Celebrating their heritage

Proud of tradition: Participants performing during the first-ever AAPI Cultural and Heritage Parade in New York. — Xinhua

CHINESE Americans from New York and New Jersey are joining other Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in celebrating their cultural heritage as part of a national thematic tradition in the making.

New York City held its first-ever annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural and Heritage Parade on Sunday with the participation of immigrants from China, South Korea, India, Malaysia, Thailand and others.