It took 10 years to get the holiday on the city’s school calendar, the culmination of a campaign by officials and advocates representing a divided and often politically reticent population.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/nyregion/for-asian-new-yorkers-a-persistent-but-quiet-campaign-for-lunar-new-year.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMayor de Blasio to Make Lunar New Year a School Holiday
The move would allow New York’s Asian families to celebrate an important day with their children without harming attendance records.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/nyregion/mayor-de-blasio-to-make-lunar-new-year-a-school-holiday.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLegislature May Make Lunar New Year a School Holiday in New York City
Bills in Albany suggest that legislators do not want to wait for the de Blasio administration to reach its own decision on the issue.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/nyregion/legislature-may-make-lunar-new-year-a-school-holiday-in-new-york-city.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssGeorgia police chief resigns after shooting wife
A Georgia police chief who said he accidentally shot and seriously injured his wife while the couple were sleeping in bed on New Year’s Day has resigned, the Peachtree City Police Department said Wednesday.
CNN US http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~3/r9d8XJEdbIk/index.html20 Killed as Bus Falls Off Cliff in Central China
The vehicle was said to be carrying members of a traveling opera troupe, and 13 other people on board were injured.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/world/asia/bus-crash-in-central-china-kills-members-of-opera-troupe.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRaul Rodriguez, Who Showered Rose Parade With Bouquets on Wheels, Dies at 71
In addition to designing floats, Mr. Rodriguez also illustrated children’s books, created facades for casinos and made installations for stores and restaurants.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/21/us/raul-rodriguez-who-showered-rose-parade-with-bouquets-on-wheels-dies-at-71.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPunch Lines and Laughs as TV Show in Vietnam Mocks Government Policy
A hugely popular annual program featuring folkloric figures is embraced for its light, but sharp, mockery of official misdoings.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/21/world/asia/on-vietnamese-television-tradition-meets-satire-every-lunar-new-years-eve.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTrappings of Chinese New Year Left at Sea by West Coast Port Dispute
Business in both the United States and Hong Kong is being hampered by delays in trans-Pacific shipments of food and festive items.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/20/business/for-lunar-new-year-port-dispute-hampers-festivities.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssChinese New Year 2015
Year of the goat.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/20/opinion/heng-chinese-new-year-2015.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssChinese New Year Returns With Bargain Meals, Music and Parades
Choose from various ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year in New York’s neighborhoods.
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