Lunar New Year Banquet 2025
Nearly 300 UFT members and friends packed a restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Feb. 28 to celebrate the Year of the Snake at the UFT Asian American Heritage Committee’s annual Lunar New Year Banquet.
Announcing the banquet’s raffle winners are (from left) teachers Michael Deshields of PS 3 in Manhattan and Asian American Heritage Committee Vice Chairs Sandy Wong of PS 30 in the Bronx and Annawa Naing of PS 78 in Queens.
UFT retiree Quentin Huie (top, right) and teacher Tinglei Huang of the International HS at Union Square “feed” one of the lions that gaily wound their way through the Lunar New Year Banquet sponsored by the UFT Asian American Heritage Committee on Feb. 28.
In-service and retired teachers from PS 36 in Manhattan get into the celebratory spirit.
Serina Chiu, a 5th-grade teacher at PS 176 in Brooklyn, reacts to the dancing lion.
Getting together for a selfie are (clockwise, from left) retiree Amy Bernstein, District 75 Teacher Assigned member Mindy Rosier, and teacher Randi Boxer and Chapter Leader Debra Elhadri, both of PS 152 in Brooklyn.
Marian C. Thom Award winner Alan Lubin (second from right), a former NYSUT vice president and UFT district representative, poses with (from left) UFT Secretary LeRoy Barr, UFT Asian American Heritage Committee Chair Seung Lee and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
UFT retiree Nancy Cho (standing, right) reaches to catch lettuce thrown into the crowd by the lions to symbolically “spread wealth,” while being cheered on by special education teacher Yvonne Tsang (far left) and school secretary Nina Chan (second from left), both from PS 42 in Manhattan.
Teacher Peter Saccoccio of PS/IS 384 in Brooklyn makes it clear with his sweatshirt that you’ve got to have “art.”
Posing with the dancing lions are (from left) UFT Treasurer Victoria Lee, Asian American Heritage Committee Chair Seung Lee and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
UFT members from District 32 smile for the camera.
Announcing the banquet’s raffle winners are (from left) teachers Michael Deshields of PS 3 in Manhattan and Asian American Heritage Committee Vice Chairs Sandy Wong of PS 30 in the Bronx and Annawa Naing of PS 78 in Queens.
UFT retiree Quentin Huie (top, right) and teacher Tinglei Huang of the International HS at Union Square “feed” one of the lions that gaily wound their way through the Lunar New Year Banquet sponsored by the UFT Asian American Heritage Committee on Feb. 28.
In-service and retired teachers from PS 36 in Manhattan get into the celebratory spirit.
Serina Chiu, a 5th-grade teacher at PS 176 in Brooklyn, reacts to the dancing lion.
Getting together for a selfie are (clockwise, from left) retiree Amy Bernstein, District 75 Teacher Assigned member Mindy Rosier, and teacher Randi Boxer and Chapter Leader Debra Elhadri, both of PS 152 in Brooklyn.
Marian C. Thom Award winner Alan Lubin (second from right), a former NYSUT vice president and UFT district representative, poses with (from left) UFT Secretary LeRoy Barr, UFT Asian American Heritage Committee Chair Seung Lee and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
UFT retiree Nancy Cho (standing, right) reaches to catch lettuce thrown into the crowd by the lions to symbolically “spread wealth,” while being cheered on by special education teacher Yvonne Tsang (far left) and school secretary Nina Chan (second from left), both from PS 42 in Manhattan.
Teacher Peter Saccoccio of PS/IS 384 in Brooklyn makes it clear with his sweatshirt that you’ve got to have “art.”
Posing with the dancing lions are (from left) UFT Treasurer Victoria Lee, Asian American Heritage Committee Chair Seung Lee and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
UFT members from District 32 smile for the camera.
Announcing the banquet’s raffle winners are (from left) teachers Michael Deshields of PS 3 in Manhattan and Asian American Heritage Committee Vice Chairs Sandy Wong of PS 30 in the Bronx and Annawa Naing of PS 78 in Queens.
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UFT retiree Nancy Cho (standing, right) reaches to catch lettuce thrown into the crowd by the lions to symbolically “spread wealth,” while being cheered on by special education teacher Yvonne Tsang (far left) and school secretary Nina Chan (second from left), both from PS 42 in Manhattan.
