Chinese Culture for Kids Series: Chinese New Year for Children Year of the Snake

I have very fond memories of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Taiwan.  The New Year markets, the red spring scrolls and lucky words, preparing the lunar New Year’s eve feast, games, stories, firecrackers, the red envelopes, relatives and friends visiting from near and far, and the holidays with the family all kick off the new year with a lot of excitement and joy.  No wonder it is my favorite Chinese festival! When we are not able to make it

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Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – Discover the Diversity of our Cultures

May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.  What better time to explore the diversity of our Asian-Pacific cultures? This cultural exploration project can go from now all the way to and through the summer.  Want to know how to say “hello” in Vietnamese, Shanghainese, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese? Do you know where Dim Sum is from? Check out this video to find out these answers and more! Learn More About Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month: HARTLYN KIDS: GUEST BLOG:

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Top Chinese Restaurants in the U.S., Canada and Australia

 “Ding Tai Fung“, one of my favorite restaurants in Taiwan, now has branches in the U.S. and Australia! (photo/image source: DingTaiFung.com.tw) “Chī le ma?” (“Have you eaten yet?”) is a common greeting among Chinese people. It is even more popular than “Ni Hao!”(“Hello”). This serves as a good clue that food plays a very important role in Chinese culture! Cold cereal for breakfast?! While I was happy to have it when I was in college in the

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Happy Chinese New Year Giveaway!

  2012 is the “Year of the Dragon” and the dragon represents the most auspicious of all the 12 animal birth signs in Chinese and many other Asian cultures!! To celebrate Chinese New Year and kick off the Year of the Dragon with fun and excitement Miss Panda Chinese is delighted to announce a giveaway with “World Music With DARIA.” We are giving away of a copy of the “Eyewitness: Ancient China” book written by Arthur Cotterel

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Chinese New Year Culture Series: Year of the DRAGON Calendar of Events in U.S., Canada and Australia

<imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em”> The best way to learn is to see, to hear, to feel, to touch, and to taste. This definitely applies to learning a language and its culture. Do you know I still remember my very first bite of the authentic McDonald’s Big Mac in L.A. when I visited the U.S. the very first time many many years ago? It might sound silly but it was quite an experience after hearing about the

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