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Happy Dragon Boat Festival!

Posted on June 25, 2020 / Updated June 25, 2020 by Jonathan Liu

Every year, China celebrates the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth month of the traditional Chinese calendar. For 2020, that’s June 25th – today! Originally a cultural holiday, it was accorded public holiday status in 2008. The story best known in modern China holds that the festival commemorates the death of …

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Happy International Coffee Day!

Posted on October 1, 2019 / Updated October 1, 2019 by Jonathan Liu

Apparently, October 1st is International Coffee Day. Launched in Milan by the International Coffee Organization, the first took place in 2015. In celebration of this heavenly brew of productivity and joy, I will share some personal stories involving coffee. As a kid, coffee held the mystique of an “adult drink”, even more so than beer. …

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