The Tucson Chinese Association president said coming together as a community is important during a time of mourning for those lost during the shooting in Monterey Park, California.
TUCSON, Ariz. — As the president of the Tucson Chinese Association, Tina Liao sees Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year to Chinese people, as a time of celebration and getting together with family.
“It’s a time for family to get together, to have all kinds of good food, to be happy, to share joy,” Liao said. “The red color, we call it the lucky color but also, it’s the color of the fire. In the tradition, we use the red color to scare the devils away,” Liao said. It was hosted at the center that has rich pieces of history like a piece of the railroad track Chinese people worked on, a room dedicated to Chinese veterans, and pictures of Chinese-owned grocery stores in Tucson.For Liao, the center is a symbol of Chinese unity, especially after the shooting tragedy in Monterey Park, California on Saturday.As for violence against the Asian community, she said she heard of some Asians being targeted during the pandemic.
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