Thank you for your interest in our calendar!
The Chinese Diaspora Lunar Calendar is a magical, radical tool for connecting with traditional Chinese, earth-based time-keeping. This project is brought to life by collaborators of diverse Chinese descent living on Ohlone land, in San Francisco; Tovaangar, in Los Angeles; and Lënapehòkink, in Philadelphia; and contributing artists from yet broader reaches of the Chinese diaspora.
We have created two iterations of a printed calendar, for the years of the Water Tiger and Water Rabbit, that center the lunar months, solar terms, and festivals that comprise the traditional Chinese yearly cycle. To make these accessible in the context of dominant, colonized ways of time-keeping, we include corresponding Gregorian dates and accompanying interpretation. Looking to traditional knowledges and rhythms is part of an effort to revive lost and latent elements of our roots among the branches of diaspora.
Our sincere gratitude goes out to the artists, writers, and community members who bring this project into being!
On this site, you can find a link to order the current year's calendar, a companion digital guide to important dates noted on the calendar, and archived calendars from previous years.
For questions or inquiries, please email chinesediasporacalendar@gmail.com. Additionally, click the button below to join our mailing list (which we use very sparingly). And you can follow us on Instagram @lunarcalproj!
With Gratitude From Your Chinese Diaspora Calendar Team,
Juniper Wong 黃雷雲
Chloe Wang 王荷娘
Camey Yeh 葉佳美
Banner Art Credit: Chloe Wang 王荷娘