BEIJING, December 27 electrical
title: 2020, overseas Chinese really "just"!
Editor's note: It's the end of another year.
For many people, this year is an unforgettable year.
At the end of 2020, China Overseas Chinese Network launched a series of manuscripts for the year-end planning "The Words of Overseas Chinese This Year" to learn about the ups and downs of the overseas Chinese this year.
In 2020, the global outbreak of new crown pneumonia, "anti-epidemic" has become the "keyword" of the people of the world.
However, some politicians and the media equated "China", "Overseas Chinese", "Asian" and "new crown virus" simply and roughly. Overseas Chinese and Chinese students have encountered more serious racial discrimination than ever before.
Facing stigmatizing remarks and vicious attacks, overseas Chinese and Chinese have bravely spoken out and actively defended their rights.
Data map: On February 29, 2020, overseas Chinese participated in an anti-discrimination demonstration in San Francisco, USA.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
Inexplicably discriminated against, overseas Chinese and Chinese are injured
After the epidemic broke out, there are many examples of overseas Chinese who have suffered racial discrimination inexplicably.
Many overseas Chinese and Chinese students were abused and attacked for no reason because they were wearing masks.
Chinese-American doctors in Boston actively participated in the fight against the epidemic and rescued the wounded, but they were verbally insulted when they got off work.
After the chef of a Michelin restaurant in Germany posted the news of the restaurant's reopening on his personal social media account, he emphasized that "Chinese people are not welcome".
Some Chinese children were ridiculed and humiliated as "viruses" at school because of their Asian faces...
Data map: On June 13, local time, more than 10,000 people in the French capital Paris continued to demonstrate against racial discrimination.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang
These discriminatory behaviors have deeply hurt overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese and cast a shadow over their psychology.
"When those people are making malicious jokes, have they forgotten that there is a Chinese friend on their list?" Su-Jit Lin, a Chinese American columnist, said that every time they log on to social media, a series of anxiety-producing remarks are brought. A sudden sense of powerlessness and helplessness.
Chinese students were not spared either.
In both Australia and the United Kingdom, Chinese students were assaulted while walking on the road for no reason. In New York subway stations in the United States, Asian passengers were frequently assaulted for wearing masks.
With the epidemic hitting the economy so severely this year, racial discrimination has made the livelihoods of overseas Chinese and Chinese people worse.
Many Chinese shops were affected and closed their doors.
According to a report by the National Institute of Economic Research, from February to April, the business activity of small and medium-sized enterprises in the United States fell by 22%, but that of Asian SMEs fell by as much as 26%.
Actively speaking out for rights protection, overseas Chinese are really "rigid"!
What is gratifying is that, in the face of unfair words and deeds, overseas Chinese have "struck up" this time!
They broke the previous impression of "dumb" and bravely defended their rights.
Many officials of Chinese descent and overseas Chinese have ties to vocalize and fight racism.
The Chinese-American Congressman Meng Zhaowen of the New York State proposed the resolution "Condemn anti-Asian due to the new crown virus", calling on all public officials to condemn any expressions of racial discrimination, xenophobia or anti-Asianism, and at the same time calling on federal law enforcement agencies to cooperate with local governments to prevent Asia Perpetrators of ethnic-related crimes are brought to justice.
Currently, the resolution has been passed by the House of Representatives.
Zhang Sujiu, a well-known American leader and honorary chairman of the Southern California Chinese Association, said that some American politicians should immediately stop their words and deeds that stigmatize China, stop fanning the flames, and prevent Asian Americans from being treated unfairly.
Data map: Zhang Sujiu, a well-known American leader and honorary chairman of the Southern California Chinese Association.
Photo by Zhang Qiang
Many Chinese associations unite and bravely say "no" to discrimination.
On May 21, 2020, 17 Asian American societies in the United States jointly signed an open letter to the American public, calling on all ethnic groups in the United States to unite in the fight against the epidemic.
The letter stated, "We refuse to hype up political tactics of racial division and segregation. Our country is made up of people from all over the world. We are always ready to come forward when we need it, because this is our common war epidemic. "
Chinese associations in London, Birmingham, Manchester and other places have spontaneously carried out anti-racial discrimination work and established the "All-British Chinese Anti-Racism Group".
According to Fang Yaohua, one of the founders of the group and chairman of the Birmingham Chinese Community Service Center, the task of the group is to coordinate anti-discrimination work in various places, strengthen cooperation with the government and the media, and provide guidance and assistance to Chinese who have been discriminated against.
The Federation of Chinese Associations in Victoria, Australia will conduct a survey of the discrimination against Chinese descent and report to the local government, urging the government to set up a special team to combat discrimination.
Many overseas Chinese have also spontaneously united and safeguarded their rights and interests in various ways.
Argentine TV host Eduardo Feynman blatantly slandered and attacked the Chinese community with the topic of the new crown virus in the local news.
The overseas Chinese in Albania united and rushed to sue. Chinese lawyers made suggestions. Hundreds of overseas Chinese sent complaints to the Anti-Discrimination Bureau, and finally waited for the client’s apology.
Argentine overseas Chinese leaders have convened experts to communicate on rights protection issues.
(Argentina Chinese Network)
The voices of all parties converge into a torrent.
The voices of major overseas Chinese leaders, the brave face of the Chinese community, and the unity of the overseas Chinese have brought together more and more overseas Chinese and Chinese people to break the previous "big matter small, small matter" way of dealing with discrimination. "Do not"!
Practice, overseas Chinese give back to the community with love
In fact, the overseas Chinese have performed very well in this "anti-epidemic" process.
Not only did the Chinese community help each other to strengthen epidemic prevention, but also extended a helping hand to the local community to help the people living in the country jointly fight the new crown pneumonia virus.
Many overseas Chinese actively donate masks and other anti-epidemic materials to local hospitals, police stations, welfare homes, and other institutions, and some send loving Chinese meals to local hospitals and police stations; teachers and students in Chinese schools donate spontaneously and buy masks for local needs People...
Some overseas Chinese have allowed mainstream society to understand Chinese culture and gain more social recognition by telling Chinese stories overseas.
Australian Chinese immigrant Mike Hing led the audience to understand Australia's immigrant community through a TV program, telling the story of the difficulties and hopes of Chinese immigrants coexisting in a multicultural background.
"In the face of discrimination, we must not only condemn with words, but also actively fight the epidemic with other ethnic groups, and use actions to justify ourselves." said Wang Xiaodong, honorary president of the Chinese Association in Acton, Massachusetts.
Data map: Australian overseas Chinese distribute masks to passers-by for free.
(Photo courtesy of the United Front Work Department of Hunan Provincial Party Committee)
With these efforts, the contributions made by overseas Chinese in the fight against the epidemic have been seen; Chinese culture has also gained more recognition; voices and actions against racial discrimination have been paid attention to by more people.
People began to express their kindness and welcome to overseas Chinese.
The people sent letters of thanks to the Chinese community. Many local politicians went to Chinese restaurants to eat, talked and embraced with the Chinese, and expressed their support for the Chinese community and their determination to oppose racial discrimination.
I believe that in 2021, the overseas Chinese will be understood and accepted by more people, and everything will get better and better!
(Reference: United States, "World News", Canada's "Sing Tao Daily", European networking, Argentina Chinese network, China News, China Overseas net; Author: Xu Wenxin; ID: qiaowangzhongguo)