Asian American Water Festival, October 10, 2004
  
  
Lake Meridian Park at Kent, Washington... south of Seattle
 
Morning coffee outside Bigfoot, at Lake Meridian...
 
Dragon Boat teams make their entrance amid ceremony and pageant...
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
Race of the Dragon Boats...
 
       
 
   
 
www.tacomadragonboat.org
 
I witnessed strong support for President Bush and the Republican Party at this festival. This is not surprising considering the role that pathetic liberal Democrats like John Kerry played in the Communist takeover of Southeast Asia in the 1970's...
 
Cultural dances...
       
 
   
 
My good friend Hong Hoa (who invited me to the festival), clad in blue denim. Hong was camera shy!
 
       
 
 
Dragon boats race for the championship...
 
       
 
   
 
Ceremonial candles were set afloat as daylight waned...
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
 
Music and dancing lasted well into the evening...