Dear families,

The P.S. 107 AAPI (Asian American & Pacific Islander) parent committee would like to wish our entire school community a happy Lunar New Year! Though traditionally celebrated across many Asian countries and within large Asian diasporas, such as in the United States, all are welcome to participate in local cultural events and festivities! Below, you’ll find:

• Links to local Lunar New Year events
• A guide to local Asian restaurants
• Children’s book recommendations

This year, Lunar New Year starts with the new moon on January 22, 2023, according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar (though dates vary for Asian cultures using different lunar calendars). Festivities typically take place for two weeks.

We’ve had fun creating an informational packet about Lunar New Year that will go home with each of your children by the end of this week. We hope you enjoy!

Warm wishes,

Your AAPI Committee

Local Lunar New Year events:

Saturday, January 21

• Lunar New Year Festival at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Family Lunar New Year Art Project at Wave Hill Public Garden, Bronx

Sunday, January 22

• Lunar New Year Lion Dancers and music performances at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
• 25th New Year Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival in Manhattan Chinatown
• Yu & Me Books presents: Lunar New Year Children’s Book Fair at Seward Park Campus Library in Manhattan

Saturday, January 28

• Celebrate Lunar New Year at Brooklyn Children’s Museum
• Miffy Presents Lunar New Year at Queens Botanical Garden

Sunday, February 12

• Annual Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown, Manhattan

Ongoing, through January 31

• Korean Lunar New Year: An Interactive Guide to Seollal, by Staten Island Museum

Local Asian food:

• Download this guide to local Asian eateries!

Children’s book recommendations:

• Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin
• The Nian Monster by Andrea Wang
• Tet Together by Alice Trinh
• Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade by Lyla Lee
• The Great Race by Dawn Casey
• Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan
• A New Year’s Reunion by Li Qiong Yu
• Mulan’s Lunar New Year by Natasha Yim
• Tomorrow is New Year’s Day: Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year by Aram Kim