CELEBRATING LUNAR NEW YEAR
2021 brings us the Year of the Ox and we'll be celebrating with collaborative content from our friends at Pacific Arts Movement, the House of Korea in Balboa Park, the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA), the Vietnamese American Youth Alliance (VAYA), and Asameshikai! As different countries celebrate Lunar New Year, we hope this collaborative outreach effort will be a fun introduction to different cultures and traditions. View all the content below and be sure to visit each partner's website and social media for more information on how else they are celebrating the Year of the Ox!
Community Partners
Pacific Arts Movement presents Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander media arts to San Diego residents and visitors in order to inspire, entertain, and support a more compassionate society. pacarts.org
An associate member of the House of Pacific Relations in Balboa Park, HoK fosters public learning of Korean art, culture, history, and value to the diverse communities in San Diego. house-of-korea.org
CCBA San Diego provides charitable and benevolent activities, social welfare, and preserve the culture and traditions of Chinese people. ccbasd.org
VAYA works to promote youth leadership, cultural awareness, social activism, and community development within the local communities. vayasd.org
Asameshikai is an organization of students, faculty and professionals from the University of California, San Diego who share a keen interest in Japan's economy, politics, language, and culture and present various speaker series and informal roundtable discussions. gps.ucsd.edu
Top 5 Lunar New Year Films to Watch
Celebrate the Year of the Ox this month with a selection of Asian and Asian American films that showcase stories of family, belonging, and home. This list was curated by Pacific Arts Movement, presenters of the San Diego Asian Film Festival.
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5. FURIE (2019)
Language: Vietnamese
Platform: Netflix
Content Warning: Violence, Profanity, TV-MA suggested
When traffickers kidnap her daughter from their village, vengeful Hai Phuong returns to Saigon -- and her outlaw roots -- to take down the abductors.
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4. THE VILLAGE OF NO RETURN (2017)
Language: Mandarin
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Content Warning: PG-13 suggested
In this quirky, star-studded fantasy comedy, a Taoist monk drops in on a remote village with a magical device that erases the entire population's memories.
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3. WHEN HAINAN MEETS TEOWCHEW (2010)
Language: English, Tamil, Teochew, Mandarin
Platform Asian Crush
Content Warning: PG-13 suggested
When two gender non-conforming neighbors bond over a missing bra, they fall in love, much to the consternation of their friends, family, and exes.
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2. ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL (1992)
Language: Cantonese
Platform: Apple
Content Warning: Profanity, Innuendo, PG-13 suggested
A romantic Chinese New Year comedy about the three Shang brothers. Hilarity ensues.
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1. MINARI (2020)
Language: Korean, English
Limited theatrical release beginning February 12, 2021
Content Warning: Parental guidance suggested
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream.
Digital Content from our Partners
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Lantern Making Arts & Crafts (LIVE) Podcast w/ CCBA
19 February, 2021 | 12:00 PM
Free w/ Zoom registration
Join us for a fun and easy arts & crafts project to celebrate the Lunar New Year! The San Diego Chinese New Year Fair presented by CCBA San Diego is often held on Lantern Festival Day: the 15th Day of the Lunar New Year. We will be making our own lanterns with just a sheet of paper, scissors, and tape so you can follow along! The San Diego Chinese New Year Fair will also be hosting a two-day virtual event on Facebook Live on Saturday, February 20, and Sunday, February 21 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm PST! Learn more at www.sdcny.org.
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Tteokguk & Yut Nori for Korean Lunar New Year
Thank you to the young ambassadors from the House of Korea in Balbo Park for sharing some traditions and practices during Korean Lunar New Year! In the first video, Sophie introduces and demonstrates how to make Korean Rice Cake Soup or tteokguk (떡국). John, Lauren, Olivia then introduces us to the Korean board game known as Yut-Nori (윳놀이). For more information on the House of Korea in Balboa Park, click here.
For 4 servings of Korean Rice Cake Soup (tteokguk 떡국):
· Sliced white rice cake | 1.5 lbs
· Beef brisket | 0.5 lbs
· Eggs x 2
· Green onion
· Soy sauce | 1.5 T
· Salt | 1.0 T
· Crushed garlic | 1.0 T
· Sesame oil | 0.5 T
· Water | 2 qt.
· Dried seaweed | A few sheets
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“As with many recent community and cultural events, the Vietnamese American Youth Alliance (VAYA) announced the cancellation of the in-person 16th annual San Diego Tết Festival. The event, which typically attracts thousands of visitors to Mira Mesa, was scheduled for Feb. 12-14, 2021. Instead, VAYA will host the event virtually, tentatively scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The event will be live streamed on sdtet.com as well as on our social media pages.”
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Lunar New Year in Japan (Virtual Lecture) w/ Asameshikai UCSD
20 February, 2021 | 1:00 PM
Free with registration
With the Lunar New Year, it’s often for people to believe that all Asian nations abide by the lunar calendar. In this discussion, we will look at what the New Year festivities in Japan entail and whether or not they are uniform across the country. The main focus of this presentation will look at familial rituals, traditional foods, and regional diversity.
Speakers | Erim Gulum, Yusuke Sekine, Kosuke Iguchi, Sho Yamauchi