New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Saturday to declare Asian Lunar New Year a public school holiday across New York state.
Through the Eyes of a Tiger
A project focused on Seattle’s Chinatown–International District (CID) during the Lunar New Year 2022, the Year of the Tiger, as the community emerged from the effects of the pandemic, will soon be shown to the public.
CA Lunar New Year celebration
California Gov. Gavin Newsom hosted a celebration in recognition of Lunar New Year earlier this week in Sacramento.
Lunar New Year WA state holiday?
California has done it and now Washington may follow suit.
First White House Lunar New Year event — Biden changes the narrative for Asian Americans
It took more than 200 years for the White House to formally recognize Lunar New Year since the arrival of the first Chinese immigrants in 1785. The Jan. 26 event was historic, extraordinary, and strategic on multiple levels.
SPD officers hand out red envelopes
On Jan. 24, officers from the Seattle Police Department (SPD)’s West Precinct delivered red envelopes to more than 70 businesses in Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Saigon to celebrate Lunar New Year.
Lunar New Year events
PICTORIAL: 8th Annual Lunar New Year Costume Contest
On Jan. 29, children and their parents, and for the first time, a couple of canines took part in the Lunar New Year Children’s Parade and Northwest Asian Weekly’s 8th Annual Costume Contest in Seattle’s International District.
Tết festival
Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans gathered at the Fisher Pavilion on Jan. 21 and 22 for Tết in Seattle — a Vietnamese Lunar New Year Celebration. Attendees got to explore and experience the cultural roots and contemporary influences of Vietnam through live performances, hands-on activities, foods, crafts, games, martial arts, and a lively marketplace.
Chinese Chamber ushers in Lunar New Year
On Feb. 25, the Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce held its Lunar New Year dinner at China Harbor Restaurant. The program included a lion dance, the introduction of the chamber’s Impaction Award, an auction, and scholarship distribution. The master of ceremonies was Phillip Yin. Founded in 1963, the nonprofit, non-partisan group is the voice […]
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