China Overseas Chinese Network, September 24. According to the New Zealand Herald Chinese website, the New Zealand National Party recently announced the list of candidates for the 2020 parliamentary election.

What is striking is that the Chinese candidate, NancyLu, was selected for a high position. Among the 75 candidates, Lu Nan ranked 26th, the highest ranking non-current congressman candidate.

　　Lu Nan was born in China in 1987, and moved to New Zealand with his parents in 1997 and received his education in New Zealand.

She is a certified public accountant and has worked for many large accounting firms and private companies, including PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY), Fonterra, etc.

She is the vice president of the AIESEC Auckland branch of the Global Student Association, a member of the board of directors of China Social Service, and the general manager of the New Zealand branch of the Dashang Group... Behind this shining resume, what is she?

　　Recently, the reporter conducted an in-depth interview with Lu Nan to explore the story behind this new Chinese candidate for National Party Congress.

Young immigrants: What did Lu Nan do after experiencing cultural conflicts?

　　In 1997, 9-year-old Lu Nan immigrated to New Zealand with his family.

When she first arrived, she, like most Chinese immigrants, has experienced the impact of cultural barriers between China and foreign countries.

I remember when she first entered Avondale Elementary School, she was the only Chinese student in the class.

As soon as they walked into the classroom, the little students in the class looked surprised and curious about the girl with yellow skin, black eyes and straight hair. It was the first time Lu Nan saw so many faces of different races.

"Visual conflict" is only one of them. At that time, the locals in New Zealand didn't understand the Asians, and it was necessary for Lu Nan to overcome it step by step: the tea eggs in her bowl shocked the teachers and friends, and the pie in everyone's hands was also Make her feel strange.

　　However, Lu Nan, who was very adaptable, quickly found an opportunity to integrate into the local society.

With the help of a camping activity organized by the school, the parents found that Lu Nan quickly "opened up".

After just five days of eating and living together, Lu Nan had a quick understanding of the living habits, mental state, language and culture of his friends around him. Their independence and confidence deeply affected Lu Nan. She soon got in touch with him. The classmates mingle.

For "integration", Lu Nan's own experience is to understand more and get in touch with local people and things, create opportunities and strengthen communication, in order to enhance mutual understanding.

Be aggressive: take the first step and be a "pioneer"

　　When he was a student, Lu Nan showed a distinctive pioneering spirit.

For her, "taking the first step" in everything is very important.

Take joining AIESEC, a global student association. At the beginning, she was attracted by the confident typhoon and rich expressiveness of her peers. She aspires to be the same outstanding person and get the opportunity to exercise herself.

In the later period, Lu Nan didn't stop there. With the help of the student union platform, she did a lot of practical things for everyone.

Dare to work hard, she personally founded and developed a project to teach English abroad.

This project started from scratch, giving New Zealand students the opportunity to go to Ukraine, Poland and other countries to carry out English education.

The project has greatly benefited local and international students, and its teaching ability, vision and adaptability have been greatly improved.

With this experience, AIESEC was able to expand English teaching to other countries.

　　Because of work opportunities, Lu Nan has worked in mainland China and Hong Kong.

　　Lu Nan's pioneering spirit is inseparable from the education and guidance of his parents.

From a young age, her parents encouraged her to think independently and innovate very much, and do what she wanted to do, and she seldom gave strict rules.

When doing compulsory teaching, a young female student went to Ukraine, and her parents would feel uneasy. You know, there was no developed 4G network in that era, and the functions of mobile phones were limited to making calls and sending messages.

However, the parents listened patiently to her thoughts and plans, decided to let her daughter give it a try, and provided more experience and suggestions.

In the interview, Lu Nan thanked her parents for their trust and gave her the courage to venture into her life.

Professional experience: financial teaching background, connecting with politics

　　Past work experiences such as compulsory teaching and financial accounting have gradually made Lu Nan now.

　　First of all, her work in finance has allowed her to accumulate a large amount of professional knowledge. This knowledge and experience can be linked to her future career development plan and apply them to her future political career to bring practical help to New Zealand’s business and economy. And change.

　　Secondly, the experience of compulsory teaching made Lu Nan discover his desire to give back to the society.

Compulsory teaching can directly provide children with knowledge of English, mathematics and so on. Now that she has more power and experience, she wants to do more to give back to the society.

