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    2024 brings the Year of the Dragon. Are we in for a lucky, powerful year?

    by Ada Tseng, Los Angeles Times Feb 06, 2024 4 minutes
    Dragons were born in the years 2024, 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952 and so on— but after the Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 10 this year.

    My dad was born in 1952, the Year of the Dragon. He's an immigrant from Taiwan who came to the U.S. for graduate school at San Jose State University, and he worked as an engineer until his retirement.

    In some ways, he's the reason I never took Chinese horoscopes that seriously. The other members in my family have signs with character traits that seem to suit them. Sure, she's loyal and honest like a Dog, and yes, he's smart and charming like a Rat.

    But my dad is very introverted and soft-spoken. He's always smiling — the only time I remember him getting mad at me was when my brother and I were jumping on the

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