Easter is coming! On April 21st, people around the world will be celebrating with various traditions. From the Easter Bilby of Australia to Mexican cascerones, each culture has its own unique way to celebrate. However, one commonality is that we all celebrate with food. In Sweden, they eat a Smorgasbord, in the United States, a …
Many people in the small Texan town where I grew up didn’t know much about Lebanese culture. I was learning about my identity as a Texan with Lebanese heritage, so I did little to educate them. My mother was Lebanese and was born in Texas. Our Lebanese family had lived in Texas for over a …
RELATED: Olympics for Kids The 2016 Olympics in Rio started last Friday, and the television is always on at our house. This is very unusual for us, but we made an exception so we can cheer on our favorite Arabic speaking athletes at the 2016 Olympics Games. At the 2016 Rio Games, there are 486 …
As we prepared the Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Blog Series and Giveaway for May, we decided we needed a separate month for Middle Eastern and North African Heritage. Asia has so many diverse cultures in it, that we felt it really needed more than one month to celebrate all the diversity and learn about it …
Visiting a Lebanese or Middle Eastern restaurant can be a daunting task for you and your family if your a “first timer”. With so many different dishes on the menu from it’s difficult ordering something you know you’d like, but also something your children will enjoy. Here, we narrow it down for you, listing the …
