Modern Chinese-American celebrations Jennifer Fong Staff Writer As a Chinese-American living in the Bay Area, an area known for a large Asian community because of its proximity to Angel Island, I celebrate Chinese New Year a little differently, and a little less traditionally than in mainland China. There are small changes that set apart Western […]
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Chinese New Year in the East
A fifteen-day festival with a four thousand-year history Sophia Cheng Staff Writer Chinese New Year and now the year of the monkey, begins with the Spring Festival on February 8, and continues for fifteen days, ending with the Lantern Festival. In addition to new beginnings, Chinese New Year traditionally marks a time of good wishes, […]
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