[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21990]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      CELEBRATING THE SEVENTH ANNUAL COLORADO DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

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                        HON. MARILYN N. MUSGRAVE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 31, 2007

  Mrs. MUSGRAVE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the seventh 
annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival.
  Last weekend, thousands of people gathered at Denver's Sloan's Lake 
Park for 2 days of Asian cuisine, performing artists, crafts, and even 
a dragon boat race on the lake.
  Over the course of its short history, the Colorado Dragon Boat 
Festival has seen a tremendous growth in interest from the community. 
The festival drew an estimated 16,000 spectators in 2001. This year, 
organizers expected over 100,000 people to attend the festival.
  Since its inception in 2001, the festival continues to highlight 
Colorado's rich pan-Asian American heritage, This year the festival 
featured the ``Explore Asia'' area that will house educational displays 
and demonstrations from the Mongolian, Hmong and Vietnamese 
communities.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to represent a State with such a vibrant 
and active Asian-American community. The annual Colorado Dragon Boat 
Festival does much to highlight the many contributions the Asian-
American community makes to our State and our Nation. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in celebrating the seventh annual Colorado Dragon 
Boat Festival.

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