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Indian-Americans Take Part in Tet Parade

2/22/2019

 
​BY A STAFF REPORTER
WESTMINSTER, CA – The Indian-American community of SoCal participated in the Tet Parade on Feb 9 here. The Tet parade is organized by the Vietnamese community to celebrate Vietnamese New Year for the past 10 years. It is a smaller version of the famous Rose Parade in Pasadena.  It is attended by 20,000-30,000 people...
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 and televised all over the world.
Participation in the parade by members of the Indian-American community was organized by Dr Manorama Sharma Gupta, Founder and Chairperson of Global Peace Foundation, a non- profit organization.  This was for the  first time that Indian-Americans participated in the parade. 
Aroud 92 associations   participated with colorful floats and marching bands . Donned in colorful attire, members of the Indian-American community marched to the beat of Indian music as the crowd cheered them  on.. The parade announcer in appreciation said  “The Indian-American community of Southern Califonia is glad to participate in the Tet Parade and share the joy of the New Year with the Vietnamese community.’’ The announcer lauded  Dr  Gupta  and the  Global Peace Foundation for their help to needy children and families. The parade organizing committee expressed appreciation and thanked the Indian-American community for their participation.


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