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Celebrate the Lunar New Year Addison County BIPOC+ throws its first annual Lunar New Year party, and it’s a doozy. Families and friends usher in the Year of the Dragon with a packed afternoon of fun featuring ancestral activities from different Asian traditions. Attendees learn tae kwon do and Chinese calligraphy; watch masterful Korean drumming and Chinese dancing; enjoy dragon-themed crafts and a family-friendly story time; and buy food from local vendors such as Stone Leaf Teahouse and Sabai Sabai. Closing out the evening is a riveting conversation with New Yorker writer E. Tammy Kim.

The issue is personal for one mother calling for justice after her 14-year-old son was killed in a shooting in Addison County last year.

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