Chinese

This year marks the Year of the Water Rabbit in the Chinese Zodiac. There are a number of events happening around Seattle and Tacoma to celebrate, including a new art installation honoring the Chinese rabbit deity, Tu'er Shen.

In the 1950s, the linguist — then an "amateur" — helped create a system to Romanize Chinese writing. Zhou's system helped boost literacy and diminished the linguistic divide between East and West.

A new book combines the memories and culinary skills of one Chinese political dissident who lived through the country's Cultural Revolution. Since food was rationed, Sasha Gong learned to cook with whatever she could find. "There's something about humanity," she says. "It's hard to suppress."

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The final Giant Magnet Children’s Festival is underway in Seattle. It’s the 25th year of the event which aims to introduce young audiences to the world -…