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- Wylie Chen, who was originally from Oregon, has lived in the District of Columbia for about a decade. Statehood is a significant cause for the Brookland resident.
(L-R) Henry Chou and Ben Huang visited the District from New York to be part of the commemorative March on Washington on Aug. 24. 
An eclectic group of D.C. residents stood side by side during the statehood rally at the D.C. War Memorial on Aug. 24. 
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray talked about the District’s fight against the tyranny of the U.S. Congress. 
Many Asian Americans attended the statehood rally at the D.C. War Memorial on Aug. 24. 
The view of the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall. Thousands of people lined up to listen to the speeches during the 50th commemorative March on Washington on Aug. 24 in Washington, D.C.
