China News Service, February 14. According to the US "World Journal" report, on February 12, the "New Year of the Tiger Group Meeting" jointly sponsored by the American Chaoshang Foundation and the Asia Pacific Public Affairs Alliance (APAPA) San Francisco Branch was held at the event. Hosted by the Chinatown Connian Restaurant in San Francisco.
San Francisco Mayor Breed and other elected officials from the Bay Area, as well as representatives of the business community, overseas Chinese and community leaders, attended the celebration of the Chinese New Year and expressed their best wishes to the Chinese community for the Year of the Tiger.
Lin Zhisi, president of the American Chaoshang Foundation, expressed his gratitude to all the guests who attended the event in his speech, and also thanked many friends and charitable organizations for supporting and participating in the public welfare donation activities the foundation has been doing.
He wished everyone to continue to gather strength in the new year, care for the community, contribute to the community, and wish everyone a prosperous New Year of the Tiger.
Mayor Breed, who is a tiger, said in his speech that he was very happy to participate in the Spring Festival gathering of the Year of the Tiger, and thanked the American Chaoshang Foundation for supporting the community and for its efforts and contributions to the community.
She sees a group gathering with seniors from Chinatown to celebrate, and so many elected officials together.
Breed said he hoped elected officials would work together in a spirit of unity to face the challenges.
She said that the Year of the Tiger symbolizes courage and strength, and may the new year gather strength towards a better and brighter future.
City Attorney David Chiu and State Attorney General Rob Bonta attended and delivered speeches to wish a prosperous Year of the Tiger.
During the banquet, Breed, Qiu Xinfu and other offices respectively issued honorary certificates to Lin Zhisi, chairman of the Chaoshang Foundation, and Yin Jixian, national chairman of the Asia-Pacific Public Affairs Alliance, to express their gratitude and recognition for their long-term efforts to unite ethnic groups and contribute to the community with love .
The group meeting started with a wonderful lion dance performance and ended happily with a fashion show that symbolized beauty and hope.
It shows that this is a joyous event where tradition and modernity, Chinese culture and the West collide.
(Li Yi)