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Dragon Parade: A Chinese New Year Story
Note: The most vibrant and colorful festival in the Chinese calendar is the Lunar New Year when the whole of Chinatown is ablaze with lights from ceremonial red lanterns, and the streets are bedecked with traditional decorations mainly in red, the color of good luck. The celebration starts with family reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve, followed by visitations over the next few days.
Alex Haley, as General Editor, contributed to Dragon Parade: A Chinese New Year Story by writing the following introduction: A Note From Alex Haley, General Editor
“This is a book about new starts. America has given new starts to millions of people from all over the world. It gave one to Norman Ah Sing, whom you will read about in Dragon Parade.
The coming of a new year also gives people a chance for a new start. And this book about that, too. It is about how Chinese and Chinese Americans begin the New Year—with a celebration and a new start.” ~ Alex Haley.
(The Above Foreword By Alex Haley Is Presented To Our Audience Under The Creative Commons License)
Dragon Parade: A Chinese New Year Story • Reviews “I added this book to my project for multi-cultural children’s book in the class for children’s literature. The text shows how Chinese people get ready for New Year and it, inviting people home with a lot of food, putting red papaer in the house, or putting on a new clothe. It is so fun to see what they do looking at the colorful pictures. It does not contain historical background in detail; however, it is a good children’s book to introduce children to other culture and evoke their interest.” - Pittsburgh, PA. “Dragon Parade is a story about the first Chinese New Year Celebration in San Francisco 1851. A great story with great illustrations to learn about the early lives of Chinese immigrants.” - Cambium Learning. “Norman Ah Sing, a young Chinese man, leaves his homeland for the Land of the Golden Mountain—San Francisco. Within a year, he has established a successful grocery store. For the New Year Celebration, he organizes a Dragon Parade and a feast to share his customs with the people of San Francisco.” - School Library Journal. Experience Even More • Visit The Alex Haley Museum • Alex Haley Memorial • Haley Heritage Square • Alex Haley Farm
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