How Tet dancers bring the lucky lion alive

Silver Creek Lion Dance Club dancers Michelle To (head of the lion), and Kevin Pham (tail of the lion). performing the lion dance at the Tet festival at Eastridge Center in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (Steven Arreola Muñoz for Mosaic Journalism)

Editor’s Note: This article was written for Mosaic Vision, an independent journalism training program for high school students who report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional journalists.

It’s hot and stuffy inside the lion’s head as Michelle To waits for her cue. Her partner squats awkwardly in the cramped tail. Next to them, two other lions

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