ABSTRACT
In the United States, even very assimilated Asian Americans still enjoy celebrating the great holiday of Lunar New Year. In San Francisco, the schools even have off, so many students—Asian and non-Asian—love to take part. (The only other ethnic holiday as popular is Cinco de Mayo.) The United States Postal Service now issues stamps every year commemorating the new Lunar year, with Chinese calligraphy giving the year’s name, and an appropriate animal symbol.
