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Celebrating Lunar New Year @ AAV
Special New Year Readings and Activities Section
Image from the article,
Chinese
Lunar Calendar and Zodiac, by the SF Chinese Culture
Center
Chinese New Year, Los
Angeles Style
By Susie Ling, Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
Frequent contributor Ling looks to the city's planned celebrations welcoming the Year of
the Rat, and shares a little history about celebrations as early as 1894
Discovering Chinese New Year’s
By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, AAV
Contributing Editor
After discovering Chinese New Year’s at
12, Wang now celebrates a more traditional New Year than her
parents ever did. Is it still tradition when you make it all
up out of a book?
Chinese Lunar Calendar and
Zodiac
By the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
An informative primer on the background to the calendar, the legends of
the 12 animals, and how the Chinese version of the Lunar calendar
corresponds to the Gregorian calendar through the year 2019
Chinese New Year: The Kid-Friendly Version
By Frances
Kai-Hwa Wang, AAV Contributing Editor
Every year Frances gives a presentation to her daughters' school class
-- so she's getting pretty good at it
Tet: A Celebration of Rebirth
By C.N. Le,
Asian-Nation
Different flavors and new traditions in the
Vietnamese holiday that's "like New Year’s, Christmas, and
Thanksgiving all rolled into one"
Tet Nguyen Dan
By Frances
Kai-Hwa Wang, AAV Contributing Editor
An introduction to
Vietnamese Lunar New Year
Sol - Korean Lunar New Year
By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang,
AAV Contributing Editor
An introduction to Korean Lunar New
Year
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Chinese New Year
Dates |
| 4698 |
Dragon |
Feb. 5, 2000
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| 4699 |
Snake |
Jan. 24, 2001
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| 4700 |
Horse |
Feb. 12, 2002
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| 4701 |
Ram/Sheep |
Feb. 1, 2003
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| 4702 |
Monkey |
Jan. 22, 2004
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| 4703 |
Rooster |
Feb. 9, 2005
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| 4704 |
Dog |
Jan. 29, 2006
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| 4705 |
Boar |
Feb. 18, 2007
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| 4706 |
Rat |
Feb. 7, 2008
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| 4707 |
Ox |
Jan. 26, 2009
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| 4708 |
Tiger |
Feb. 10, 2010
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| 4709 |
Hare/Rabbit
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Feb. 3, 2011
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| 4710 |
Dragon |
Jan. 23, 2012
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| 4711 |
Snake |
Feb. 10, 2013
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| 4712 |
Horse |
Jan. 31, 2014
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| 4713 |
Ram/Sheep |
Feb. 19, 2015
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| 4714 |
Monkey |
Feb. 9, 2016
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| 4715 |
Rooster |
Jan. 28, 2017
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| 4716 |
Dog |
Feb. 16, 2018
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| 4717 |
Boar |
Feb. 5, 2019
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| 4718 |
Rat |
Jan. 25, 2020
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Chinese
Lunar Calendar and Zodiac
Detailed, nicely
illustrated charts and background
by the SF Chinese Culture
Center |
Losar: The Tibetan New Year
By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang,
AAV Contributing Editor
An introduction to Tibetan Lunar New
Year
History
of the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade
By the
Chinese New Year Festival and Parade
As early as the 1860's,
Gold Rush Chinese were eager to share their culture
Celebrating
the Chinese New Year
By the Chinese Cultural
Center of San Francisco
A primer on traditional and modern
celebrations
Celebrating
the Lantern Festival
By the Chinese Cultural
Center of San Francisco
Taking place under a full moon, the
festival marks the end of New Year festivities.
Quick Cooking: Martin Yan's honey-garlic green-tea shrimp
By the AP
Review of Yan's book contains easy recipe for succulent dish that takes
under 30 minutes
Seeking the secrets of Chinese cooking in
The Breath of a Wok
By the AP
Review of cookbook by Grace Young and
Alan Richardson, plus recipe for Millie Chan's Chili Shrimp
Three Generations of Chinese New Year's Cake (Nian Gao)
By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, AAV Contributing
Editor
From an elaborate two-day production to the
lightning-fast microwave approach, preparation methods may have
changed across generations, but the sticky-sweet New Year's cake
is still a savory culinary project for "a family that sticks
together."
For Love of Dumplings: Traditional and Not-So-Traditional Chinese
Dumplings
By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, AAV Contributing
Editor
At family gatherings, sometimes a dumpling is more than just a dumpling.
Recalling a family tradition with Grandmother Wang’s
recipes.
Lunar
New Year Activities for Kids
Fun from the S.F.
Chinese New Year Parade and Festival
Lunar
New Year Activities
Send a greeting, gussy up your
site with free clip art, and more!
 Ten
Easy Lunar Celebration Ideas
Suggestions and a
variety of products for Korean, Chinese, and other Lunar New Year
celebrations available from the online catalogue of
AsiaforKids.com.
Lunar New Year Books for Kids
By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, AAV
Contributing Editor
A review of children’s picture books by
APA writers about celebrating Lunar New Year.
Videos
for APA Kids: A Review
By Frances Kai-Hwa
Wang, AAV Contributing Editor
A review of videos of
multicultural stories and about Asian-American history and
culture, including educational videos about the New
Year.
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