Lunar New Year

Asian Americans across the St. Louis region are celebrating the Lunar New Year with friends, attending traditional ceremonies and making traditional foods with family. However, many say the holiday should be treated as a major cultural event.

While lion dance can be demanding, its participants are enthusiastically sharing a quickly growing population’s cultural tradition throughout the St. Louis region.

In this Year of the Dragon, Vietnamese St. Louisans discuss their community history and two special events to celebrate Lunar New Year.