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Lunar New Year

Smoke in front of a man, with remnants of firecrackers on the ground

Why a medical interpreter was surprised to see Vietnamese immigrant patients at California hospitals around Lunar New Year

Culture

In Vietnam, seeing a doctor around the new year is unthinkable. But cultures can change. Here's why Sonny Lê had a busy holiday week.

Why a medical interpreter was surprised to see Vietnamese immigrant patients at California hospitals around Lunar New Year
Kelly Wong is one of the lion dance instructors at the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club. Originally founded as a fraternal society, the Freemasons were among the first troupes in Chinatown to train women to lion dance.

In New York's Lunar New Year parade, women are breaking barriers as lion dancers

Culture
In New York's Lunar New Year parade, women are breaking barriers as lion dancers
Four members of the Huang family at a Chinese New Year celebration in the show "Fresh Off the Boat"

Millions of Americans celebrate Lunar New Year, but this episode of 'Fresh Off the Boat' will be a network TV 1st

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Millions of Americans celebrate Lunar New Year, but this episode of 'Fresh Off the Boat' will be a network TV 1st
Korean grandmas get a surprise drum line performance while waiting for the bus in LA's Koreatown. The drumming celebration is now popular in Los Angeles, but it wasn't so much when it first started there in the late 1980s.

Koreatown's 'ghostbusters' usher in good luck for the Year of the Goat

Culture
Koreatown's 'ghostbusters' usher in good luck for the Year of the Goat
A red envelope is given out during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Liverpool, England, on February 22, 2015.

LGBT couples turn a Lunar New Year tradition into a plea for acceptance

Lifestyle
LGBT couples turn a Lunar New Year tradition into a plea for acceptance
Birds fly across the sky on a polluted day in Wuhan, Hubei province, on February 16, 2015.

Where's the perch? These birds might be flying for longer than they expected

Culture

Seeing The News: Pictures of China's polluted skies aren't uncommon, but the images are never less than striking.

Where's the perch? These birds might be flying for longer than they expected