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Chinese Corridor : Lantern Painting The Lantern Festival is a holiday celebrated in China and other Asian countries that honors deceased ancestors on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar. It aims to promote reconciliation, peace, … Continue reading →

Lunar New Year Celebration (Feb 12, 2024) The Department of East Asian Languages & Culture (EALC) celebrated the Lunar New Year together! We welcome students to hang out, and talk with people from the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese corridors. The … Continue reading →

 Karaoke Night (Dec 8, 2023) Chinese Corridor, Korean Corridor, and Japanese Corridor held an End-of-Semester Celebration Karaoke Night together on December 8th. Snacks were provided for students to enjoy during the celebration. We even prepared a disco ball to amp … Continue reading →

Movie Night (Nov 8, 2023) In response to numerous requests from students in the corridor, Chinese Corridor hosted a movie night featuring “Our Times” (我的少女時代 Wǒ De Shàonǚ Shídài), a 2015 Taiwanese teen romantic comedy-drama film directed by Frankie Chen. … Continue reading →

Study Night (Oct 18, 2023) Fall is known as the best time for reading, earning it the nickname “Fall of Reading.” This tradition traces back to the poetic musings of Han Yu, a distinguished poet from the Tang Dynasty in … Continue reading →

First Gathering (Sep 20, 2023) The Chinese Corridor hosted its first gathering for the new academic year on September 20th. During this gathering, we took turns introducing ourselves, engaged in conversations to foster better acquaintance, and discussed the upcoming events … Continue reading →

As the school year drew to a close, we gathered for one last evening of culinary delight in our corridor. This time, we chose to create a dish that had long been awaited — Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐, Mápó Dòufu), a … Continue reading →

Our first cooking event this spring took place by the end of the Lunar New Year, spotlighting tangyuan. Tangyuan (汤圆, tāngyuán), traditionally served during the Lantern Festival (元宵节, Yuánxiāojié), the 15th day of the first month of a lunar year, … Continue reading →

Another cooking event that would be lovely to share is Dumpling Night. On a wintry, rainy Wednesday evening of November, we gathered in Freeman Hall for dumplings. Inspired by a vegetarian recipe, we made some simple ones filled with carrots, … Continue reading →

Earlier this semester, the Chinese Corridor held a Boba-Tea-Making event. The Chinese Corridor residents and the Chinese language class students gathered together with the Language Assistant in the Language House, Freeman Hall, enjoying the cooking night. Boba Tea (珍珠奶茶, zhēnzhū … Continue reading →