Collection: Indian wedding – significance of red A: “What is the significance of red in Indian weddings?” B: “ Well red symbolizes a married woman, so the groom spreads red tika called Sindoor on the bride’s hairline…Oh! And the bride wear red.” A: “A red dress?” B: “It can be a saree, salwar suit, or… Continue Reading »
A conversation with a female friend went as follows: Me: “I am not a very superstitious person at all. I don’t feel like those things ever do anything.” Response: “I don’t have a a lot, but there are a couple that I do religiously. I don’t even think about it anymore” Me: “Really? I would… Continue Reading »
S is a 21-year-old Filipino woman. She is currently majoring in Business Administration at the University of Southern California. She grew up in the Philippines and therefore identifies as Filipino, however, she also identifies as Chinese. S speaks English, Mandarin, Tagalog and Hokkien, the last being two of many languages specific to the Philippines. S: So for… Continue Reading »
“If you go to the western wall in Israel there’s always people who are there—like around there and basically, like, they give you, um, like you’ll give them money, like, if they’re like begging and then they give you a red string and then they make a blessing on it and then you can’t take… Continue Reading »
Informant Bio: Informant is a friend and fellow business major. She is a junior at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Her family is from China but she has lived in Southern California for nearly all of her life. Her dad spends lots of time working in Shenzhen. She speaks fluent Mandarin and English…. Continue Reading »