MiraCosta Still Offering Lunar New Year Events Through Chinese Club

The Lunar—or Chinese—New Year is a holiday for families to come together, honor their ancestors and enjoy copious amounts of food. Asian women put on their best holiday dresses, colorful dragons perform on streets and ornate, red envelopes carrying money are handed out to children.

If you haven’t had time to celebrate this momentous holiday, MiraCosta’s Chinese Club is still offering several events to usher in the Year of the Rabbit.

According to organization's advisor, Aubrey Kuan Roderick, the Chinese Club was first organized by the students of the Chinese 101 class in Fall 2006. 

“The club has been promoting Chinese language and culture to the MiraCosta College and the North County communities,” Roderick said. “Currently, it has about 50 active members including students who are studying Chinese at MiraCosta College as well as students from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong who are pursuing academic degrees at MiraCosta College.” 

Last week, the club had a full schedule with a flurry of events ranging from Asian Story Theatres to Alternative Healing fairs. The club offered lessons on how to make Chinese lanterns for children an held an authentic Chinese dumpling workshop.

In honor of the holiday, Roderick encourages all individuals who are interested in experiencing or learning about the Chinese New Year celebration to come and enjoy these festive and fun events.

Thursday, February 10:  Chinese New Year College Hour Presentation

Savor some free fried rice and veggie spring rolls from Panda Express while kicking back and enjoying the Chinese costume fashion show and lion dance. The show will feature styles from the Tang and Qing Dynasties. Want to see what your name looks in a different language? The Chinese Club will be offering a booth where guests can have their names written in Chinese.  This event takes place from 12:15-1:15 p.m. at the MiraCosta College San Elijo Campus at 3333 Manchester Ave. in Cardiff.

Friday, February 11: The Blue Kite (China 1993)

The MiraCosta College’s International Film Series will be offering screenings for the film The Blue Kite, an award-winning film that provides an in-depth look at recent Chinese history and the effect political changes have on personal lives. Two screenings for this film on Friday: one at 1 p.m. in Room 204 at the MiraCosta College San Elijo Campus and one at 7 p.m. in Room 3601 at the MiraCosta College Oceanside Campus at 1 Barnard Drive.