The man who disarmed the Monterey Park gunman one week ago will be honored Sunday by the city of Alhambra at its Lunar New Year Festival as the community begins to heal.
Some vendors and performers pulled out of the event because of safety and community concerns.
Although the festival will be slightly smaller, there will be help for people still trying to process the shooting, organizers said. The event typically has counseling services that provide health services such as blood pressure checks and flu shots, but mental health professionals will also be on site to provide services.
An initial concern organizers had in the immediate aftermath of the shooting was whether the gunman had an anti-Asian motive. While authorities have yet to, Andrade-Stadler said Los Angeles County Sheriff officials determined the event was still safe to go on and there would be additional police. "Once they said that, we decided to go through with it just because we thought it would be a good way to keep us together and begin to heal," she said. Other than being next to each other in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley, Alhambra and Monterey Park share many similarities, including both being home to strong Asian communities. But the events at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio and Lai Lai Ballroom connected the city even more.
"It solidified our relationship together and our need to come together and to be with each other," Andrade-Stadler said."It's a crisis we're facing together."
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