Asian New Year Traditions Taught at Interactive Workshop
The Asian Studies Program and the World Languages and Cultures Department at The University of Scranton hosted an Asian New Year Festival and Workshop on campus that included hands-on lessons on Chinese calligraphy and Japanese origami, which was led by Naoko Omori, guest instructor of Japanese from Japan and the ALLEX Foundation, World Languages and Cultures Department.Area residents joined University of Scranton students, faculty and staff to learn about the ways China, Japan and Taiwan celebrate the New Year at an interactive Asian New Year Festival and Workshop held on campus Feb. 15. The program included hands-on lessons on Chinese calligraphy and Japanese origami related to the Year of the Dragon in addition to a chopstick competition and a sampling of Asian foods.
Naoko Omori, World Languages and Cultures guest instructor of Japanese from Japan and the ALLEX Foundation, and Yun (Lily) Chiang, visiting World Languages and Cultures instructor from Taiwan, led the presentations, assisted by students from Chinese and Japanese classes and members of the Asia Club on campus. Ann Pang-White, Ph.D., director of Asian Studies and professor of philosophy at The University of Scranton, also spoke at the event.
The workshop was co-sponsored by the University’s Asia Club, the Asian Studies Program and the Department of World Languages and Cultures.
