渡十娘｜一个华人选民的遐想

文摘 2024-11-02 07:02 美国

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【作者简介】纪兰 (Lan Shaw), 家族办公室私人财富创始人兼总裁。财富策划顾问。奥克兰芭蕾舞团董事会主席。旧金山基金会专业顾问委员会成员。全美畅销书作者。

两位总统候选人。照片来自网络

我在想……

选举竞争正达到白热化。家庭在争吵，朋友在辩论，邻居在拉票。我们有可能见证第一位亚裔女性总统创造历史，以及硅谷的第一位华裔国会议员的出现。我在想所有这些努力是否值得? 我在想这将真正带来什么样的影响？

Kamala Harris在演讲中。照片来自网络

我在想……

我想到第一位华裔参议员方文忠。如果他早77年开始任期，1882年的《排华法案》还会被颁布吗？它会成为历史上第一个基于种族的法律，禁止华工移民美国十年，并阻止华人移民成为公民吗？该法案会在1892年被延长并在1902年永久化吗？175,000名华人移民会像欧洲移民在埃利斯岛那样被欢迎来到天使岛吗？我们的先辈会避免在天使岛漫长的拘留、侵入性的审问和屈辱的身体检查吗？

我在想……

我也想到第一位日裔美国国会议员井上建。如果他当时是总统内阁的一员，罗斯福总统会咨询他吗？罗斯福还会在1942年发布歧视所有日裔人士的9066号行政命令吗？超过110,000人，其中三分之二是美国公民，会逃过监禁吗？他们会受到尊重和有尊严的对待吗？

我在想……

我想到第一位印度裔，也是第一位亚裔美国国会众议员桑德。如果他早32年到国会报到，《1924年亚洲排斥法》会被避免吗？针对亚裔的广泛种族敌意和移民限制会被阻止吗？

我在想……

我也想到第一位华裔女国会议员赵美心，她是《排华法案》受害者的孙女。如果她早些当选，国会还需要130年才正式为签署1882年的《排华法案》道歉吗？

我在想……

我在想将来是否还会有另一个基于种族的倡议、法案或行政命令。

我在想……

历史正处于重演的边缘。美国没有二等公民身份的位置。我们的未来，以及我们子孙后代的未来，都掌握在我们手中！

时机就在现在！出去投票！

投票给你信任的领导者。投票给有诚信的领导者。投票给那些在这个历史关键时刻理解我们、同情我们、支持我们、为我们撑腰并真正代表我们的人！

我在想我们能共同创造什么样的历史。 我在想……

Evan Low, 竞选加州第16选区国会议员。

I wonder …

The election race is reaching a climax. We may witness the first Asian American woman president make history, and the first Chinese American Congressman from Silicon Valley emerge. Families are fighting, friends are arguing, and neighbors are canvassing. I wonder whether all this effort is worth it. I wonder what difference it would truly make.

I wonder…

I think about Hiram Fong, the first Chinese American senator. I wonder if he had begun his term 77 years earlier, would the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 still have been enacted? Would it have become the first race-based law in history, prohibiting Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S. for ten years and preventing Chinese immigrants from becoming citizens? Would the Act have been extended in 1892 and made permanent in 1902? Would the 175,000 Chinese immigrants have been welcomed at Angel Island, like their European counterparts at Ellis Island? Would our ancestors have avoided the suffering of lengthy detentions, intrusive interrogations, and humiliating physical examinations?

I wonder…

I also consider Daniel Inouye, the first Japanese American to serve in both the House and the Senate. I wonder if he had been part of the presidential cabinet at that time, would President Roosevelt have consulted with him? Would Roosevelt still have issued Executive Order 9066 in 1942, discriminating against all persons of Japanese ancestry? Would over 110,000 individuals, two-thirds of whom were American citizens, have escaped incarceration? Would they have been treated with respect and dignity?

I wonder…

I reflect on Dalip Singh Saund, the first Indian American and the first person of any Asian descent elected to Congress. I wonder if he had reported to the Capitol 32 years earlier, would the Asian Exclusion Act of 1924 have been averted? Would the widespread racial hostility and immigration restrictions toward Asians have been prevented?

I wonder…

I also think about Judy Chu, the first Chinese American woman in Congress and a granddaughter of a victim of the Chinese Exclusion Act. I wonder if she had been elected sooner, would it have taken Congress 130 years to formally apologize for signing the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 into law?

I wonder…

I wonder whether there will be another race-based Initiative, Act, or Executive Order in our future.

I wonder…

History is on the verge of repeating itself. There is no place for second-class citizenship in the United States of America. Our future, and the future of our children, are in our hands!

The time is NOW! Go out and vote!

Vote for leaders you trust. Vote for leaders with integrity. Vote for those who, at this critical moment in history, will understand us, empathize with us, stand up for us, advocate for us, and truly represent us! I wonder what kind of future we can create together.

I wonder …

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