The Asian Reporter
Pacific Northwest News q Volume 24 Number 2 q January 20, 2014 q www.asianreporter.com
Welcome the
Year of the Horse!
HONORING THE HORSE. People watch a Lunar New Year dragon parade during Lantern Festival celebrations at Aojiang town in Wenzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, in this file photo. January 31, 2014 marks
the beginning of the Year of the Horse. People born in the Year of the Horse are known for their energy, enthusiasm, confidence, and independence and are considered strong, agile free spirits. The Asian Reporter’s special section
in celebration of the Lunar New Year begins on page 9. (AP Photo, File)
USPS releases stamp celebrating the Year of the Horse
2014 Year of the Horse forever stamp. (Photo cour-
tesy of the United States Postal Service)
The United States Postal Service (USPS)
has released a new forever stamp
commemorating the Lunar New Year.
The 2014 stamp, the seventh of the
Celebrating Lunar New Year series,
recognizes the Year of the Horse. The
stamp art depicts Chinese drums with
drumsticks painted red for luck. A horse
appears in the upper left corner of the
stamp. The stamp was designed by Kam
Mak, an artist who grew up in New York
City’s Chinatown.
“What a great way to start the New
Year,” said Mak, a professor at the Fashion
Institute of Technology in New York City,
at a dedication event for the stamp held last
week at the Chinese Culture Center inside
the Hilton San Francisco Financial District
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Hotel. “The sounds of the Chinese drums
have uplifted my spirit since I was a small
child growing up in Hong Kong. I love the
rhythm it creates for the lion dance and
enjoy seeing and hearing percussion
performances by drummers using this
traditional Chinese drum to usher in the
Lunar New Year.”
Continued on page 17
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