| Hi Jianshuo,
I was wondering if the title should read as "Coming back / Returning to China" instead, as it is a post from your viewpoint. anyway, i just read something which really made me sit up. " NY declares Chinese New Year a holiday FROM next year, people living in New York state will enjoy an extra public holiday - the Chinese New Year. A new Bill making this a gazetted holiday was passed on Monday in recognition of the great contributions to New York state made by Asian immigrants, reported Xinhuanet yesterday. There is now also hope among Chinese residents in other states that the New York move will spread. New Yorkers currently enjoy 10 days of public holiday while Singaporeans have 11 days, of which two days are for the Chinese New Year. Other countries that designate a public holiday for this festival include Malaysia, China, South Korea, Vietnam and other Asian countries. The Chinese festival, usually highlighted with fire crackers and lion dances, will be celebrated at all New York schools and organisations, and will be used as a platform to promote the Asian culture. Currently, 28 per cent of the 18 million residents of New York State are Asians. ~ from Streats 12 Nov 2004" ps: I know that i owe someone a translated post of Wendy's article. I'll try my best to complete the task by this weekend. my sincere apologies for the delay- have been caught up with work. |
Going Back to China?