Narcissus Queen

水仙花皇后
Shuixianhua huanghou
Narcissus Queen
1989, June
Shanghai renmin meishu chubanshe (上海人民美术出版社)
77x53 cm.
PC-1989-012

The Narcissus Queen Pageant is held among ethnic Chinese on Hawaii. It is part of the Narcissus Festival, organized by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii since 1949 to promote Chinese culture and trade between Hawaii and China. The elected Narcissus Queen gets make a goodwill tour to various cities in mainland China to act as 'cultural ambassador'. Mayette Lowe won the contest in 1989.