be called Mom, Mama, Mẹ, Má, or Mẫu—he, too, goes by many names: Dad, Daddy, Papa, Ba, Bố, Tía, Thầy, or Cậu. No matter the name, he is that one irreplaceable figure whose presence gives true meaning to the sacred union of marriage. Without him, […]
Perhaps the greatest loss a person can experience is the death of a loved one. We are born from dust and eventually return to dust and ashes. Whether one believes that God has called a soul home or that the deceased is being reborn into another life according to Buddhist […]
Standing before Vietnam Veterans Memorial, my hands trembled slightly as I traced the cold black granite with my fingers. Fifty-one years have passed since the war ended, yet in this silent place, time disappeared. The names carved into the Wall were no longer letters etched in stone—they became faces, voices, […]