(Clearwisdom.net)
By World Journal
World Journal May 7, 2002: On May 4th, close to 50 Asian ethnic
groups and organizations participated the annual Asian/Pacific Heritage Parade
in the Southwest Chinatown district in Houston, Texas. The Falun Gong team won
first prize for floral floats and the overall championship.

World Journal reported that this was the 7th annual Asian/Pacific
Heritage Parade. It was organized by the 10-year-old Houston Asian/Pacific
Heritage Association. About 100 Falun Gong practitioners participated in the
floral float and the marching troupe. They wore traditional golden yellow Falun
Gong exercise uniforms, and held Falun Gong banners. Another team of
practitioners sat on top of the floral float, demonstrating the exercises to the
song "Falun Dafa Is Good." The group also produced a large model of
the book Zhuan Falun, English edition.
Based on the results from a three-judge panel, the Falun Gong group received
scores of 17, 7, and 20, making them the first place floral float as well as the
overall champion.