VIDEO: Chinese international students share their heritage with Lantern Festival
By Xiaotao Zhong Medill Reports Northwestern University’s Chinese Student and Scholar Association and the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago co-hosted the 2022 Midwest Chinese Scholars Lantern Festival celebration. The event featured performances by students from various institutions in the Midwest in a pre-recorded festival for online viewing on Feb. 15. Many […]
Navy Pier’s Chinese New Year celebration brings a taste of ‘home’ to share with Chicago
By Wanying Zhao Medill Reports Ushering in the Year of the Rat from the Chinese zodiac, Chicago celebrated Chinese New Year with a grand gala of Chinese culture at Navy Pier. Honoring one of the most important festivals in China, the Chinese community in Chicago enjoyed a taste of home while thousands of miles away […]
Chinese festivals bring diverse students together at the Pretoria Chinese School
By Xiaozhang (Shaw) Wan Medill Reports The traditional Chinese drum team joins together students of diverse origins and is part of the celebration for Chinese festivals at the Pretoria Chinese School in South Africa. As drumbeats rang in the Year of the Dog in February, the school came alive with a bang. Singing and dancing, students and staff dressed in […]
Buenos Aires Celebrates the Money in the Year of the Monkey
By Xiumei Dong [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/247565029″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is a day that’s typically filled with celebrations, cultural activities and quality family times. When the traditional holiday is imported to a foreign country like Argentina, it is the golden period for small Chinese vendors to […]
Chinatown celebrates the Year of the Monkey with spectacular Chinese New Year parade (PHOTO GALLERY)
By Jenny G. Zhang Hundreds of Chicagoans braved the cold and the snow to ring in the Year of the Monkey at the annual Chinese New Year parade in the heart of Chinatown on February 14. Beginning at 1 p.m., 53 parade units – including eight marching bands and 18 colorful floats – followed the […]
