Rose Parade Float
The Chinese American Heritage Foundation’s 2020 Rose Parade Float “American Heroes” honors our World War II veterans and commemorate the 75th Anniversary of America’s Victory in World War II. We salutes the men and women of the “Greatest Generation” and the brave services of those in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Air Corps/Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Merchant Marine plus the men and women on the home front who worked in factories, shipyards, military industries, farms, etc. to support our World War II efforts
“American Heroes” is designed to pay special tribute to the sacrifices of minorities and women in the United States military, especially the recipients of the Congressional Gold Medals including the 20,000 Chinese American World War II Veterans, Filipino World War II Veterans, the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP), the Tuskegee Airmen, Native American Code Talkers, The Crew of the USS Indianapolis, The Monuments Men, and the Military Intelligence Service, etc.
Stretching across the sides of the 75 feet long historic float are sculptured reproductions of the Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal. A rotating hexagon, with six magnificently detailed floral-graphs, takes center stage and highlights six iconic photographic moments in the history of World War II.
As we envision it, the 2020 Rose Parade float will kick-off a year of celebrations, programs, and milestone events that will be coordinated by our foundation, governmental jurisdictions, school districts, Asian American organizations, Asian American private enterprise, opinion leaders, constituent communities, members — and the descendants of Chinese American World War II veterans
Community involvement is crucial to our initiative. Decorating the float is a microcosm of our message: people from all walks of life working together to create a tangible vision of hope, crowned by beautiful flowers, fireworks burst into the blue Pasadena skies, celebrating the triumph of the American spirit!
Day 1 of decorating the American Heroes float. Thank you volunteers for your hard work!!
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Location
Fiesta Parade Floats
Irwindale, CA 91117