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    Lion Dancers, Dragon Parades and Dumplings: Lunar New Year In LA

    Lion Dancers, Dragon Parades and Dumplings: Lunar New Year In LA

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    Lion Dancers, Dragon Parades and Dumplings: Lunar New Year In LA

    FromHow To LA

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    Length:
    14 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 14, 2024
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    #238: Today we’re talking about Lunar New Year and how it’s celebrated in this city — from the 125th anniversary of the Golden Dragon Parade to a student-run lion dance team at UCLA.
    Guests:

    Jenny Lin, board member of the Chinese American Museum
    ACA Lion Dance team coordinators: Kristine Ly, Laura Kubiatko and Samuel Lu
    Alexis Wong, former ACA Lion Dance team coordinator
    Scarlett Yen, event manager of the Golden Dragon Parade, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles

    Upcoming Lunar New Year events:

    Golden Dragon Parade, Saturday February 17th
    Alhambra Lunar New Year Festival, Sunday February 18th
    Spring Fest at the Chinese American Museum, March 2nd

     
    Released:
    Feb 14, 2024
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    How to L.A. aims to drop a little knowledge about ALL the things that affect the people of Los Angeles, whether that’s something that makes our city great (tacos!) or something that we need to work on, like the alarming number of traffic collisions. We serve the curious Angeleno who wants to better connect with our city, discover the new, navigate the confusing and even drive some change along the way.  Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.