Greater Boston Lunar New Year Rolling Parade Rolls through Malden

Last weekend Mayor Gary Christenson welcomed the 4th Annual Greater Boston Lunar New Year Rolling Parade to Malden. Kicking off in Boston, the parade was escorted by Boston Police and traveled with a contingent of 30 vehicles through several Massachusetts cities, including Belmont and Somerville.

The Korean American Citizens League of New England, Chinese American Citizens Alliance Boston Lodge and the Chinese American Heritage Foundation with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community honored 2024 Parade Grand Marshal Brigadier General Joseph Milano, who is Honorary Consul General to Thailand, for his dedication to our country. Brigadier General Milano served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and has worked tirelessly to build bridges and improve the lives of Asian Americans in the United States. Also traveling with the Grand Marshal were Hung Goon, who served as “The God of Good Fortune,” and 2021 Miss Chinese Boston Vanessa Guo.

Those selected to assist Grand Marshal Milano included Boston Parade Marshal Commissioner Robert Santiago, Belmont Parade Marshal Select Board Member Roy Epstein, Somerville Parade Marshal Councillor-at-Large Will Mbah and Malden Parade Marshal Mayor Gary Christenson. Santiago, Epstein, Mbah and Christenson were honored for building inclusive, welcoming and equitable spaces for the AAPI community. The Marshals blessed the first responders serving our cities and towns with an offering of prosperity, good health and good fortune.