The Phoenix Overseas Chinese Federation will hold a large-scale party to celebrate the National Day (picture)

The Phoenix Overseas Chinese Federation will hold a large-scale party to celebrate the National Day (picture) (Contributed by the Overseas Chinese Federation) Every year on July 4th, the Overseas Chinese Federation of Phoenix City holds a gathering of Chinese people to celebrate the National Day of Independence of the United States...

(Contributed by the Federation of Overseas Chinese) Every year on July 4th, the Overseas Chinese Federation of Phoenix City holds a traditional Chinese gathering to celebrate the National Day of Independence of the United States. In previous years, the Overseas Chinese Federation held the Miss Chinese beauty pageant and carried out celebration activities. This year, Phoenix Satellite TV is scheduled to hold the Miss Phoenix National Beauty Pageant in Phoenix City in early August. The Overseas Chinese Federation has decided to hold the local beauty pageant on another date this year. The traditional activities to celebrate the National Day will be a large-scale celebration of the National Day party in the form of self-entertainment. All Chinese overseas groups, organizations and individuals are welcome to participate and celebrate the holiday together. At present, the Overseas Chinese Federation has organized a group of volunteers to actively carry out preparation work. In mid-April, the youth essay competition "My American Dream" and the painting competition "I Love America" ​​have begun collecting submissions. Excellent works will be selected on June 1 and June 10 respectively, and awards will be given at the celebration meeting. Please submit your paintings to Teacher Yu Hua of New Oriental Art School (Tel. 602-490-8613) or Hong KongFifts Ms. Maggie Wong (602-3280969) located in New World Mall before May 31st. Please send your essay by email to the dedicated mailbox phoenixunitedguoqing@gmail.com before June 9, or contact Cui Zengqi at 602-285-5670. Articles written by adults on their experiences of realizing the American dream written in commemoration of National Day will be published in newspaper columns or selected for inclusion in this year’s National Day issue. Karaoke competitions and mahjong competitions are also being actively planned. Participants please call Fang Huixian (602-498-3555) and Deng Qingfen (623-498-3555) to register. The conference will arrange a one-and-a-half-hour cultural performance. The program is being arranged. Groups and individuals who wish to participate in the performance should contact Lu Lihua (480-213-9187) and Wen Linlin (480-516-8868) as soon as possible.

The celebration is scheduled to be held at Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church (46st. And Indianola). The party will start at 11 a.m. on July 4th and will include art exhibitions, table tennis, mahjong, water polo, karaoke, calligraphy and personal collection exhibitions. A variety of food is available for free at noon, including American BBQ, HotDog and Chinese food. A short celebration will be held at 2 p.m. to congratulate the newly naturalized citizens, and a one-and-a-half-hour cultural performance will be arranged. All activities are free, and everyone is welcome to participate and celebrate the festival together.

National Day preparation volunteers are meeting to discuss