A Year of Blessings
‘A Year of Blessings’ celebrates and examines Chinese cultural traditions through an audio play series for young audiences. Each episode teaches us about a Chinese holiday and its cultural practices. The five holidays are: Chinese New Year, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Winter Solstice Festival.
Podcasting since 2023 • 5 episodes
A Year of Blessings
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Operation Double Happiness
A Year of Blessings’ finale episode, ‘Operation Double Happiness’ tracks a family of Taiwanese Mandarin ducks who reside in different parts of Turtle Island. Clara and Cici are identical twins who have been in rivalry since birth and are now es...
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Episode 6
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Legend of the Whooshhh
We celebrate the Mid Autumn Festival with Eunice, RoRo, and Mabel. The three chum salmon swim upstream from the ocean, through the estuary, up the creek, and homeward bound into the forest where they will spawn. With rising temperatures and low...
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Episode 5
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Band of Dragons: Sync, Oar, Swim
Star athlete Faye, a 5th-generation dragon boat drummer, has a secret passion for playing music in the band, Skyhorns. When the Skyhorn’s biggest gig yet–opening for Manta Del Rey–falls on race day of the Dragon Boat Festival, our hero is faced...
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Episode 3
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Little Shrimp
A brave Little Shrimp with a big heart takes us on a musical adventure through the underwater and underworld to connect with friends, family, and ancestors on Qing Ming, the tomb-sweeping holiday.‘A Year of Blessings’ Episode 2: ‘Little...
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Episode 2
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Bun Fun New Year
We kick off this Lunar New Year with tales from our bunny friends at the Bao household. In the midst of preparing for the lunar new year family feast, twinned bunnies Bunnifer and Bunnithy learn the true meaning of new year festivities and a co...
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Episode 1
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