新春愉快 Happy New Year!

In mainland China, where I lived from 1999 to 2010, school children enjoy a month long lunar New Year holiday. Because I worked in a school during those years, I...

Bringing us All Together

We are approaching the biggest holiday of the year in China and in many other parts of Asia–the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, as it is sometimes called. This...

Word Play for the New Year

Not long ago I received an email from Kevin Chang, our much beloved Chinese Program Director, in which he asked my opinion about a catchy Chinese phrase that he thought...

Understanding New Year’s Greetings

We’re on the eve of the lunar New Year, the most celebrated holiday in China. All week long your kids will be learning about various New Year traditions in their...