This is one of my favorite times of the year! I grew up near Washington, D.C. where the Cherry Blossom Festival is celebrated for a whole month. This year, as the cherry blossoms began to open up on the cherry trees in our yard, we read these cherry blossom books. One of our favorite aspects […]
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All the Irish people I know are super proud of their Irish heritage. So it was surprising when my friend recently found out that she has Irish heritage! Her grandmother had hidden that fact from the family. We had lots of interesting thoughts and comments about discrimination, race and assimilation. Naturally, I then wanted to
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The Backstory In most Asian countries, Mid-Autumn festival is celebrated by eating mooncakes. There are a few different styles of mooncakes, and the most common one is the Cantonese style that is stamped with a beautiful design. This year, we learned how to make mooncakes! The Mid-Autumn festival is celebrated in most Asian countries at
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