Midori Nguyen, 5 wears a dragon dance costume while looking over li xi or ang pow packets at the Asian Garden Mall in Little Saigon. — Los Angeles Times/TNS
AS he entered Hong Kong Supermarket, Sam Lin scanned text messages from his wife instructing him how many red envelopes to buy.
Three dozen, she wrote — and make them large, to fit checks rather than folded wads of cash.
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As the Chinese New Year approaches, business is light in Chinatown in downtown Los Angeles. — Los Angeles Times/TNS
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Kat Nguyen-De Angelis, with her son Dominic, at the pagoda photo display under a sea of red lanterns at the Union Market which is decorated for the Lunar New Year in Tustin. — Los Angeles Times/TNS
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Mary Lu arranges Lucky Bamboo plants on sale at her shop on Broadway in Chinatown, Los Angeles. — Los Angeles Times/TNS
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Wearing a dragon dance costume head, Midori Nguyen, 5, performs the dragon dance in the isle during a shopping trip with grandma in preparation for the Lunar New Year at the Asian Garden Mall in Little Saigon. — Los Angeles Times/TNS
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Wearing the ao dai, a traditional Vietnamese dress outfit, Jimmy Huynh, center, greets people while Stephanie Vu, right, helps a customer pick out flowers. — Los Angeles Times/TNS
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