Adjusting to the life of international student can be overwhelming. Understanding the nuisances of new customs, like hugging, are essential for your acclimation. The Hugging Manual provides guidelines and instructions that help international Asian students adjust to the hugging culture in America. Moreover, this manual also includes International students' first hug stories and their responses toward to hugging. The information in this hugging manual was collected from questionnaires and interviews with 100 international students studying at Temple University in Philadelphia.