Lunar New Year becomes Category I holiday in Brookline
Peter Finnerty and Jake Zucker
January 31, 2020
Lunar New Year is celebrated by many families with Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese or other Asian heritage. On Thursday, Jan. 9, Brookline made history by becoming one of the first towns to recognize Lunar New Year as a Category I holiday. This change was passed unanimously by the Brookline School Committee. Two...
Thanksgiving traditions vary depending on ethnicity and family values
Sonia Bhattacharyya, Staff writer
November 23, 2016
Imagine a beautiful dining table topped with traditional Thanksgiving dishes: mashed potatoes, turkey, cranberry sauce and stuffing. Now, imagine a buffet including Italian lasagna and bolognese or Dominican pastelón and plantains. For many students at the high school, the picture of a Thanksgiving meal...
