{"id":2319,"date":"2025-04-30T12:53:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=2319"},"modified":"2025-04-30T12:53:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:53:03","slug":"exploring-filial-piety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=2319","title":{"rendered":"Exploring filial piety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lhsepic.com\/8371\/in-depth\/exploring-filial-piety-in-asian-cultures\/#photo\"><\/a>Growing up outside of Asian culture but being deeply immersed in it through my journey with guzheng and East Asian traditions, I\u2019ve come to admire\u2014and sometimes wrestle with\u2014the concept of filial<strong> <\/strong>piety. At its heart, filial piety is about honoring and respecting your elders, caring for your family, and carrying your lineage with dignity. In Confucian thought, it\u2019s called <em>Xiao<\/em>, and it\u2019s more than just a tradition\u2014it\u2019s a way of structuring your life around duty and compassion. What struck me the most when I first learned about it was how it permeates everything\u2014from how one speaks to their parents to how families make decisions together, even across generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over time, I\u2019ve seen how filial piety shows up in different ways, especially among my Asian American friends and collaborators. Some of them talk about how their parents have strong expectations\u2014what to study, who to become, how to live. That\u2019s part of what\u2019s called strict<strong> <\/strong>authoritarian<strong> <\/strong>filial<strong> <\/strong>piety, where elders make many of the decisions for the younger generation. Others come from families that still value obedience and respect but allow for more discussion, known as respectful obedience. I\u2019ve had deep conversations with students and artists who feel caught in between\u2014honoring their family\u2019s sacrifices while longing to follow a path of their own. Honestly, that\u2019s something I relate to, too. As a Black artist choosing to play a traditional Chinese instrument, I\u2019ve had to walk my own unconventional road\u2014and it wasn\u2019t always easy getting support or understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Filial piety isn\u2019t inherently good or bad\u2014it\u2019s a cultural framework. But like any tradition, it needs to evolve. I\u2019ve learned that balance is key. There\u2019s wisdom in honoring those who came before you, but there\u2019s also strength in forging your own path. I believe parenting\u2014whether rooted in Asian tradition, Western psychology, or a blend of both\u2014works best when it\u2019s rooted in <strong>mutual respect<\/strong>, <strong>open communication<\/strong>, and <strong>emotional safety<\/strong>. When we allow young people to honor their roots <em>and<\/em> grow their wings, we build families that don\u2019t just survive, but thrive. That\u2019s something I see reflected in my music, in my teaching, and in the stories I hear from young people navigating the complex beauty of bicultural identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jarrelle ( jieao \u6770\u9068 ) Barton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference:<a href=\"https:\/\/lhsepic.com\/8371\/in-depth\/exploring-filial-piety-in-asian-cultures\/\">https:\/\/lhsepic.com\/8371\/in-depth\/exploring-filial-piety-in-asian-cultures\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up outside of Asian culture but being deeply immersed in it through my journey with guzheng and East Asian traditions, I\u2019ve come to admire\u2014and sometimes wrestle with\u2014the concept of filial piety. At its heart, filial piety is about honoring &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/?p=2319\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":2320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[554,10],"tags":[515,53,557,558],"class_list":["post-2319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asian-cultures","category-healthy-youth-development","tag-ball","tag-bicultural-healthy-living","tag-nkifshic","tag-notknowingisfoolseekinghelpiscool"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2321,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319\/revisions\/2321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biculturalhealth.apacommnet.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}