　　Therefore, when talking about the status of a candidate for Congress, Lu Nan first asked: What is the meaning of a candidate?

What can I do for the Chinese community?

What can I do for the National Party?

——For a long time, giving and giving back to the society has been integrated into her blood.

Identity advantage: proficient in multiple languages, being the "communicator" of the Chinese community

　　Lu Nan joined the National Party very early.

For many years, she has been actively participating in the activities of the National Party.

With the attitude of "you work for your life" and "do your best, pay more", it won the recognition of people in the party.

　　Talking about her greatest advantage, Lu Nan believes that her status as an immigrant gives her the characteristics of both China and the West. She is familiar with Chinese and Western cultures and has zero barriers to communication.

Because she is proficient in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, colleagues often ask her how to do things in the Chinese context, and there are also Chinese friends who ask her to help polish documents and make suggestions.

　　As a bridge between the two cultures, Lu Nan said that as long as the two sides strengthen communication and learn from each other, they can better understand each other's thinking, culture and habits.

　　The New Zealand government has always had many platforms for people from all groups to speak out.

Chinese friends may not have a loud voice due to language, personality and other reasons.

Yang Jian, a former National Party member of Congress, had been doing something like this before: collecting the voices of Chinese people and then conveying them to Congress.

Lu Nan promised that, as a politician and public servant of the people, she will continue to serve as a bridge to the Chinese community, collect information, speak on behalf of everyone, and continue to make this matter bigger and fuller.

　　The general election is like a "door". Many Chinese friends have been shutting themselves inside the door, and internal discussions are in full swing, but they have not passed the voice "outside the door."

Lu Nan believes that the Chinese are quite powerful.

In the most recent census, there were 247,000 Chinese and 69% lived in Auckland.

Chinese friends are very concerned about issues such as politics, economy, education, elderly care, public security, etc. As long as we combine our voices, twist them into a rope, and pass them out, more people can hear our voices.

And voting in the general election is the key channel for voice.

Focus on the general election: analyze the general election policy from a professional perspective

　　In the 2020 general election, Lu Nan's primary concern is economic policy, which is consistent with her own professional background and development direction.

In response to the impact of the epidemic, the National Party won the general election and will formulate practical tax and financial policies for small and medium-sized enterprises: increase the GST threshold, reduce corporate financial reporting and tax payment expenses and costs, change the depreciation rate, and reduce the cost pressure of small and medium-sized enterprises , The time for prepayment of taxes will also be delayed...Lu Nan said that these policies have lengthened the time for tax payment, increased the threshold, reduced the cost of tax payment, and can effectively alleviate the cash flow pressure of enterprises.

More importantly, these economic policies are sustainable and are not a one-time help like wage subsidies.

For many companies, wage subsidies cannot fully cover corporate costs, and some companies simply abandon their applications at a later stage.

　　As a new mother, Lu Nan also put forward his own views on education policy.

She hopes that New Zealand children will have more opportunities to be more competitive on the international stage and in New Zealand.

She also expressed that she hopes to learn from the good policies of other countries and seek development for New Zealand students.

　　The employment and development of immigrants and foreign students are also Lu Nan's focus.

She said that in addition to large companies, New Zealand society actually has a variety of employment opportunities, and she will pass these opportunities to Chinese and international students in the future.

Especially under the epidemic situation, she hopes that everyone can step out of their own box and explore new opportunities.

　　Now, the average age of Chinese immigrants is 33.3 years old, and those born in the 80s and 90s have grown up, and they will be the pillars of society in the future.

Among these people are excellent talents from all walks of life, so what can these people do to benefit New Zealand society and the elderly?

How will the Chinese stand on a larger platform in the future?

Lu Nan is willing to stand up and provide opportunities for everyone to bring more people to a bigger stage.

　　Lu Nan of the National Party and Naisi Chen of the Labor Party are both young immigrants.

Lu Nan believes that this reflects the changes in the general environment of the times: considerations such as age, race, and appearance have gradually become a thing of the past. In the future, there may be more second-generation immigrants on the political stage. This is a timeline. problem.

　　Lu Nan said that although he is young, he will communicate more with new and old immigrants in his future work.

She believes that as time goes by, local Chinese will understand themselves better and see their strengths and shining points.

She is very confident in herself.

(Dani)