Two young women, Miss Asia U.S.A and Miss Young Philippines, are seen standing aboard a Chinese dragon float, dressed up for the Lotus Festival, a pan-Asian celebration. The event has been held at Echo Park since the late 1970s and it showcases a different Asian ethnicity (such as Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, Bangladeshi, etc.) every year. Given the large amount of lotus leaves in the Echo Park lake, it is said to contain the largest planting of lotuses outside Asia. Photograph dated July 12, 1997.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Lotus Festival (Echo Park, Los Angeles, Calif.) Beauty contestants--California--Los Angeles Ethnic festivals--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles) Parade floats--California--Los Angeles Festivals--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles) Urban lakes--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles) Parks--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles) Echo Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection photographs Portrait photographs
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