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Anniversary
週年

We didn’t get too much more information within the last fie years but
we have seen how we overcome the difficulties about American Chi-
nese’s rights. We have seen things get easier as time goes by and how
the Chinese diversities bring so much influence into the society, and
that’s what our CCBA is trying work on in the future.

自會館創立，百餘年以來，世事幾經更易，美國變得越來越自由
平等。我們所驕傲的傑出華裔聯邦眾議員趙美心向國會提出議
案，要求國會對過去的排華法案向所有在美華人表達歉意之後，
羅省中華會館全體除了感到欣慰之外，許多會員也嚴肅思考了這
個具歷史意義的宣告。
Since the CCBA was founded over a hundred years ago, the United
States has seen an increased amount of freedom and equality between
the various races and the genders that comprise its people. Congress’s
acknowledgement and apology for the treatment of Chinese immi-
grants due to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act has great resonance with
the CCBA because it, on a deeper level, affects not only the Chinese im-
migrants of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but also people of
other backgrounds. Congress’s response sets a precedent that the CCBA
hopes may prevent future generations from making similar mistakes,
whether it be towards a particular race, gender, or other form of dis-
crimination.

現在，歷史的一頁已經完整。我們不僅在榮辱之間將其徹底的翻
頁，同時也以更清晰、宏觀和前瞻的態度來面對歷史，勉勵未
來。羅省中華會館曾經協助華裔移民走過風雨，如今全民安享平
權，族裔和諧，但仍需在美華人揚棄所有可能存在的狹隘，讓中
華文化能夠更為美善的展現，更為廣闊的包容，共同為居住的美
國，乃至中美之間，以及世界和平努力。
Now we can turn that page over and we can have a better vision and a
clear view of the history and the future. We also hope that the entire
society can support us by treating us Chinese Americans fairly, and also
we can set up a more peaceful world.

每一次從華埠中心的百老匯街，經過歐孟之風的牌樓，無論腳步
多麼的匆匆，矗立在廣場中心，帶領中國人推翻帝制，締造亞洲
第一個民主共和國的孫中山先生銅像總會翩然入目。有時我會不
禁想到：這位世界的偉人是我的老鄉。然後，景仰、驕傲和讚嘆
會從心底油然而生。世紀之前，多麼陳舊、保守又傳統的時代，
我們的前輩先賢竟是多麼的高瞻遠矚，又是多麼的慷慨大義；憑
著愛國愛家愛同胞的心和對民主自由的迫切渴望，就毅然決然
的，甘冒大不諱的支持老鄉革命。時至今日，身為廣東兒女，中
華傳人的我又為社會家國做了什麼呢？
The statue of Zhongshan Sun has always been something that I have
to pay an attention to, no matter how rush I am or how tired I am. He
leaded China out of the Age of Empire into a whole new democracy so-
ciety. He had such a strong love and desire for his fellowmen’s welfare;
he chose to fight against unrighteousness. Now, what have I done for
my fellow beings?

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