Celebrate Lunar New Year at Virtual MOCA FEST, February 2021
The
Gathering Virtual Tray of Togetherness
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MOCA proudly introduces
"The Gathering Virtual Tray of Togetherness"
Inspired by MOCA's exhibition "Gathering: Collecting and
Documenting Chinese American History" featuring iconic artifacts
from 28 Chinese American museums, historical societies and groups, The
Gathering Virtual Tray of Togetherness is a social media campaign that
will highlight Lunar New Year photos from each institution during
February. Trays of Togetherness, which are usually filled with symbolic
candies, fruits and nuts, have been a part of LNY traditions for
centuries. Our virtual tray has photos, each of which has been
specially chosen for what it means to the spirit of Lunar New Year.
Although we can't gather in-person, we invite you to #GatherRoundtheTray.
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @mocanyc as we post new
Lunar New Year photos from Chinese American museums all across North
America and keep the spirit of "Gathering" and Lunar New Year
alive during these virtual times.
And don't forget to join in the fun by sending us your Lunar New Year
photo with caption to #GatherRoundtheTray
or emailing gathering@mocanyc.org
so we can repost your photo on our social channels. Let's show the
world the unique yet universal ways Lunar New Year is celebrated!
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Tune into MOCA’s Year of the Ox Virtual Lunar New Year
Family Festival!
Enjoy zodiac
arts & crafts, pre-recorded lion dance, and timeless tales
inspired by Chinese and Chinese American New Year’s traditions.
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MOCA TALKS:
Chinese Almanac - Year of the Ox with Joanna C. Lee and Ken
Smith
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
from 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST
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The event is FREE but advance registration is
required on ZOOM here or
via ZOOM ID: 892 4337 9468.
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In their talk at MOCA in January 2020, Pocket
Chinese Almanac authors Joanna C. Lee and Ken
Smith relayed advice from their geomancer in Hong Kong
for the Year of the Rat: (1) Do not try to convince others to
change their minds, and (2) find a safe place and hide. That
should have told us all something! As we all look forward to a
smoother, healthier, more harmonious Year of the Ox, join us
for a glimpse of what the Chinese almanac has to say about 2021
and the preparations and protections we may need.
The traditional Chinese almanac, known as
the Tong Sing in Cantonese or Huang
Li in Mandarin, is a centuries-old repository of
cultural information from household tips to general medical
remedies. But it’s the almanac’s predictions of which days are
auspicious or ominous for a wide range of activities that has
made the annual publication a mainstay in Chinese homes.
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Phoenix Rising: A Conversation w/ Nancy Yao Maasbach,
President, MOCA
Hosted by Asia Society Hong Kong
Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 6:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M.
EST / 7:00 P.M. HKT - 8:00 P.M. HKT
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The
event is FREE but advance registration is required on Asia
Society Hong Kong's website here.
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A fire a year ago engulfed
70 Mulberry Street, a 129-year-old building located in the heart of
Manhattan’s Chinatown. It was the home of several non-profits and the
Museum of Chinese in America’s nationally treasured archive of 85,000+
artefacts, the largest collection of Chinese-American history in the
world. Immediately after the fire, COVID-19 struck. How have the fire
and pandemic impacted the museum and its collection? What does the
future hold for the museum? Nancy
Yao Maasbach, President of the Museum of Chinese in
America, will engage in conversation with S. Alice Mong,
Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong Center, to put it all in
context, looking back at Chinese-American history to move forward as a
community.
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Photo by
Natalie Chitwood
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MOCA COOKS:
Pan-Fried Noodles with Wilson Tang and Chef Julie
Cole of Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Wednesday, February 10,
2021, from 5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. EST
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The event is FREE but advance registration is
required on ZOOM here or
via ZOOM ID: 894 1357 8772.
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Join MOCA virtually and learn how to prepare your
own delicious Pan-Fried Noodles in Superior Soy Sauce.
Pulled from the new Nom Wah Cookbook: Recipes and Stories
from 100 Years at New York City's Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant,
this recipe for four was crafted by Julie Cole, the
Operations Manager and Chef at Nom Wah Tea parlor, and Wilson
Tang, owner and operator of the Nom Wah restaurant group.
Chef Julie will walk the audience through the process of making
these fragrant, satisfying noodles which embody Cantonese
cooking’s high-wire act during the first portion of the event.
Once the dish has been fully prepared and everyone
is ready to dig in, Wilson Tang will begin the discussion
segment with Nancy Yao Maasbach, MOCA President,
and talk about the experience of writing their new cookbook.
There will also be an opportunity at the end of this segment
for questions from the audience.
Please note that you will need to have a pot and
wok on hand, and your ingredients should be pre-measured before
the beginning of the session. The ingredient list and detailed
preparation steps will be accessible in a downloadable link in
the registration email. If you would like to purchase an
autographed copy of the cookbook, please visit nomwah.com/shop/cookbook and
use promo code MOCA10 to receive 10% off (expires
2/28/2021).
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MOCA has not skipped a
beat since its temporary closure in March 2020. We've been converting
our programs to online offerings and creating new digital content
through multiple platforms, always free of charge—because history
matters. We are facing tremendous financial losses due to COVID-19. We
hope you'll consider making a gift to
become part of a continuing lifeline for MOCA. No amount is too
little and we greatly appreciate your generosity. Your contribution
helps sustain our beloved institution and supports the creation of new,
online programming that will bring comfort and inspiration to more
communities.
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