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北加州校友朱加生校友女儿-朱安芮
编者注：北加州校友朱加生校友女儿-朱安芮（11th Grade）， 在加州朱豪生议员组织的一个在北加州防疫物资捐赠仪式上， 拿积蓄下来的压岁钱 (共$6300)捐赠了$6000的防疫物资。
The history of Asians in this country has, fromthe start, been one fraught with struggle, exclusion, and peril. Take the 1848Gold Rush, for example– many Chinese came over to the “Gold Mountain” in searchof work and a way to fulfill their dreams of gold and a happy family. However,they were met instead with prejudice, oppression, and racial abuse; all ofwhich would eventually culminate in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
In spite of this, I, personally, have alwaysbeen fascinated by this history of ours, and how the cycle repeats into ourmodern-day circumstances. Like this, it’s rather easy to draw comparisons between 1882 and 2020.With the ongoing CoVid-19 pandemic, Asian-Americans have experienced widespreadracial harassment and oppression. In times of crisis, it’s easy to pointfingers and shift the blame onto a specific entity; this scapegoat mentality isfurther perpetuated by the media, falsified information, American xenophobia,and even our own president. Two centuries ago, we, the Asians in America, weretreated with xenophobia and hatred. However, we were able to keep our heads up–in spite of being unfairly blamed for the economic downturn at the time, and inspite of being excluded as immigrants by the law. This is the way the Asian community haspersevered in the past, and will continue to persevere in the future: we see,feel, and experience everything thrown at us. And in turn, we give. We give,give give– we give to our communities, to our brave doctors and nurses, andwithin our own communities. Donations are an important part of this experience.Without them, it becomes exponentially harder to push forward for betterment ofour community.
Thankfully,assembly member Kansen Chu has provided opportunitiesfor such donations, and handles the organization of such with ease and grace.Thank you Mr. Chu!
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