How the Students from the Tenderloin Community School Celebrate the Lunar New Year
The students from the Tenderloin Community School have been learning and celebrating how different cultures celebrate Lunar New Year. Over the course of the last three weeks, the students, lead by Vietnamese Language Teacher, Miss Pham, have been celebrating with lots of food, games, stories and thoughtful wishes to teachers, visitors, and classmates. “We learnedContinue reading “How the Students from the Tenderloin Community School Celebrate the Lunar New Year”
It’s 2022. Many Asian Americans Just Want to Belong.
Listening Is Important. It’s 2022. Many Asian Americans Just Want to Belong. Listening Is Important. By Alaska Airlines A little empathy and understanding go a long way. Susan Zou is Chinese American. The Senior Project Manager on Alaska Air’s Strategy and Transformation Team was born in China, but grew up in Honolulu, Hawai’i since sheContinue reading “It’s 2022. Many Asian Americans Just Want to Belong.”
Honorary Marshal: Shannon Lee
We’re excited to announce Shannon Lee as our Honorary Marshal in this year’s Parade. Shannon Lee is the CEO and Owner of the Bruce Lee Family Companies and Chair of the Bruce Lee Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that motivates individuals around the world to become the best version of themselves through a number of educationalContinue reading “Honorary Marshal: Shannon Lee”
Celebrating Freedom and Diversity
Celebrating Freedom and Diversity By Nolan Highbaugh “Are you Chinese?” It’s the question I am typically asked in between breaths whenever I am gushing about the San Francisco Chinese New Year’s Parade (the “Parade”) and my involv – err, love affair with the event for which I am heading into my 15th year as aContinue reading “Celebrating Freedom and Diversity”
CNY Parade helped re-establish my love for Lunar New Year
CNY Parade helped re-establish my love for Lunar New Year By Tiffany Pham, T-Mobile As a young girl growing up in San Francisco, I have so many vivid memories of the Lunar New Year. It all began with my family preparing the house until it was spotless, since we were not allowed to sweep atContinue reading “CNY Parade helped re-establish my love for Lunar New Year”
Chinese New Year Parade: Family Tradition
Chinese New Year Parade: Family Tradition By Victor Lock My earliest memories of the Chinese New Year Parade started when I was 4 years old. Every year my father would clear the elevated storefront display case and place seats there so we could watch the parade from our family box seats. Afterward, he would leaveContinue reading “Chinese New Year Parade: Family Tradition”
WE ARE BRUCE LEE
The Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) announces the return of San Francisco Chinatown’s native son with the upcoming exhibit We Are Bruce Lee: Under the Sky, One Family. In close collaboration with the Bruce Lee Foundation, top collectors of Bruce Lee memorabilia, and a team of artistic innovators, this exhibition provides state-of-the-art immersive projectionContinue reading “WE ARE BRUCE LEE”
Chinese New Year Festival and Parade
Chinese New Year Festival and Parade By Vinod Mohan, President, Medicare, Anthem Blue Cross Anthem Blue Cross has been a member of the California community for more than 80 years and is committed to supporting the people in this community. Our presence in the Bay area – associates who are active in the Chinese AmericanContinue reading “Chinese New Year Festival and Parade”
Parade Perks and Rituals
Parade Perks and Rituals By Ferrier Le Growing up in the Bay Area, I had only seen the KTVU broadcast and had a general understanding that the SF CNY Parade might be the largest of its kind outside of China. It was an event that I looked forward to watching with my parents. However, IContinue reading “Parade Perks and Rituals”
Celebrating Art and Music Education with the Great Wall Youth Orchestra
U.S. Bank is proud to present the Great Wall Youth Orchestra in this year’s Chinese New Year Parade. What started as an unfulfilled dream of her former teacher, Sherlyn Chew created the Great Wall Youth Orchestra as a way “to instill in young people an appreciation of music from different cultures through instruction in traditionalContinue reading “Celebrating Art and Music Education with the Great Wall Youth Orchestra”
Connecting with my Roots and Community
Connecting with my Roots and Community By Shannon Hamid I first started volunteering in 2016 because of my then-friend (now husband!) Justin Chu. I never heard or knew about the Chinese New Year Parade before, but I had a requirement of completing 1 community service per semester for my school organization so I and sevenContinue reading “Connecting with my Roots and Community”
Disney and Pixar’s TURNING RED celebrates with us at the Community Street Fair
We’re thrilled to have Disney and Pixar’s Original Movie TURNING RED at our Community Street Fair this year! Turning Red follows 13-year-old Mei Lee as she navigates the chaos of adolescence while also finding out that she turns into a red panda when her emotions run too high! This will be the feature directorial debutContinue reading “Disney and Pixar’s TURNING RED celebrates with us at the Community Street Fair”
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