From the clubs running the lions, and dragons, and drums – to the residents and merchants in Chinatown – to the designers and makers behind the scenes – to the people from all walks of life in New York City that come to shoo spirits and celebrate the playful connectedness to the millennia of shared knowledge that is the Chinese zodiac, the lunar new year is not a just a vital holiday for Chinese and Asian Americans, but a vital part of American culture and history.

Year of the Rooster
New York City – February 2017