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Even dragons have to obey traffic lights, as these participants in the dragon dance at the opening ceremonies of the National Conference of Chinese Ca(...)
Even dragons have to obey traffic lights, as these participants in the dragon dance at the opening ceremonies of the National Conference of Chinese Ca(...)

Even dragons have to obey traffic lights, as these participants in the dragon dance at the opening ceremonies of the National Conference of Chinese Ca(...)

Date5/17/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Even dragons have to obey traffic lights; as these participants in the dragon dance at the opening ceremonies of the National Conference of Chinese Canadians discover yesterday at Nathan Phillips Square.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112450F
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