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Tagged With: Chinatown

Museum of Chinese in America: Video

Posted on 29 October, 2009 by Julie Schwietert Collazo
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Dragon Boat Festival/La Carrera del Dragon

Posted on 12 August, 2009 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text: Francisco Collazo Photos: Francisco & Julie Schwietert Collazo Translation: Julie Schwietert Collazo [vease abajo para la version en espanol] ** New York’s annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival took place August 8 and 9 in Flushing Meadows Park. Dragon boat racing originated in China more than 2,000 years ago, but only began to surge … Continue reading »

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Gung Hay Fat Choy! (or Happy Chinese New Year!)

Posted on 4 February, 2009 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo December 31 is not the end of the year for many countries. For example, for the Yoruba of Nigeria, the end of the year falls on June 2; for Ethiopians, it’s August 28 (during a leap year) or August 29 (during a regular year). Similarly, some other countries structure their … Continue reading »

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Cuba’s Chinatown

Posted on 4 June, 2008 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

I recently wrote a blog about my experience interviewing Jorge Chao, the secretary of Chung Wah, Cuba’s oldest social club for Chinese Cubans. Since then, I’ve transformed that narrative into an audio slideshow, which you can view by clicking on the screen. Stay tuned for more pieces that will be published soon about the history … Continue reading »

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