For the first time due to the ongoing pandemic, the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center is hosting their Lunar New Year celebration virtually on Feb. 13 at 6 to 8 p.m., via youtube.com. Info at www.tucsonchinese.org. The center has been closed since mid-March 2020 due to the pandemic, and would appreciate any and all donations. … Read more
Chinese New Year for 2020 is on January 25, the date of the first celebration at the lovely Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 W. River Rd. The more stately dinner to celebrate the Year of the Rat will be later, on Feb. 15 at the JW Marriott Star Pass Resort, 2800 W. Star Pass Blvd. … Read more
Our Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition’s 7th New Year’s mochi pounding festival was held on Saturday January 18, 2020 at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 W. River Rd. Thousands of people attended, and enjoyed the delicious food, matcha green ice cream, taiko drumming, traditional dancing, games, martial art demonstrations, tea ceremonies and more. Photo … Read more
Our Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition (of which I am the website Editor) is sponsoring our 7th New Year’s celebration on Jan. 18, 2020 at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center (2nd year there). We first started our event in Jan. 2014 as a Tucson Mochitsuki (mochi pounding from rice) at the Yume Japanese Gardens of … Read more
Here’s your chance to learn more about Asian Pacific Islander culture, right here in Tucson. Lots of good Asian food will be served (for sale), and fun for the entire family. The die-hard mah jong players of the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center & Mah Jong Mondays (at Himmel Park library) will be competing in their … Read more