Fewer Hugs, More Zooms: Asian-Americans at New Year

Anna Nguyen walked toward Bao Quang temple, ready to chant and pray to the majestic golden Buddha, the Los Angeles Times reported. With the lunar new Year nearing, she would make an offering of $100 and ask for blessings.

Then her phone rang. It was her cousin, questioning the wisdom of going inside the temple in Santa Ana, with the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant circulating.

Read the full report: Los Angeles Times

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.