NEW YORK—Nothing catches one’s eyes like sunny golden hues that brighten up the Big Apple. On May 13, marking the World Falun Dafa Day and the 29th anniversary since the spiritual discipline of Falun Gong first came to the public, 2,500 adherents wearing bright yellow shirts marched across Manhattan, a rare sight since the pandemic hit early last year. “It’s like a golden dragon winding right through the heart of New York,” said Michael Fitzgerald, who sat watching as the parade proceeded from Katharine Hepburn Garden. To the participants, a sizable number of them survivors of a bloody suppression under communist China, the gathering was an opportunity to celebrate decades of perseverance and to call for greater awareness from international society. Standing up for the beliefs that have sustained them, they said, is crucial not just for their faith alone, but for humanity as a whole. “Defending morality and humanity, …