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New York: Commemorating 19th Anniversary of Peaceful Resistance

World NewsApril 29, 20180Comments

More than 1,000 Falun Gong practitioners held a parade and a rally in Flushing, the largest Chinese community in New York City, on April 22, 2018. The event was to commemorate practitioners' peaceful appeal in Beijing 19 years ago, and to celebrate over 300 million Chinese people withdrawing their memberships in communist party organisations. New…

New York: Falun Dafa Group Performs in Nation’s Largest Veteran’s Day Event

World NewsNovember 19, 20170Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners in New York participated in Veterans Day Parade in Manhattan, New York on November 11, 2017. Their participation in this Veteran's Day event, the largest in the nation, dates back to 2004. Parade organizer Mr. Mark Otto said, “So this year, our grand marshal [Buzz Aldrin] was the astronaut who was actually on…

Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Returns to North America after Asia Tour

World NewsOctober 23, 20170Comments

The Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra concluded its 2017 Asia Tour in Taipei, Taiwan on October 3 and returned to North America with concerts in Canada and the United States. The company performed in Toronto, Boston, and New York on October 11-15, 2017. “Organic Food for the Brain” “I found it very much educational and elevating,” said…

Manhattan: Falun Gong Booth Welcomed at Dance for Peace Parade

World NewsJune 2, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners received warm applause for their performance in the recent Dance Parade in New York City (Manhattan). At end of the parade, practitioners hosted a booth in Tompkins Square Park, which was also praised by many spectators. The theme of this year's annual parade, which occurs every May 20, was “Dance for Peace.”…

Real Estate Consultant Says Falun Gong Showed Her the Right Way to Do Business

World NewsMay 22, 20170Comments

Nadia Ghattas, 62, is a real estate consultant in Manhattan. As a Falun Gong practitioner who has enjoyed this ancient Chinese cultivation practice for 16 years, she did the exercises on Union Square with thousands of other practitioners from all over the world just before the World Falun Dafa Day parade began on May 12. Nadia…

Flushing, New York: Falun Dafa Group Welcomed in Chinese New Year Parade

World NewsFebruary 8, 20170Comments

During the annual Chinese New Year Parade on February 4, 2017 in Flushing, New York, local resident Yu Chunguang said after seeing the Falun Dafa contingent, “A community fist needs peace, which will then lead to economic development. I think the Falun Dafa group has contributed a lot to our local social order and prosperity.”…