Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year Is Here, and the Merch Is Fire This Year
It’s the Year of the Tiger, and AAPI-owned brands such as Fly by Jing, Omsom, and Tower 28 are all ringing it in with a bang.
Comebacks to Pesky Questions This Lunar New Year
As the yearly interrogation from pesky relatives rolls around, here’s a little guide to turn those conversations really awkward, but educational.
Please Stop Putting Hell Money Next to Chinese Dishes
Many were aghast after seeing The Guardian’s website use joss paper—an offering traditionally burned for deities and the dead—as a prop in a food recipe for Lunar New Year.
Community Initiatives Are Using Food to Respond to Attacks on Asian Elders
The #EnoughIsEnough campaign is uniting Asian-owned food businesses in New York City to feed underserved communities for Lunar New Year.
Chinese New Year 2021: What To Watch on Netflix
The Lunar New Year may look a little different this year, but this doesn’t mean the tradition of watching family-friendly movies has to stop.
The US Ambassador to Vietnam Just Dropped a Rap Song for the Lunar New Year
“I’m from Nebraska, I’m not a big city boy / Then three years ago, I moved to Hanoi.”
Why Do We Stay Up All Night? And Other Chinese New Year Mysteries, Explained.
From wearing red underwear to exchanging oranges, here are the reasons behind Chinese New Year superstitions.
What Chinese New Year Is Like When You’re Mixed-Race in Singapore
Because I’m mixed, people often can’t pinpoint what my background is. The confusion is amplified whenever Chinese New Year rolls around.
The Lunar New Year Is Coming Up. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Celebrate.
FYI, the virus doesn’t care if it’s the year of the ox.
These Lunar New Year Face Masks Are for Single People With Nosy Relatives
“Gong Xi Fa Cai. I don’t have a boyfriend. I don’t have a girlfriend,” one Chinese New Year-themed face mask says.
Chinese Cities Are Literally Paying People Not to Travel
Chinese authorities are offering cash rewards and free e-books to stop people from traveling next month.
Queer Asians Refused to Be Left Out of Lunar New Year Celebrations
“Our first year we used a lot of euphemisms like ‘rainbow family.’ But now we want people to know exactly what we are: a queer Asian contingent.”