Mahjong is a game that originated in China. In recent years, it’s surged in the D.C. area, with several groups teaching the ...

Behind the nondescript door of the Lei Family’s Association on Waverly Place is the answer to how elderly Chinese residents survive the isolation of being an immigrant. Two rows of square tables fill ...

The tiles shuffle and clack, and the world slows down for a moment. Players lean in, sharing silence, rivalry, and camaraderie in a game that feels timeless. This is Mahjong, a game of strategy and ...

Jason Chu recalls growing up “very American,” surrounded by Legos, Star Wars, and soccer. “The one space where I felt a direct connection to a distinctly Chinese heritage was in my grandma's kitchen,” ...

For some people, Chinese New Year means fireworks. For others it means lion dances. For many, it means family get-togethers and copious amounts of food. For me, it means Mahjong. Mahjong and I go back ...

Now I can't play Mahjong (apart from the Titans version Vista ships with) but that doesn't stop me wanting this awesome mechanical table that automatically shuffles and presents game tiles. The AOTOMO ...

Last month 2,380 people gathered in the city of Doujiangyan, in China’s southwestern Sichuan province, to play the largest game of mahjong on record. The crowd simultaneously drew tiles, with Guinness ...

San Francisco (AP) — When Ryan Lee first played mahjong two years ago, he got hooked. He dug out sets of the classic Chinese tile game from his parents’ house and brought them to San Francisco, where ...

THE FIRST time I showed up to learn how to play mahjong at John and Tina Kucher’s house in Seattle’s Madrona neighborhood, the front door of their converted-storefront home was flung wide open as if ...