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March 12, 2003
Cupertino, California Since 1947 |
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Photograph by Sean Penello
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Gao Ling (right) from Beijing, performs a traditional Tibetan dance with the Chinese Performing Artists of America during Cupertino's first annual Lunar New Year Unity Parade and International Fair.
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First Unity Parade is a hit
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Children from some 24 schools marched in Cupertino's first Lunar Unity Parade. There were marching bands, dancers, Sheriffs on horses, police in kilts playing bagpipes, delegates from Cupertino's sister city Hsinchu, Taiwan. There were dragons and a deafening round of firecrackers and much more. At Memorial Park, attendees watched exotic dances from countries like Turkey and Tahiti as well as a marital arts demonstration. Onlookers heard the Regnart Elementary School chorus sing and Monta Vista Jazz combo play. There was food from Thailand, Persia, Indian, Mexico, Turkey and China and booths with colorful displays from places like Russia, Switzerland, Great Britian, Peru, China and more. At dusk it all came to a tired happy end.
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