Smiling faces and friendly greetings of “Gong Xi Fa Cai!” follow me as I stroll through the bustling Asian shopping extravaganza. Here at Aberdeen Centre, hundreds of Chinese lanterns hang high overhead. Everywhere I look, a sea of red and gold, lucky colors in Chinese culture, light up storefronts in dazzling vendor displays. Packages of red envelopes, […]
Chinese New Year
N is for Never Never Land
Girls Just Want to have Fun in Gulf Shores, Alabama In the wonderfully imaginary world of J.M. Barrie, Never Never Land (or Neverland) symbolizes a place of eternal enchantment without boundaries. Celebrating Chinese New Year in Seattle’s International District Here time slows, days become occupied with magical adventures, and residents refuse to grow up any […]