NBC Los Angeles: Don't Argue, Eat Lots of Fish: How to Celebrate the Lunar New Year

While many Southeast or Eastern Asian countries were influenced by Chinese culture to base their celebrations on the Chinese lunar calendar, there are some who follow the Gregorian calendar for both day-to-day business and cultural celebrations.

Julie Zhu, a Mellon Community Curatorial Fellow with the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC), was born in Hangzhou, China, and grew up celebrating Chinese New Year with her family before she moved to Japan. There, she celebrated Shogatsu – Japanese New Year – when most of her neighbors did.