The program began in 2021 but the 10 seniors then were not able to travel due to COVID restrictions. claims it was a spying device, collecting surveillance information, but China says it was a stray private weather balloon. Relations between the United States and China are strained these days, most recently over a Chinese balloon that floated across North America until it was shot down by U.S. Learning about other cultures helps people see how different they are, but also how similar, which can spark personal growth and also can help build international understanding. The program is sponsored by DL Holdings and the CSJE Family Foundation, which is named for Crystal Jiang, who did a study abroad program in high school and felt it changed her life. “I thought it would be interesting and help me grow my character and my experience.” “It’s opened my eyes to the culture, religion, people,” said senior Jordan Baker, one of the students in the program.
To prepare, the students have been attending monthly seminars on Saturdays to study Chinese language, culture, history, customs and traditions. The students have spent this year learning about China as part of the Journey to the East program, which will send the seniors to China for two weeks in the summer. They recognized that the bold, primary red color of the lanterns traditionally stands for celebration and prosperity. 11, and although it was the first time that most of them had ever been to Chinatown, they knew all about the lanterns, which are hung up as a part of the celebration of Chinese lunar New Year. Strings of red lanterns decorated the streets of Chinatown in San Francisco when 12 seniors visited on a field trip on Feb.
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