Lunar New Year has been celebrated in the United States since 1858, when the residents of San Francisco’s Chinatown were eager to share their culture with their fellow San Francisco residents who were unfamiliar with it. The organizers chose to showcase their culture by using a favorite American tradition – a parade. Today, the parade is attended by some 500,000 people, and there are similar parades in many cities throughout America, including New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, DC. This year Peace Corps Ukraine volunteers - Jane Yi, Danielle Kim, Serena Berkowitz, Vinny Tang, Renjia Huang, Tai Hu, Jahniece McCollum, Suganthi Gomathinayagam and Thomas Choi will organize Lunar New Year Festival at America House to share this holiday and traditions with Ukrainians.
Mark you calendars and get ready for some exciting and unusual experience!
To scare away spirits of bad fortune, we encourage you to wear red clothes. Red is China's good luck color!
Make sure you register. This event is not tailored for children thus you have to be over 14 years old to attend it.
Please have your passport or driver’s license to enter America House.