Sharing Lunar New Year: Longevity, lion dances and learning

<p>When I was a little girl, I knew there was something special about &ldquo;our&rdquo; new year. Unlike the Jan. 1 celebration, Chinese New Year had nothing to do with champagne and resolutions. It was all about family.</p> <p>Now we call the holiday &ldquo;Lunar New Year,&rdquo; embracing traditions from Korea and Vietnam, and I love that inclusion. But in my childhood home, it was &ldquo;Chinese New Year,&rdquo; and it always made me think of my grandmother.</p> <p>My sister and I were born in Maa Maa&rsquo;s (my grandma&rsquo;s) San Francisco Chinatown apartment building, a home she purchased by scrimping and saving because she wanted a place where her whole family could stay together. In fact, when my parents first married, my father &mdash; her son &mdash; brought his bride to that building, and we stayed for years.</p> <p><a href="https://aftvoices.org/sharing-lunar-new-year-longevity-lion-dances-and-learning-656b4fe608cb"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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