Monroe Students March in the Lunar New Year’s Parade
On Saturday, February 4th 2012, thirty Monroe College students and staff took part in the annual
Lunar New Year parade in Flushing, Queens.
New York, NY, February 10, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Monroe students March in the Lunar New Year's
Parade
On Saturday, February 4th 2012, thirty Monroe College students and staff took part in the annual Lunar
New Year parade in Flushing, Queens. Wearing bright blue hats with Monroe College logos as they
paraded through the major streets of Flushing, the group carried Happy New Year signs and shouted the
well wishes to the crowd. When the Monroe College students shouted in both English and Chinese to the
more than 100,000 spectators, the response was that of surprise and excitement. Many could not believe
the mostly non-Asian Monroe group could wish them “Happy New Year” in Chinese, and many clapped
their hands and smiled and waved in appreciation.
Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, is a major festival celebrated by many Asian nations,
including China (and Taiwan), Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and others. This tradition continues
in many major cities of the U.S. where there are significant populations of people of Asian descent.
After the parade, the students were treated to a delicious Asian lunch and the students mingled among
their new-found Asian friends. Although some of them might not have been able to communicate with
their students fluently in English, they found a common language to speak with - laughter.
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