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Happy New Year! Oakland’s Chinatown Welcomes the Year of the Snake
Oakland Chinatown celebrated Lunar New Year and the year of the Snake.
Moon Cakes, Mid-Autumn, and Losing My Chinese-ness
I have begun to understand why a lot of American-born Chinese people do not feel connected to their Chinese ethnicity. If their families are like mine - working a lot, with no time to practice their Chinese traditions at home - then the culture might not get passed on to the next generations. Besides, traditional festivals mean nothing to us if our parents are not able to celebrate them with us.
Carl Chan, The ‘Mayor’ of Oakland’s Chinatown
"After seeing all the discrimination and segregation, I became determined to serve the Asian community. I do not want to be famous, but help people with the least talk."
Health of the Hood: Between Upper Diamond and Laurel
By Jian Di Liang - In general, my neighborhood is really quiet. The streets are narrow and clean. The restaurants, school, stores and so on are mainly located on MacArthur Street. Not a lot of people are on the street. Some people just drive by or walk with their dogs. Compared to Laurel Street, few trees are planted on Georgia Street.