Resources for Raising Multicultural Kids

To make sure that we do our job in helping you build your child’s cultural identity as authentically as possible, we work with our international S...

The Chinese MId-Autumn Festival is the second most important celebration in the Chinese Calendar after Chinese New Year. All those of Chinese heritage throughout the world revere this event as a time for reunions and is considered the Chinese equivalent to Thanksgiving in the United States.

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays in the Chinese Calendar and is celebrated by Chinese communities all over the world.

To help you celebrate, we've put together some free printables that you can use as conversation starters with your kids about the festival! 

My name is Lok-Wah Li and I am from Hong Kong. I was born and raised in Hong Kong and moved to the US for my high school education and I have been living in Massachusetts since then. I am now in graduate school pursuing a Ph.D. in Child Study and Human Development. When I am not writing papers or doing research in and out of communities, I enjoy visiting museums, drawing, and listening to jazz. 

What makes you passionate about your culture and why do you want to share it with the world? 

Balinese culture is interesting for me even for Balinese like me. It is thankful everywhere, I feel so surprised that our ancestors think that humble yet deeply grateful for the universe and nature by doing offering and praying. Like what we do on Galungan day, we thank God for the nature and food that God gives us.

The best holidays always have music, song and dance as part of the celebrations. During Children's Day in Japan, they sing a song about the Koinob...