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A Joint Program Presented by\u00a0Chinese Canadian Museum<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dragon Boat BC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Dragon Boat Festival is rooted in thousands of years of Chinese culture and tradition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since 1989, the annual festival hosted by Dragon Boat BC has flourished in Vancouver as a signature event, bringing together people from diverse backgrounds. Join\u00a0Sonny Wong (Founding Committee Member and Past General Manager, Dragon Boat BC; Board Member, Chinese Canadian Museum),\u00a0Andrea Wong (Past Marketing Coordinator, Dragon Boat BC), and Elizabeth Wong (Director, Fei and Milton K. Wong Family Foundation)\u00a0as they reflect on their memories of the festival throughout its formative years and highlight its uniqueness then and now.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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