Teacher Peter Saccoccio of PS/IS 384 in Brooklyn makes it clear with his sweatshirt that you’ve got to have “art.”
Posing with the dancing lions are (from left) UFT Treasurer Victoria Lee, Asian American Heritage Committee Chair Seung Lee and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
UFT members from District 32 smile for the camera.
Announcing the banquet’s raffle winners are (from left) teachers Michael Deshields of PS 3 in Manhattan and Asian American Heritage Committee Vice Chairs Sandy Wong of PS 30 in the Bronx and Annawa Naing of PS 78 in Queens.
UFT retiree Quentin Huie (top, right) and teacher Tinglei Huang of the International HS at Union Square “feed” one of the lions that gaily wound their way through the Lunar New Year Banquet sponsored by the UFT Asian American Heritage Committee on Feb. 28.
In-service and retired teachers from PS 36 in Manhattan get into the celebratory spirit.
Serina Chiu, a 5th-grade teacher at PS 176 in Brooklyn, reacts to the dancing lion.
Getting together for a selfie are (clockwise, from left) retiree Amy Bernstein, District 75 Teacher Assigned member Mindy Rosier, and teacher Randi Boxer and Chapter Leader Debra Elhadri, both of PS 152 in Brooklyn.
Marian C. Thom Award winner Alan Lubin (second from right), a former NYSUT vice president and UFT district representative, poses with (from left) UFT Secretary LeRoy Barr, UFT Asian American Heritage Committee Chair Seung Lee and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
UFT retiree Nancy Cho (standing, right) reaches to catch lettuce thrown into the crowd by the lions to symbolically “spread wealth,” while being cheered on by special education teacher Yvonne Tsang (far left) and school secretary Nina Chan (second from left), both from PS 42 in Manhattan.
Teacher Peter Saccoccio of PS/IS 384 in Brooklyn makes it clear with his sweatshirt that you’ve got to have “art.”
Posing with the dancing lions are (from left) UFT Treasurer Victoria Lee, Asian American Heritage Committee Chair Seung Lee and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
UFT members from District 32 smile for the camera.
Announcing the banquet’s raffle winners are (from left) teachers Michael Deshields of PS 3 in Manhattan and Asian American Heritage Committee Vice Chairs Sandy Wong of PS 30 in the Bronx and Annawa Naing of PS 78 in Queens.
UFT retiree Quentin Huie (top, right) and teacher Tinglei Huang of the International HS at Union Square “feed” one of the lions that gaily wound their way through the Lunar New Year Banquet sponsored by the UFT Asian American Heritage Committee on Feb. 28.
In-service and retired teachers from PS 36 in Manhattan get into the celebratory spirit.
Serina Chiu, a 5th-grade teacher at PS 176 in Brooklyn, reacts to the dancing lion.
Getting together for a selfie are (clockwise, from left) retiree Amy Bernstein, District 75 Teacher Assigned member Mindy Rosier, and teacher Randi Boxer and Chapter Leader Debra Elhadri, both of PS 152 in Brooklyn.
Marian C. Thom Award winner Alan Lubin (second from right), a former NYSUT vice president and UFT district representative, poses with (from left) UFT Secretary LeRoy Barr, UFT Asian American Heritage Committee Chair Seung Lee and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
UFT retiree Nancy Cho (standing, right) reaches to catch lettuce thrown into the crowd by the lions to symbolically “spread wealth,” while being cheered on by special education teacher Yvonne Tsang (far left) and school secretary Nina Chan (second from left), both from PS 42 in Manhattan.
Teacher Peter Saccoccio of PS/IS 384 in Brooklyn makes it clear with his sweatshirt that you’ve got to have “art.”
Posing with the dancing lions are (from left) UFT Treasurer Victoria Lee, Asian American Heritage Committee Chair Seung Lee and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
UFT members from District 32 smile for the camera.
Announcing the banquet’s raffle winners are (from left) teachers Michael Deshields of PS 3 in Manhattan and Asian American Heritage Committee Vice Chairs Sandy Wong of PS 30 in the Bronx and Annawa Naing of PS 78 in Queens.
