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1999 - Witnessing Ceremonies

Confucius Day in Taipei:



Precision in presentation marks the Confucius Day celebrations at a temple in downtown Taipei.


President Lee Teng-Hui at Post Earthquake Ceremony

The President of Taiwan presides over a function in the days following the September 1999 earthquake which left thousands dead and rendered many homeless. Innumerable aftershocks forced the CRC to re-locate and re-schedule in Thailand.


Ceremony at the Golden Temple

CRC Director receiving a replica of the Golden Temple, an honor normally bestowed on visiting heads of state.


Bedoin Welcome Ceremony

A sheikh engages a CRC student in an impromptu get-together ceremony inside a Bedoin tent in northern Israel.


Stations of the Cross

CRC students witnessing a group of pilgrims reciting the pertinent verses at one of the stations of the Cross near the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem.

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