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​2021 Lunar New Year Celebration
​Year of the Ox (4719)


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Of note, this is the first year that the Lunar New Year will be celebrated as a category one holiday by the Public Schools of  Brookline.
Read the Brookline TAB article which highlights the advocacy of BHS students. 

  www.wickedlocal.com/story/brookline-tab/2021/02/09/brookline-students-get-day-off-lunar-new-year-first-time/4457134001/?fbclid=IwAR1nePzoUXMsqoqSGWssS5v21WRyxBIyW8Yr02q16mLJPj80JG_pQCqxYEA

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Restrictions on the size of in-person gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic  this year led to a virtual celebration of the Year of the Ox on Saturday, February 6th, 2021! See the program below.


​Many thanks to the sponsors of this year's event:  
  • Brookline's Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Relations (ODICR)
  • Brookline Community Foundation (BCF)
  • BIG (Brookline Interactive Group)
  • BHS Asian Pacific American Club  (APAC)
  • Irene Li of Mei Mei Boston
  • Brookline Asian American Family Network Steering Committee​
​Brookline's Pan-Asian Lunar New Year Celebration
                    Program
  • New Year Messages from Select Board member Dr. Raul Fernandez, School Committee member Jennifer Monopoli, Interim Superintendent Dr. Jim Marini, Head of BHS Anthony Meyer
  • A Video from Ashley Eng (BHS alum) documenting the steps leading to the designation of the Lunar Year as a Category One Holiday in the public Schools of Brookline
  • A Craft Demonstration on how to make an Ox
  • A Video Project Addressing Anti-Asian Racism during COVID-19
  • Music performance, Chinese Yo-Yo demonstration and and Dance Performances by BHS APAC Students
  • A Cooking Demonstration from Irene Li of Mei Mei Boston
  • Raffle winners
  • Thank yous

Thank you to BIG (Brookline Interactive Group) for providing technical support and recording the event ​ 
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Click on the image above to view the entire recording of the event

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