China News Agency, Beijing, December 26 (Reporter Ran Wenjuan) For Chinese immigrants, integration is an eternal topic.
Looking back at 2022, which is about to end, overseas Chinese have won respect by virtue of their strength and defended their rights and interests by "speaking out". Although there are flowers and applause on the road to integration, there is still a long way to go.
Over a century, the mainstream society has contributed to rectify the name of the Chinese
At the beginning of 2022, the Chinese community in France ushered in a proud day.
On January 29, local time, the Chinese commemorative plaque in the central area of Paris was officially unveiled. Its location is the starting point of the Chinese ancestors starting their business in France.
Will, the mayor of the central district of Paris, who attended the unveiling ceremony, said that this plaque commemorates the special contributions of the Chinese in the two world wars, and remembers the history of the hard work of the Chinese in Paris and their efforts for the local economic and cultural development.
In October 2022, the United States issued a 25-cent coin with the face of Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong. This is the first time that an Asian face appears on a U.S. coin.
Since her debut in the movie "Red Lantern" in 1919, Anna May Wong, who has been in Hollywood, has faced the "yellow peril theory" that has been raging, and has been working hard to break the "ceiling" and fight against unfair treatment.
Regardless of individuals or groups, mainstream society has turned Chinese from rejection to acceptance, from indifference to attention, because generations of Chinese have taken root in the local area, continued to struggle, and finally won the respect and recognition of mainstream society with their strength.
No longer "invisible", the enthusiasm of Chinese people to participate in politics is increasing day by day
Since the beginning of this year, overseas Chinese have also been remarkable in participating in politics.
Chinese-American Shen Guanjian became the first Chinese-American mayor of Vancouver, Canada; Chinese-American Li Huihua took office as mayor of Chicago's 11th district, rewriting the history of Chicago without Chinese-American city councilors; in the 2022 US mid-term elections, there are nearly 50 Chinese-Americans in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California Candidates, the most in the history of local Chinese participation in politics...
The atmosphere of active political participation in the overseas Chinese community has been continuously strengthened.
In May, the Overseas Chinese Association in Sao Paulo, Brazil held a mobilization meeting for overseas Chinese to "actively integrate into the local area and support Chinese participation in politics".
In September, the Federation of Overseas Chinese in the United States held the "2022 Seminar on Encouraging Chinese Americans to Participate in Politics and Proposals for Voter Registration", where Chinese politicians shared their experience in participating in politics.
More people of Chinese descent picked up their votes one after another and fought for their legal rights in a high-profile manner.
The Chinese ethnic group no longer "only cares about their own small life and does not care about public affairs".
In some countries and regions, Chinese participation in politics has a development trend from "outstanding" to "full of spring".
In this regard, Wan Xiaohong, deputy dean of the School of Politics and Public Administration of South China Normal University, believes that this shows that overseas Chinese are no longer just "economic animals" engaged in business and trade culture. They dare to play an important social role, plead for the people, and assume social responsibilities , Writing a new history for the Chinese.
The chronic disease of racial discrimination is hard to eliminate, and the Chinese have a long way to go in defending their rights
Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, racism has emerged, and the number of "Asian-hate" crimes has risen in a "blowout" in some countries. This situation will not change in 2022.
Since the beginning of this year, it is not uncommon for Chinese Americans to suffer from hate crimes.
In December, a Chinese traditional Chinese medicine practitioner was robbed and violently beaten in Auckland, New Zealand; in May, an elderly Chinese man in Vancouver, Canada was insulted by racists and sprayed with bear spray; in March, an Asian woman in New York was raped. Assaults, beatings on the head and face hundreds of times... The related cases are shocking, and these are just the tip of the iceberg of hate crimes against Asians.
On the road of fighting against discrimination, the Chinese community has spoken out bravely.
Since the beginning of this year, dozens of cities including New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles have held rallies and marches to protest against racial discrimination and hate crimes against Asians.
The Photographic Association of Greater Los Angeles and the China Cultural Development Center in Los Angeles co-hosted a photo exhibition to convey the voices of Asian Americans against racial discrimination and defend their own rights.
On December 18, local time, Chinese New Zealanders launched the "1218 Anti-Crime Parade" on Queen Street in Auckland, expressing their demands for improving law and order and severely punishing crimes...
The chronic disease of racial discrimination is hard to eliminate.
But what is certain is that on the road of resisting discrimination, the Chinese community will not shrink back, nor will it be a lone walker.
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