Asian Cultures and Mental Health
Judith Suryanto (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer This is just part of growing up. You’re overreacting. You should be more grateful! Behave well in front of others. You’ll be fine by tomorrow, I’m sure! Sound familiar? Chances are, if you’re from an Asian family, you recognize these phrases all too well. Coming […]
Cultural Values: A Primer
Alan He (he/him/his), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer A culture’s values are its conceptions of what is good, right, fair and just. For example, 80% of India’s population believe that cows are sacred and should not be slaughtered. Allowing cows to die naturally is one of their values. From the outside, a group’s cultural […]
The Disappearance of Rituals
Raghavi (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Growing up in a Hindu family, there were a lot of rituals. It was part and parcel of our religion and culture, and was embedded in our day to day life. They covered birth to death and everything in between. Most of them had been passed down for […]
Cultural Thing
Olivia Callari (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Does anyone truly know the meaning of culture? Surely, when asked about our own, the idea feels as familiar as the back of one’s hand. Culture surrounds us, it is us and it becomes us. When culture is rooted within us, regardless of how we came […]
New Again: Overcoming Culture Shock
Grace Cheng (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Coming to a new country is daunting and overwhelming. It is normal to experience culture shock, because suddenly you are confronted with a different culture, language, customs, gestures, signs and symbols. People who are not afraid of change have an easier time adjusting to it. In […]
With All Due Respect
Julia Magsombol (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer “Youth are supposed to be society’s tomorrow, but that’s all gone now. Youth are horrible and disrespectful. You can never expect anything from them.” A shocking line, isn’t it? It’s a line that I hear from different elders at every family gathering. Many young people may […]
From Jamshedpur
Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Prateek Sur shares details of his childhood and surroundings in Jamshedpur, a small city in India, and how they both shaped his life and career. The place where I grew up had an enormous effect on the way I think today as a mature adult. I grew up in the […]