IMPORTANT: Times and more about each event below.
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Fri Feb 5 at 5:00 pm PST (8:00 EST)
Jackie Low's New Year Dumplings Demo! (Recording will be Posted)
In this workshop, Jackie will demonstrate how to prepare and cook a traditional Lunar New Year’s dish - dumplings (vegetarian)! She’ll talk about the significance of foods in the celebration of Lunar New Year and teach people how to prepare, fold, and cook dumplings. You’re welcome to follow along however you would like. (And don’t worry, you have plenty of time to perfect your technique before New Year’s!)
Recipe: https://bit.ly/Recipe-DumplingsDemo
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Sat Feb 6, 3:00 - 4:00 pm PST (6:00-7:00 EST)
Poems and Paintings: Lunar New Year Traditions and Cultures Retrospective
(Recording clips may be posted)
A 60-min time travel to trace the cultural and traditional roots of Lunar New Year through ancient Chinese poems and paintings. Hosted by Dr Tingting Qu, MS '19.
Dr. De-yin Jeng will be introducing two well-known poems related to Chinese New Year and share with all some relevant information about them.
Prof. Ken wei Teh will illustrate 2-3 paintings relevant to Lunar New Year and share a few behind-scene stories of creating these paintings.
Speaker Bios: https://bit.ly/Poems-Paintings-Program
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Sat Feb 6, 4:30-5:30 pm PST (7:30-8:30 EST)
Cantonese Social Mixer
A casual social mixer combined with organizers sharing Cantonese culture for the Lunar New Year. All are welcome, especially if you speak or want to learn to speak Cantonese.
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Thu Feb 11, 7:00-8:00 pm PST (10:00-11:00 pm EST)
Star Fruit & Watermelon
(Recording will be posted)
Co Tran ‘17, mother Tu-Anh, & grandmother Loc will pass on two of their favorite tales from Vietnamese folklore. Step into their virtual living room to share in warmth & good wishes.
As a FLI (First-generation and Low-Income) alum, Co is excited to share her family’s stories and to honor the contributions of her mother, grandmother, and family to the Stanford community.
Co-sponsored with Stanford First-generation and/or Low-income Alumni Network (FLAN)
Virtual Souvenir Progam: https://bit.ly/Star-Fruit-and-Watermelon-Program
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Sat Feb 13 @ 12:00-2:30 pm PST (3:00-5:30 EST)
Festival Finale
Come one, come all! Drop by our virtual street festival to socialize with friends old and new. Breakouts led by fellow alumni and PRIZES that you must be present to win - including a handmade, hand-painted Giant Fortune Cookie!
Get a "snack-size" taste of a variety of traditions and topics featuring alumni & student groups:
Fusion Culture Parenting: Challenges of Celebrating LNY
Kim Parker ‘95 with Ivy and Charles Lee, '83, 'MS 84, MA '92, PhD '96
Kim and Charles open up to share how they are passing down Lunar New Year traditions to their children and speak to the evolution of their understandings of the holiday as multicultural Asian-Americans.
Stanford Asian American Theater Project
AnQi Yu, ‘21 and members of the student group AATP (est. 1978) create spaces that empowers communities to engage with multi-dimensional Asian/Asian perspective and build a more equitable and build a just world through the language of theater. Come by to see what they're creating for the spring quarter!
The Role of Cultural Traditions in Storytelling
Angie Kim ‘91
Fiction writer Angie Kim illuminates how she incorporates Korean cultural traditions and holidays into narratives, and answer questions about the writing process and publishing.
Stanford O-Tone East Asian A Cappella
Founded in 2016, O-Tone is Stanford’s co-ed East Asia-focus a cappella group committed to sharing East Asian music and culture through song. O-Tone will be sharing some of their recent works and insight into their upcoming album!
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Stanford Alumni LNY Virtual Scrapbook
View & add your own entries! Check back daily for new festive content, greetings and views from Stanford alumni all around the world, and to share your thoughts with our community. Contributing is simple: visit this webpage and use the password to sign in, view, & add messages, photos, links, & more (no separate account setup is required).
http://bit.ly/Stanford-LNY-VirtualScrapbook
Password: StanfordLunar
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If you have questions about the cost, an accessibility request, or anything else, please email claraluu@alumni.stanford.edu as soon as possible.