Coverage of Lunar New Year celebrations, push for state holiday
King5 News covered the Lunar New Year’s celebration in Seattle’s Chinatown International District.
Lunar New Year is a holiday celebrated by billions of people across the world and thousands of families here in Seattle. “We just want to make sure we make the city proud, and we do it justice,” said Han Eckelberg. “With how proud we are of our culture.”
Eckelberg is an instructor with Mak Fai Kung Fu Dragon & Lion Dance Association which performed during Saturday’s celebration in the heart of Seattle’s Chinatown International District.
Read the full article here.
King5 also aired a segment titled “Facing Race: When is the Lunar New Year and how is it celebrated” on Feb. 9:
Seattle Times also reported on the Lunar New Year holiday bill here and here.
