Cristina Yu

Wake Forest's festival was initiated in 2000 by Cristina Yu, a Wake Forest librarian.It is sponsored by Wake Forest's Asian Student Interest Association and Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Winston-Salem Chinese American Association.

The Chinese New Year Festival is funded by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Wake Forest's student activity fee.

Wake Forest's festival was initiated in 2000 by Cristina Yu, a Wake Forest librarian.

Cristina YuDocument Delivery LibrarianWake Forest UniversityZ. Smith Reynolds LibraryBox 7777 Reynolda StationWinston-Salem, NC 27109

FAX : (336) 759-9831e-mail : yu@wfu.edu

Cristina Yu, a document delivery librarian for the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, coordinated the celebration.

She has been in charge of planning since 2000, when she began running the event.

Yu began the event when she received a grant from associate provost Samuel Gladding's Ethics and Leadership grant.

Gladding has been her primary sponsor for the last four years.

"I work with a different budget each year.In addition to the Ethics and Leadership grant, WISA and ASIA have contributed in the past, which allows me to have an admission-free event with lots of wonderful crafts and performances," Yu said.
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ASIA, according to Yu, has made the lion dance group an official dance troupe.

Events like the yo-yo and lion's dance helped to draw one of the biggest crowds in the history of the Chinese New Year celebration on campus.

The record 550 attendees packed into Scales Fine Arts Center raised concerns about next year's location.

The event has been held in Scales since its inception."I think, though, that we have overgrown it and we will have to think about relocating the event," Yu said.

According to Yu, suggestions have been made to hold the event at an off campus location, though she would prefer it stayed on campus.
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"Cristina does an excellent job with getting people to come.

Started in 2000 by Cristina Yu, document delivery librarian at the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, the festival attracts more than 700 students and community members each year.
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For the record, Yu said that "Most Chinese don't actually believe in the personality traits.
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Yu, who is originally from Taiwan, said, "I would like to express my gratitude to those who had the foresight to prepare Wake Forest students to internationalize, embrace diversity and prepare for becoming global citizens."

Cristina Yu, a document delivery librarian for the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, coordinated the celebration.

She has been in charge of planning since 2000, when she began running the event.

Yu began the event when she received a grant from associate provost Samuel Gladding's Ethics and Leadership grant.

Gladding has been her primary sponsor for the last four years.

"I work with a different budget each year.In addition to the Ethics and Leadership grant, WISA and ASIA have contributed in the past, which allows me to have an admission-free event with lots of wonderful crafts and performances," Yu said.

One of these performances included the lion dance, a Chinese New Year tradition.

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ASIA, according to Yu, has made the lion dance group an official dance troupe.

Events like the yo-yo and lion's dance helped to draw one of the biggest crowds in the history of the Chinese New Year celebration on campus.

The record 550 attendees packed into Scales Fine Arts Center raised concerns about next year's location.

The event has been held in Scales since its inception."I think, though, that we have overgrown it and we will have to think about relocating the event," Yu said.

According to Yu, suggestions have been made to hold the event at an off campus location, though she would prefer it stayed on campus.

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"Cristina does an excellent job with getting people to come.And each year, more people are interested."

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The university will once again be holding its Chinese New Year celebration Feb. 3, a tradition that was started last year by Cristina Yu, the document delivery librarian at the Z. Smith Reynolds Library.Yu began this event after receiving a grant from the office of Ethics and Leadership.

After being awarded the grant again this year, Yu has been instrumental in composing an even larger celebration, hoping to draw an even larger crowd than last year's three hundred people.

"I hope everyone gets to see how we celebrate with the lion and dragon dances, and see our traditional crafts while enjoying themselves and our culture," Yu said.

According to the Eastern calendar, the New Year is 4699, and it officially began Jan. 24.The lunar calendar followed by the Chinese associates each year as one of 12 animals.While 4699 is the year of the snake, it is also a leap year.Unlike the Western leap year, in which a single day is added to the year, the Chinese add an entire month to follow the patterns of the moon.

Each year, to bring in the spring season and the new lunar year, a lion dance is customarily performed to expel evil spirits, complete with firecrackers and costumes.
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For more information regarding this event, please contact Yu at Ext. 5675.

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Cristina Yu, a document delivery librarian, is responsible for bringing the festival to campus in 2000 after she was awarded a grant by the university.

"I saw the lack of Chinese culture in Winston-Salem and I wanted my children, as well as the community, to be aware of the Chinese heritage," Yu said.

The festival is suitable for all ages, with crafts and other hands-on activities, as well as more professional demonstrations of traditional Chinese culture.

The newest addition to the festival is a live fashion show of both traditional and contemporary Chinese garments that demonstrate China's stylistic diversity.

Both the Chinese Students and Scholars Association and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta have contributed time and costumes to the event, which includes a traditional red Chinese bride costume that Yu purchased herself in China.

The costume is red because it represents luck, whereas white symbolizes mourning."I knew I wanted a costume of a Chinese bride because it is so different and so beautiful," Yu said.
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Cristina Yu especially thanked associate Provost Samuel Gladding for his support.

Cristina Yu, librarian at Wake's Z. Smith Reynolds Library, coordinated all of the events for this community gathering.
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"The purpose of the Lion Dance is to expel evil for the New Year," said Yu.
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According to Yu, 200 people came out to the first festival.Last year, more than 500 attended the event.Many of the Chinese-born attendees hailed from countries such as Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, South America and other areas.

The Chinese New Year starts with the first new moon of the new Year and ends on the full moon 15 days later.This year, on Jan. 22, the new moon marked the end of the year of the sheep and the beginning of the year of the monkey.Yu started the Festival in 2000 with a grant from the university.
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Yu considers this year's celebration a huge success.

"I like to provide channels for the community to learn about Chinese culture," said Yu.