Chinese New Year's Flag Raising Ceremony and Flower Offering at the Sun Yat-sen bronze statue
On the New Year's Day in 2022, CCBA celebrated the 111th New Year's Day of the Republic of China. Flag
raising ceremony, both American flag and the Republic of China national flag,
were raised. This traditional event has been held for many years.
Early in the morning, unlike the recent rainy weather, the day was
sunny. Participants came to the flag-raising ceremony early in a good mood. At
11:00 a.m., emcees Mable Luu and Yang Jiagan announced the start of the
flag-raising ceremony with the Chung Hwa color guard. The flag-raising ceremony
was presided over by the 628 American Legion. The American flag and the flag of
the Republic of China rose in the breeze. Lulu Shen and Yang Zhennan sang the
American national anthem and the national anthem of the Republic of China and
the national banner of the Republic of China respectively.
CCBA President Mei Lau delivered a speech first. She said that in
the past few days, Southern California welcomed a rainstorm, which had brought
moisture to the drought-plagued California. On this New Year's Day, she wished peace
and prosperity for the United States and the Republic of China. Peace and contentment
to everyone and prosperity to the Republic of China.
Louis Huang said that under this national flag, everyone supported
the Republic of China with same philosophy and united as one with free and
democratic system. Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty and found the first
democratic republic in Asia: the Republic of China. It was not just a dynasty
that was overthrown, but the authoritarian system it represented. The reason
why Mr. Sun Yat-sen was great was that he hoped to implement the ideas of
freedom and democracy that had already been well established in the West into
the Chinese world. Today, the idea of the founding father has been fully
realized in the Republic of China. Taiwan, the Republic of China, as the only
fully democratic country in the Chinese world, is no longer a distant dream for
Chinese who believe in universal values such as freedom, democracy and human
rights, but a goal that can be achieved through hard work.
Pan American Chinese Friendship Association Chief Executive
Michael Cheung proudly said that in the 111-year history of the Republic of
China, the spirit and belief of freedom, democracy, and the rule of law also is
a universal value. Although there have been ups and downs throughout, it has
not lost faith. Realizing value in Taiwan is even more cherished by everyone.
Los Angeles Overseas Chinese Emergency Relief Association President
Gao Qizheng, Southern California New Overseas Chinese and US Vietnam, Cambodia
and Laos Chinese groups representative Liang Yongtai, American
Vietnamese-Cambodian-Liao Chinese Association representative Luo Ming, Hanwha
representative Chi Jinglin, President of the Joint Taiwanese Association Alumni
Association President Grace Xie, Southern California Chinese College Alumni
Association representative Chen Qizhi, Greater Los Angeles Taiwan Association
chairman Chen Baiyu, delivered speeches respectively. Finally, CCBA President
Andrew Kwong provided the thank you speech.
After the flag-raising ceremony, all the participants moved to the
Central Plazas to lay flowers and take group pictures at the bronze statue of
Sun Yat-sen, the father of the nation.