WASHINGTON – On the second day of the Lunar New Year, hundreds of people came to Washington’s Chinatown to celebrate the year of the rooster. Hear six participants tell us why it was important for them to be part of the event, and what they think about President Donald Trump’s immigration policy.
Michael Lau, chairman of the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans of Virginia

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Lita Colon, Batala Washington

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Andrew Chen and Arianna Crawford, the U.S. Naval Academy

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Erin Thomas, the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project

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Jackie Fung-Mildiner, president of the Taiwanese-American First Responders Benevolent Organization

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