Cross-Cultural Community

On the last day of Lunar New Year and Lunarfest, we invite you to create and learn cross-culturally with CASPY, CASA, and the Ely Center. This final day of the Lunar New Year celebration is about reunion and togetherness. We invite you to come together one final time before the end of the Lunar New Year Festival. Learn how to make your own shadow puppets with CASPY here. Then join CASA to create lanterns, an important part of Lantern Festival. Finally, join the Ely Center and Yale-China for the premiere of a Lunar New Year photo exhibit and a special artist talk .

February 26, 2021 at 2:00 pm EST

Join Chinese Adopted Siblings Program at Yale (CASPY) to learn about shadow puppets and make your own using materials you likely already have at home. CASPY will also put on a show with their shadow puppets and have the opportunity to tell your own. This program is open to the public.

Sign up for this live event using the form below. Registration required. Participants’ Zoom name must match the name entered on the form below. Participants should not share links. Participants will be sent the link on the 26th. If you have not received your link by 1:00 pm EST on February 26, contact Yale-China staff.

Presented by CASPY and Yale-China.

Materials Needed:

• construction paper (卡片)

• a pair of safety scissors (剪刀)

• a cardboard box - a shoe box will work well

• glue (胶水) or tape (胶带)

• a sheet of white tissue paper or greaseproof paper

• several sticks - lollipop or popsicle sticks will work well

• a flashlight (手电筒)

• coloured pens (水彩笔) or pencils (铅笔)

February 26, 2021 at 4:00 pm EST

Join Yale Chinese American Student Association (CASA) to learn how to make your own lanterns for Lantern festival. The Lantern Festival, also called Yuan Xiao Festival, is a popular holiday celebrated in China and other Asian countries to honor past ancestors, wish for good fortune, and start afresh. This holiday represents reconciliation, peace, and forgiveness. As a sign of their genuineness, many people will devote hours to crafting their own ornate red lanterns. CASA will teach you how to craft your own out of red envelopes. A number of kits are available for the first signups. Please limit one kit per household. Kits will need to be picked up on February 22 or 25 from the Yale campus. Registrants that are able to pick up a kit will be contacted separately to select a pickup time. While the kits are limited, this event is free and open to the public, and materials are listed below.

Sign up for this live event below. The first registrants will be contacted to arrange pickup of their lantern making kits. Registration required. Participants’ Zoom name must match the name entered on the form below. Participants should not share links. Participants will receive a Zoom link on February 26. If you have not received the Zoom link by February 26 at 3:00 pm EST, contact Yale-China staff.

Presented by CASA and Yale-China.

Materials Needed:

• Red envelopes

• Scissors

• A tassel (or decoration for the bottom of the lantern)

• Ribbon

• Stapler

About CASA

The Chinese American Students Association (CASA) is one of Yale’s largest and most active undergraduate organizations with over 600 members. CASA serves as a home for all members of the Yale community, bringing together students of all backgrounds to celebrate Chinese American culture, identity, and experiences. The CASA Board organizes various cultural, political, and social events each year, including the annual Lunar Ball, Cultural Show, Hot Pot Nights, community discussions, and speaker events.