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Tuesday

Guests at the party included Johnson Publishing magnate John Johnson and his wife, Eunice, and Whitney M. Young, head of the National Urban League. Abbie Rowe/Courtesy of JFK Presidential Library hide caption

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1963 Emancipation Proclamation Party Lacked A Key Guest

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Saturday

Friday

To mark the Lunar New Year, Bloomingdale's is catering to affluent Chinese tourists with an array of pop-up shops. Courtesy of Bloomingdale's hide caption

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Bloomingdale's Lays Out Welcome Mat To Chinese Shoppers

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A man counts yuan to fill red envelopes in Beijing. Many families celebrate the Lunar New Year by exchanging small envelopes filled with money. Lizzie Chen/NPR hide caption

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Saturday

While a vast majority of undocumented immigrants in the United States come from Mexico, many also come from Central American nations, China, parts of Africa and India. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption

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Undocumented In The U.S.: 11 Million And Counting

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