Your parent might have decided that they want to pre-plan their funeral. Many people choose to do this to ensure that their funeral is hosted in the way that they want it to be. A lot of people do it because it takes the pressure off of their remaining family members, both because family members don't have to make hard decisions and don't have to pay for an expensive funeral on their own.

If you are a member of the Asian community and you're in the process of planning a funeral for someone you love, then you might be thinking about contacting someone from a local funeral home. Before you do this, though, you should look into whether or not there are any funeral homes in your area that specialise in Asian funerals in particular. Although you should be able to work with any funeral home in the area — if you want to — you may benefit from using an Asian-specific funeral home for these reasons.