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How to make jiao zi, Chinese dumplings

It’s the traditional custom to eat dumplings, jiao zi, at midnight before Chinese New Year’s day. Their crescent shape, similar to ancient money, is meant to bring in prosperity. Some cooks will hide a clean coin in one for the most … Continue reading

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Kid Lit Book Review: The Key Collection

In Andrea Cheng’s The Key Collection, a chapter book for young readers, Xiao (“Little”) Jimmy and his Grandma Ni Ni share a special bond. She lives in the small house behind his, and they watch each other’s lights go out … Continue reading

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Kid Lit Book Review: The Key Collection

In Andrea Cheng’s The Key Collection, a chapter book for young readers, Xiao (“Little”) Jimmy and his Grandma Ni Ni share a special bond. She lives in the small house behind his, and they watch each other’s lights go out … Continue reading

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Kid Lit Book Review: The Key Collection

In Andrea Cheng’s The Key Collection, a chapter book for young readers, Xiao (“Little”) Jimmy and his Grandma Ni Ni share a special bond. She lives in the small house behind his, and they watch each other’s lights go out … Continue reading

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