CAA Hosts Dragon Boat Festival
From left to right, Administrative Staff Analyst Larry Sit, former CAA Board Member Na Na Sun, Housing Manager Susan Leong-Loo, Accounts Payable and Utility Management Assistant Director Linda Zhang, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Kerri Jew, Leased Housing Department Chief Nancy Lam, Executive Vice President of Leased Housing Lakesha Miller, Director of Employee Engagement Yvette Andino, Executive Vice President for Capital Projects Deborah Goddard, Chinese-American Association NYC Representative Ricky Kwong, Associate Staff Analyst Wai Man Leong, Administrative Staff Analyst Remington Lo, Timekeeper Lin Fong, Field Systems Manager Daniel Lam, and Associate Staff Analyst Lana Yau.
A presentation on the history of the Dragon Boat Festival.
Former CAA Board Member Na Na Sun sings “The Invisible Wings.”
On June 13, NYCHA’s Chinese-American Association (CAA) and more than one hundred guests and participants gathered at 90 Church Street for a Dragon Boat Festival, a vibrant, annual celebration of Chinese history and culture.
Nancy Lam, CAA Chair and Chief of NYCHA’s Leased Housing Department, kicked off the event by informing attendees that they could watch dragon boat races – an essential festival custom – on August 11 and 12 in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. Attendees were then treated to a presentation on the history of the celebration, “zongzi” (rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves traditionally eaten during the festival), and a song from a former CAA board member.
