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UBC celebrates the Lunar New Year

By Jessica Woolman on May 22, 2015

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February 19 marked the start of the Year of the Sheep for many families around the world including Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and some Japanese.

UBC celebrated with faculty and staff, campus residents, alumni and students, one-third of whom have some direct connection to Chinese heritage. In fact, more alumni travel home to Vancouver for the occasion than any other time of the year to be reunited with family members.

Throughout February, events across campus and in the community were hosted by various student clubs, departments, and community groups, with the Asian Centre hosting its perennial favourite Open House of student performances and cultural displays.

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This story originally appeared in the Friends 2015 spring newsletter.

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