Statement by President Obama on the Lunar New Year

by Gary Kopycinski on February 3, 2011

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Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2011.

I send my best wishes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and all who celebrate the Lunar New Year across the United States and around the world.

As people of all cultures and faiths welcome in the new year, let all of us celebrate our families and our ancestors, and enjoy the company of our loved ones. Across America, in large cities and in small towns, many will mark this…