[ThanhPhero]

The folks I interact with here are Việt Kiều and the traditions are different. Those discussions happen when several men get together in the parish hall or at the store one of them owns. The women do the same mostly in the nail shops, but any real cross family socializing is everybody. If the adults are playing cards the kids do separate themselves mostly and tend to be in the other room playing cards. We don't mix with card playing because the kids prefer rowdier games. Sometimes we play Chinese Chess and then the kids mix with the adults, usually because it is kids who are avid for it and who brought the chess sets. There is beer for the adults and always lots of food and very rarely does anyone actually progress beyond mildly tipsy.

[Pontiac]

Sounds like very good traditions. Such traditions will help to build strong family and community ties.