Arts & Culture Archives – Cold Tea Collective

Celebrating Seollal: How Korean Americans Carry on Traditions

By Ashley J Chong & Pearl Zhou ● Culture ● February 17, 2026

Cold Tea Collective contributor Ashley Chong shares what Seollal means to her and how the Korean diaspora celebrates abroad.

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Korean rock band The Rose shares their story of resilience in new documentary “The Rose: Come Back to Me”

By Ashley J Chong & Malia Ogawa ● Entertainment ● February 13, 2026

Chinese cultural dancers wearing bright yellow costumes and waving large red flags dance in a snowy parade in Vancouver's Chinatown

“Spring After Spring” honours the Ho family’s legacy in Vancouver’s Chinatown through Chinese cultural dance

By Isabel Li, Natasha Jung & Pearl Zhou ● Entertainment ● February 12, 2026

“Spring After Spring” follows three sisters preparing to showcase Chinese dance in honour of their late mother’s legacy at the Vancouver Chinatown Spring Festival Parade.

Cold Tea Reads: 15 AANHPI Books celebrating love in all forms

By Dennis Tran & Pearl Zhou ● Cold Tea Reads ● February 9, 2026

Discover books by AANHPI authors that explore love in its many forms, from self-acceptance to romantic desires to the bonds that sustain us.

‘The Wrecking Crew’ packs a punch with a grounded depiction of Hawaiʻi

By Isabel Li, Ashley J Chong & Natasha Jung ● Entertainment ● January 30, 2026

Interviews with writer Jonathan Tropper, director Ángel Manuel Soto and actors Temuera Morrison, Jacob Batalon, Frankie Adams, Miyavi, Morena Baccarin and Roimata Fox.

“Heated Rivalry” is a game-changer in sports, culture and queerness in television

By Yati Sanghvi & Pearl Zhou ● Entertainment ● January 14, 2026

Sports, culture, and queerness: How “Heated Rivalry” showcases a different perspective of Asian representation on-screen.

Korean American Day 2026: Celebrating Korean American stories of identity and belonging

By Dennis Tran & Natasha Jung ● Culture ● January 13, 2026

Celebrating Korean American Day 2026 by honoring the history and community in America.

A warm, spa-like still life on a wooden table featuring a brass bowl filled with amber-colored herbal oil, surrounded by smooth black stones, dried lavender and yellow flowers, cinnamon sticks, a small candle, crystals, and woven baskets with green plants, evoking a calming Ayurvedic wellness ritual.

Asian healing and wellness practices for realignment and revitalization

By Dennis Tran & Pearl Zhou ● Health & Wellness ● December 30, 2025

Explore Asian healing and wellness practices, from Ayurveda to TCM, hilot, tai chi, and herbal practices as gentle, ancestral pathways for realignment and renewal.