U.S. Postal Service unveils new Year of the Dragon Forever stamp in the Chinatown-ID

by ocaseattle · February 1, 2024

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell pulls a string to reveal the new Year of the Dragon Forever stamp at the International District Communtiy Center on January 25, 2024. Others in attendance, left to right: City Councilmember Tanya Woo; Dylan Hartono, OCA Greater Seattle Co-Treasurer; Joël Barraquiel Tan, Executive Director of the Wing Luke Museum; Connie So, UW Professor & OCA Seattle President; Eduardo Ruiz Jr. Vice President Retail and Delivery Operations – WESTPAC Area USPS; Mayor Harrell; Claudine Cheng, Attorney Former National President of OCA; and the translator for the event. **Photo by Theo Bickel.**

By Theo Bickel
International Examiner

The United States Postal Service (USPS) unveiled a new Year of the Dragon Lunar New Year stamp January 25 at the International District Community Center, in collaboration with OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates of Greater Seattle.

“For many Asian Americans, the Lunar New Year celebrates a chance to leave behind the troubles of the past year and invite prosperity and good luck moving forward,” said Connie So, professor at the University of Washington and president of OCA Greater Seattle. “This Year of the Dragon stamp ceremony recognizes the importance of the diversity and cultural significance Asian Americans bring to the United States and provides Seattle an opportunity to promote the significance of the Lunar New Year.”

The Lunar New Year festival is a celebration of renewal and the coming of spring for many people of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tibetan, and Mongolian heritage around the world. 2024 marks the beginning of the Year of the Dragon, the fifth of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac and its only mythical creature.

Read the entire article and view the photo essay at iexaminer.org.

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