{"id":1351,"date":"2023-02-02T09:56:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T13:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2022-2023\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2023-09-10T23:36:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T03:36:45","slug":"chinese-club-celebrates-lunar-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2022-2023\/2023\/02\/02\/chinese-club-celebrates-lunar-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Club Celebrates Lunar New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chloe Yokitis<\/p>\nEditor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

At the end of January, ACHS\u2019s Chinese Club hosted a Lunar New Year celebration after school in honor of the Year of the Rabbit. Members of the club, which is open to anyone interested in Chinese culture, shared food, music and Chinese traditions during the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinese Club President Lanya Williams, a junior, said the goal of the event was for \u201ceveryone to unite together and experience cultural differences,\u201d as well as learn more about Chinese culture\u2014 especially the food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe wanted to showcase different foods from China because I think that’s a good way to represent China as a whole,\u201d she said. \u201cI just like to see everybody enjoying the food and conversing and having fun, and [music] videos playing in the background.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williams said her favorite part of the event was seeing \u201ceveryone together and conversing\u201d and \u201cimmersed in the event,\u201d especially people who don\u2019t take Chinese class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don’t have to speak Chinese to join this club, you know, you can come here to learn, and that\u2019s what the club is for,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Club leadership served Panda Express dishes like broccoli beef, chow mein and fried rice, as well as snacks like Hong Yuan guava candy<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Abigail Gerstein, who takes Chinese class and is the Fundraising Chair of the club, helped plan the event and said that she hopes the club and its events help make Chinese culture accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to share aspects of [Chinese] culture, aspects of what we learn in class, with those who maybe don’t take Chinese or didn’t start early enough and now feel like they can\u2019t start now. They can still be a part about learning Chinese and Chinese-American culture\u2014  coming, playing mah-jongg, eating Panda Express, all of that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yan Huang, the Chinese teacher and Chinese Club sponsor, said that connecting with students who take other foreign language classes gives students a chance to meet new people and promotes diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very fun to see students who are interested in learning Chinese culture not only talk about culture differences but also discuss cultural similarities,\u201d she said, \u201cand that really helps everyone have in-depth cultural knowledge and cross-cultural skills as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chinese teacher Yan Huang, left, and junior Abigail Gerstein<\/em> pose during the celebration<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The club has been expanding this year, said Williams, and it is is the first year the club has put on a Lunar New Year event at this scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a huge step up [from previous years],\u201d she said. \u201cWe just wanted everyone to unite together and experience cultural differences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huang too said she hopes that the club will continue to host more events like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope in the future, we can have more opportunities like this to celebrate holidays and have cultural events, so students from diverse backgrounds can have a better understanding of each other,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All photos by Chloe Yokitis for <\/em>Theogony<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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