The Museum of Chinese in America kicks off its Lunar New Year Family Festival on 2 February with performances by local dancers, kid-centric Mandarin workshops, hands-on arts and crafts projects and a chance to learn more about Chinese holiday customs and rituals.

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Plugged In also runs a programme called Community Kids which hosts 55 children each day after school and involves them in hands-on arts and crafts and computer projects.

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Inspired by Tzu Chi's commitment to tough projects, Shih emphasizes hands-on work at Kuan-Shu.

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As a member of an all-hands-on deck team, there seemed to be no limit to the projects you could take on.

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Howard was known by his employees and acquaintances as a hands-off business owner, preferring instead to spend the family fortune on pet projects.

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