Her late husband was fourth-generation Chinese American: Susan Kamei, managing director of the Spatial Sciences Institute at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and lecture in the USC Dornsife Department of History, is a third-generation Japanese American born and raised in Los Angeles. We would all gain a lot of holiday weight during this time.” In the following days, we would attend the biggest temple fairs in Beijing and visit our relatives. The five of us would make dumplings on New Year’s Eve and watch CCTV Chinese New Year’s gala until midnight. “Every Lunar New year before I came to the U.S., my parents took me to Beijing to reunite with my grandparents. Qianni Huang, first-year master’s student in social entrepreneurship at the USC Marshall School of Business, who was born and raised in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China: My cousin and I always ate as many dumplings as we could to be the lucky dog.” Her favorite family tradition? “My grandma often puts a coin in a dumpling to see who can get that one, and it is believed that the one who gets the coin would be lucky for the whole year.

My grandma often puts a coin in a dumpling … My cousin and I always ate as many dumplings as we could. Grace Yuan Gao, who earned her master’s in journalism last year, says the new year is a time to return to her hometown in Mainland China and reunite with loved ones: “We eat dumplings, play firecrackers, go shopping, send as well as receive red pockets.” He shared his favorite family tradition: “My mum will cook a claypot one pot dish filled with abalone, prawns and all sorts of delicious food!”įor Catherine Gao, program specialist for the USC Digital Repository, the new year represents “a new Zodiac sign and a fresh start,” as well as an opportunity to “teach my kids about Chinese traditions.” In addition to sharing food and fortune with loved ones, Gao and her family always go to a local Lunar New Year celebration – such as the Chinatown 5K or the Huntington Library festival. Michael Chow, who is studying communication at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and cinema and media studies at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, is an international student from Singapore. Here are a few ways members of the Trojan Family celebrate, in their own words. Lunar New Year traditions often include the staples of family, food and fireworks, but they can also be as unique and varied as the people who observe them. The holiday, which marks the first new moon of the lunar calendar, is celebrated enthusiastically in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and throughout Southeast Asia, and will likewise be recognized by Trojans across the globe. 1, billions of people will be ushering in the Year of the Tiger with Lunar New Year celebrations around the world.

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