[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 COMMEMORATING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR 4693

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 31, 1995

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to the attention of 
the Congress that throughout this great Nation, our Chinese, Korean, 
and Vietnamese-American communities will celebrate the new lunar New 
Year.
  Today, January 31, 1995, marks the year 4693, the Year of the Boar in 
the Chinese astrological calendar. During this festive season, Korean 
families will eat their traditional mandukook and duk, the Vietnamese 
their banh chung and banh tet, and the Chinese their dumplings and 
precious mooncakes. Families will reunite at homes and at large 
banquets, and observe traditional rituals which stretch back centuries 
in these ancient cultures.
  Mr. Speaker, San Francisco is a city built by immigrants who have 
come to our shores. Each has enriched and invigorated our Nation 
through their hard work, their family values, and through the cultures 
and traditions they bring to the American experience. Today, in San 
Francisco, and other communities throughout the Nation, we should honor 
the Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese-American communities, and wish them 
a happy new year.


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