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This month our mother/daughter blogging duo has decided to focus on holiday traditions—or sometimes the lack thereof—around this time of year. Jian: The holiday season always makes me more homesick. Christmas music playing on the radio or coming out of shops everywhere reminds me of large family gatherings on holidays, especially around the Chinese New Year, in China. With a …

By Michelle Phipps-Evans Several children converged at the Old Council Chambers at One Judiciary Square in Northwest Washington, D.C., for the Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA)’s annual “Share a Smile, Give a Toy” Holiday Toy Drive celebration on Dec. 13. More than 340 donated teddy bears, Lego sets, dolls and cars made the more than 140 …