I gather with friends to play mahjong, and feel more connected to my family and heritage than ever before.

Jason Chu recalls growing up “very American,” surrounded by Legos, Star Wars, and soccer. “The one space where I felt a direct connection to a distinctly Chinese heritage was in my grandma's kitchen,” ...

Mah-jongg, a game in which players match or sequence sets of tiles, is often referred to as China’s “national pastime.” However, its rise as a globally beloved game has roots somewhere else: in the ...

(RNS) — Today, a new book on mahjong and its cultural journey in the US suggests that there is much to learn from the game’s history, particularly how to put the rising anti-Asian and anti-Jewish ...

The next generation of mahjong players around the world is preserving and reinventing a Hong Kong tradition You can hear it before you see it: the chaos and clatter of shuffling tiles, the rhythmic ...

“Playing mahjong has been shown to foster a positive outlook on aging, improve self-concept and reinforce healthier ...

Its new popularity is both about the game and the sense of community it brings. Mahjong can be found everywhere from senior ...

A recent instance of cultural appropriation made waves in the gaming industry, and the internet was quick to call it out. On Jan. 4, three white women were accused of appropriating Chinese culture ...

A new Hallmark movie, "All’s Fair in Love & Mahjong," is bringing the classic tile game to a wider audience. Here's what you ...

Ben Boas '06.5 posted the best ever finish by an American at an international mahjong competition in June, placing third out of 133 competitors at the Open European Mahjong Championship in Copenhagen, ...

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