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· Bryan Ke
Iowa City School District approves student day off for Lunar New Year to be ‘respectful of different cultures’
Iowa City’s Community School District Board of Education has officially added Lunar New Year to its academic calendar as a day off for students and families who celebrate the important Asian holiday. “Respectful of different cultures”: The decision was approved during a school…
· Weee!
The Marvelous Myths Behind Chinese Lunar New Year
Editor’s Note: This post was made in partnership with the amazing people over at Weee! Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, follows the lunisolar calendar and celebrates myths, auspicious food, and massive family gatherings.
· Bryan Ke
Apple’s Adult Filters Block the Word ‘Asian’ in Browser Search
Tech-savvy social media users are calling out Apple for blocking any browser search containing the word “Asian” when the user turns on the iOS parental control feature “limit adult websites.” Apple’s latest operating system update, iOS 14, has three different filter options…
· Khanh Tran
Apple Releases Lulu Wang’s Heartwarming Short ‘Nian’ for Chinese New Year
Filmmaker Lulu Wang shot a new short for Apple to celebrate Chinese New Year and showcase the latest iPhone’s camera. The film: According to Variety, Wang and her team from “The Farewell” and shot the film entirely on an iPhone 12 Pro Max.
· Bryan Ke
Kung Fu Master Ip Man’s Son, Ip Ching, Passes Away at 83
Ip Ching, the second son of the great kung fu master Ip Man, passed away on Jan. 25, the first day of Lunar New Year, at the age of 83. Ip Ching was also a practitioner of Wing Chun, a martial arts style that was popularized by his father which uses strong legs and quick arm…
· Leanna Chan
The Ultimate Guide to Red Envelope Etiquette This Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is a lively time full of food, family, fun, strange superstitions, and for many, big bucks inside red envelopes. During the new year, it is customary for people to give and receive red envelopes or red packets with cash. They are a symbol of good luck and are said…
· Bryan Ke
Woman Drives 1,740 Miles to Surprise Grandparents for Chinese New Year
An elderly couple received a surprise visit from their daughter and her family before the Chinese New Year. The heart-melting moment, which was posted on the Chinese video platform Pear Video, begins with the child knocking on his grandparents’ door while the mother, Song,…
· Bryan Ke
Alibaba Releases Chinese New Year Ad Featuring Gay Couple
Social media users are praising e-commerce giant Alibaba for featuring a gay couple in its latest Chinese New Year advertisement for Tmall. The 20-second ad features a man visiting his partner’s home for Chinese New Year. He introduces his partner to his mother as Kelvin and…
· Bryan Ke
Nike is Releasing Special ‘Year of the Rat’ Air Force 1 Lows
Pictures of Nike’s limited edition Air Force 1 Low for Chinese New Year 2020 have been released as part of its “Year of the Rat” collection. The Chinese New Year 2020 edition of Nike’s Air Force 1 Low will come in white, featuring Chinese patterns and designs, with the iconic…
· Bryan Ke
Adidas is Releasing Chinese New Year Edition Ultraboosts in 2020
Adidas is releasing limited edition Chinese New Year 2020 edition Ultraboost 20 and Ultraboost DNA sneakers this December. The collection will come in three different Chinese-inspired culture references for both the Ultraboost 20 and Ultraboost DNA, according to Kicks on Fire.
· Leanna Chan
11 Gifts Even Your Strict Asian Parents Would Actually Want
Shopping for your parents is no easy task. You probably know them better than anyone else in the world, but somehow it’s intrinsically difficult to find them something that they’d actually like. They tell you that they don’t want anything. They tell you not to waste your money.…
· Carl Samson
Fake Shopping ‘Village’ Popular With Chinese Tourists is Coming to New York
A U.K.-based company that creates luxury shopping destinations dressed as fake villages is expected to work on its first U.S. location starting next year. Bicester Village, which currently operates 11 such villages in Europe and China, claims to be nearly as popular as the…
· Bryan Ke
Edinburgh University Students Accused of ‘Yellow-Face’ During Chinese New Year-Themed Party
Two students at Edinburgh University are being accused of wearing racist “yellow-face” makeup during a Chinese New Year-themed party last February. The picture which has been circulating online features two Caucasian male students wearing chopsticks costumes, with Chinese…
· Carl Samson
12 Epic and Hilarious Red Envelopes People Received For Lunar New Year
No celebration of the Lunar New Year season will ever be complete without an abundance of small red envelopes that spark joy among recipients. These little red packets go by different names — hóng bāo in Mandarin, lai see in Cantonese and âng pau in Hokkien — but they all share…
· Bryan Ke
Malaysian Lion Dancers Pull Off Unique Underwater Dance for Chinese New Year
A Malaysian aquarium has added a new twist to the traditional lion dance by performing underwater as fish, turtles, and sharks swim around them.
· Ryan General
Netizens Think Burberry’s Chinese Family New Year’s Ad is ‘Creepy’
An image from Burberry’s recent marketing campaign in China featuring local celebrities Zhao Wei and Zhou Dongyu is going viral for its reportedly “creepy” vibe. Chinese netizens are now mocking the advertising project which is purportedly aimed to celebrate “togetherness” ahead…
· Ryan General
African Swine Virus That Has 100% Kill-rate Sweeping Through China’s Pork Industry
Chinese pork production is facing a threat of a highly contagious flu virus that has already spread to a dozen provinces in the past three months. The deadly African swine fever has reportedly spread to the 12 provinces which cater to over half the pig population in China,…
· Bryan Ke
The ‘Most Haunted Hotel in the Philippines’ is Eerily Beautiful
There are so many old places in the Philippines that are rich in history. For example, the “World’s Oldest Chinatown” in Binondo, and, of course, one of the most famous haunted places in Baguio City: the Dominican Hill Retreat House — more commonly known as the Diplomat Hotel.
· Bryan Ke
Woman Gets Blood Clot in Brain After Staring At Phone For 20 Straight Hours
A 47-year-old female migrant worker developed a blood clot on her brain after staring into her phone during a 20-hour trip without taking a break. The woman, whose name has been withheld, was traveling from her hometown in Henan Province, central China, to the city of Guangzhou…
· Bryan Ke
Clothing Designer Goes Viral for Bringing Back the Beauty of the Tang Dynasty
A Chinese clothing designer became an internet sensation after sharing a photoshoot featuring the beauty of the Tang Dynasty, which lasted from 618 to 907 CE. The idea and inspiration came to designer Ao Luojia one day when she saw a piece of Tang era pottery during her visit to…