33rd Annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Festival
This year we were invited to participate in the 33rd Annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Festival hosted by the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans. It took place Saturday, May 12th in the heart of DUMBO Brooklyn. It was a great change of pace for us as we’ve been working really hard preparing for the upcoming recording session. We kicked off the festival by marching through the main area towards the main stage performing Simple Gifts. Once on stage, we performed our parade routine without a hitch. It was actually the first performance for a few of our members too! They...
Read More2011 Group Photos
After wrapping up last year’s parade season with the Double Ten parade, we made it a point to freshen up room 408, or as most members call it — The Office. We added a new couch for guests, parents and potential members to sit on. A large plasma television was donated to the Corps in which we mounted onto the wall. The biggest change though was replacing all the photos of yesteryear that had been hanging on the office walls for at least five years. They pictured the Corps of the past, and not one person currently marching were in any of those photos. Now the images represent the...
Read MoreChinese New Year 2012
The Year 2012 is the 4709th Chinese or Lunar year. And a parade is a great way to celebrate the year of the dragon–the water dragon to be specific. We marched around the community through lions and dragons, but it was no match for our drums beating while our horns and fifes sang through the streets. Here’s some photos from the day! If you’d like to see even more photos, check out our Facebook...
Read More5th Annual East Meets West Christmas Parade
We were invited to participate in the 5th Annual East Meets West Christmas Parade that winds through both Little Italy and Chinatown. Being neighbors about a hundred years helps build a pretty strong bond. This year’s parade was bigger than ever and quite colorful! The parade had a little bit of everything! There were classic cars, Italian singers, Chinese lions and Santa Clause all parading along! It’s great seeing the two communities celebrating together! Marching a few steps ahead of us was the American Legion, Lt. B.R. Kimlau Post 1291. It’s always a humbling honor to...
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