CultureMediaPhoto EssayPhoto Essay: L.A. Chinatown Celebrates Lunar New Year with Firecracker RunBy Amy WongMarch 4, 2026061 Immortals Lion Dance Group performing in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Lion Dancer during the firecracker lighting in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Runners starting the 10k run in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Immortals Lion Dance Group performing in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Two runners posing for their friend before the 10k run in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Immortals Lion Dance Group performing in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Runner with a toy monkey finishing the 5k run in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Runner celebrating as she finishes the 5k run in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Immortals Lion Dance Group performing in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Runner celebrating as she finishes the 5k run in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Immortals Lion Dance Group performing in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Runner during the 5k run in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Runner celebrating as he finishes the 5k run in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Runner posing with a Lion Dancer in Chinatown in Los Angeles, CA. March 1, 2026. Amy Wong/The Occidental Amy WongShareEmailCopy URLFacebookXWhatsApp LEAVE A REPLYComment:Please enter your comment! Name:*Please enter your name here Email:*You have entered an incorrect email address!Please enter your email address here Website: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. ΔRead more CultureLA Phil internships introduced as gateway to music industry Villathina Ly - April 4, 2026 As part of a new 10-week summer program, the Hollywood Bowl-Occidental College Internship program offers 10 internship opportunities for... CultureSholeh Wolpé hopes to reframe the image of Iranians through her poetry Cole Banks - April 4, 2026 Oxy Arts hosted an evening of poetry with Sholeh Wolpé, Iranian-American poet, writer and librettist March 28. The evening featured... CultureFirst UN Global Dance Night brings peace through performance Athya Paramesh - April 4, 2026 Nine cultural dance performances by Occidental students and staff took the stage in the Dance Studio as part of... CultureHanna Garth discusses grassroots activism at ‘Food Justice Undone’ book talk Vivian Pei - April 3, 2026 Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University Hanna Garth spoke about the social dynamics of the food justice movement... CultureKOXY’s MP patio shows: ‘You’ll already be there’ Arlo Gallati - April 3, 2026 Occidental College’s student-run radio station KOXY began hosting student artists/singer-songwriters on Tuesday nights at the Branca Patio by the Marketplace, Feb.... CultureCritical Making Studio provides free access to art space and equipment Nora Youngelson - April 3, 2026 The bottom floor of the Academic Commons contains the Critical Making Studio (CMS), a makerspace open to all Occidental...Latest articles SportsAthletes of the week Aujero and Rowe breeze past competition at gusty Cal Lutheran Invitational Julian Levy - April 4, 2026 Campus NewsOxy Talks ‘On Tap’ expands professors’ reach Claire Wilson-Black and Amelia Darling - April 4, 2026 Community NewsERNC Sustainability Committee expands environmental efforts Julian Villa - April 4, 2026 Community NewsCD14 council office spends $1.07 million on streetlight repairs, ‘When the streets are dark, people feel less safe’ Samhita Krishnan - April 4, 2026 Features‘A big point of pride’: Occidental’s research community Zumyna Kabir - April 4, 2026 CultureLA Phil internships introduced as gateway to music industry Villathina Ly - April 4, 2026