Celebrate the Year of the Fire Hor se with \;our Lunar New Year Celebration at Central\, February 28th!
\nPerformances and Story Times 12-3 :30PM (schedule subject to change):
\nActivities 12:00-3:00PM:
\nVendor Fair 12:0 0 - 3:30PM including:
\nAlice Yang | Apus Li terature | Charlotte Cheng | Eastwind Books | Eugenia Yoh | F aith Cao | Goyangii | Oliver Chin | Peachisekai | Ronin Decals | \;Slumptown Supply Co | Thien Pham | Unbound Bookst ore
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Cal Raijin Ta iko: \;In the Spring of 2005\, a small-but-committed group of students pooled together their resources and formed UC Berkeley's first t aiko group. Since then\, Cal Raijin Taiko has gone on to become Berkeley's premier Japanese drumming performance ensemble. With a repertoire consist ing entirely of original compositions\, Cal Raijin Taiko performs to sprea d the knowledge\, love\, and passion of taiko to both the campus and the s urrounding communities.
\nCal VSA Lion Dance\, foun ded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association's Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley&rsquo\;s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, we've developed a tight -knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and com radery.
\nCharlotte Cheng has written and illustrat ed a variety of books including Night Market Rescue\, A Name For Sister\, Roar-Choo!\, BoBo Celebrates Chinese New Ye ar\, and I Miss You Most. Represented by Red Fox Literary\, Charlotte&rsquo\;s spoken at diverse events and taught interactive worksho ps around the world. With over 20 years of EdTech experience\, Charlotte h as also developed curriculum for companies that include: CodeCombat\, Disn ey\, KQED\, and Wonder Workshop. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area\, where she enjoys playing board games and the ukulele while sampling local boba beverages. Learn more about Charlotte&rsquo\;s work at: www.charlotte.art
\nFei Tian Danc ers is the one &\; only Chinese dance team at UC Berkeley. Est ablished in 2003 as a Registered Student Organization\, FTD supports dance rs of all backgrounds in developing their Chinese dance skill &\; techn ique\, enhancing their comprehension of traditional Chinese culture\, & \; in spreading greater awareness of Chinese classical &\; ethnic cultu res to the bigger community. FTD incorporates classical\, ethnic\, &\; modern Chinese dances into its repertoire through creating original choreo graphy &\; learning traditional works\, performing on campus &\; thr oughout the Bay Area.
\nLeung's White Crane: Founde d in 1971 by the Leung brothers\, \; \;Kuen Leung\, Kwan Leung\, a nd Allen Leung\, our organization is committed to coaching and carrying fo rward \;the traditions of traditional Chinese Kung Fu and Lion Dance. Since 1992 our team has traveled throughout the world to compete in variou s lion dance competitions and \; has \;developed a strong reputati on in the competitive sport of lion dancing. For the last 15 years we have represented the USA at the International World Championships. \;
\ nMinnie Phan is an award winning Vietnamese-American i llustrator and writer based in Oakland\, CA. Her past clients include the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, Chronicle Books\, and the San Francis co Public Library\, with which she illustrated a citywide reading campaign in 2022. Working in a broad range of media\, her accomplishments include collaborating with Pulitzer Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen\, paint ing a 250 square foot mural for Google\, and most recently\, illustrating the Vietnamese American Model Curriculum for the California Department of Education. Phan has been recognized by the The New York Times\, Society of Illustrators\, and Eisner Awards. She is the illustrator of the picture b ooks The Yellow Á\;o Dà\;i and Simone.
\nBorn in Stockto n\, CA to refugee parents\, Phan believes art can transform lives and be a vehicle for social impact. When she isn&rsquo\;t in her studio\, Phan con tributes to KALW Public Media\, whose mission is to ignite conversations\, uplift new voices\, challenge prevailing narratives\, and empower communi ties to envision a better world.
\nSan Francisco Gu-Zheng Mu sic Society was formed in 1982 to promote and share the rich Chin ese heritage through traditional\, classical\, folk\, and contemporary mus ic. Its goals are:
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