Feb. 4, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud The Flushing-based nonprofit Glow Cultural Center held a special Lunar New Year celebration and cultural fair on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Flushing Town Hall. One of the biggest highlights of the event was a Peking opera performance, courtesy of the Oriental Operatic Artists Association. Peking…
Jan. 30, 2025 By Shane O’Brien U.S. Rep. Grace Meng has reintroduced measures to make the Lunar New Year a federal holiday in conjunction with a resolution to recognize the historical and cultural significance of the traditional Asian holiday. Meng, the chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), has introduced the Lunar…
As the Asian American community prepares to begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Sunday, Jan. 22, Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng on Friday reintroduced a package of legislation to commemorate the holiday. Meng’s legislative Lunar New Year package includes the Lunar New Year Day Act, which would establish Lunar New Year as the 12th federal holiday… Read more »