Dreading Chinese New Year and family reunions? You are not alone and here’s why

While gatherings with relatives are the norm for Chinese New Year and other cultural celebrations, family tensions, overt or unspoken, often simmer in the background. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
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SINGAPORE – Jenny (not her real name) is not looking forward to Chinese New Year.

At the reunion dinner with her family on the eve of the Year of the Dragon, three seats will be empty.

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