Why We Eat Fried Peanuts: A Celebration of Family and Lunar New Year Traditions

Celebrate Lunar New Year through a story of ancestral bravery while learning about Chinese history, language, and food.

Join Mèng, a Chinese American girl, as she prepares for the Lunar New Year festivities with her family and discovers the significance of ancestral stories and the history behind the Mandarin language and traditional foods eaten during the holiday.

Mèng's father shares with her the family story of tài nai nai, Mèng's great-grandmother, and a very important ancestor for the f...