Asian Fusion Family and Food
Whole steamed fish, tangerines with the green leaves attached, dumplings curved into ingot shapes. The foods of the Lunar New Year are round and whole, representing the unity of the family, as well as health and prosperity for the coming year. Wholeness of the family is a big thing in Chinese culture. The word for […]
One of the most iconic Taiwanese foods is the bah tsang (or zong zi, in Mandarin). These bamboo leaf wrapped glutinous rice dumplings are a traditional food for celebrating the Dragon Boat festival (Duan Wu Jie, which falls on June 28 this year), as folklore has it that a Chinese poet drowned himself in a […]
The beginning of a new year — including Lunar New Year — is a good time for me to set some intentions. Here’s what’s going on.
Fill your red envelopes for Lunar New Year and save for college with ScholarShare, California’s 529K education savings account.
Celebrating Chinese New Year (or the Lunar New Year) in America often means being met with blank stares about why you can’t make the Super Bowl party (because it falls on the eve of the biggest holiday in Asia!) or why you’re suddenly cleaning your house and getting your hair done. Well, maybe if the […]
Chinese New Year begins on February 8! Here are some tips to celebrate the Year of the Monkey
Meet the mixed-race dad who’s created a new website focusing on teaching families about Chinese holidays.
4 books to help teach kids (and adults) about the Year of the Sheep and Chinese culture
