大俠行天下日記 我見我聞我思 02/08/2021

百人會在爭取華裔權益

上週參加了美國華人百人會的視訊大會，主題是華裔美人在重塑美國過程中的處境，並由剛接任百人會會長的前駐中國大使駱家輝主持。

百人會是於1990年由名建築師貝聿銘等創立，是在美華裔精英非盈利組織，其成員包括來自商界学术界、政界及文化界的人，常設機構於紐約，该會是美國最具影響力之華裔組織之一， 百人會之入會資格十分嚴格，必須由會員推荐并经所有會員同意後才予以接納。

正當中美關系處理低潮和敏感时期，新任會長駱大使在會中再度重申，今天华裔對美國做出之貢獻，他對於過去多年來因國內政治造成對華裔之歧視感到憂心和不滿，百人會之主要工作是要更多的美國人能到中國去觀光訪問，促進兩國人民之瞭解，對於我們而言，我們以自己是華裔美人而驕傲。

曾任商務部長的駱家輝表示，中美兩國過去多年來因貿易戰致使兩國關係不斷惡化，他希望美國往後要以多角方式來和中國交往，如果沒有其他國家之參與，美國將無法促使中國認真對待，不止是美國之損失也是國內消費者和美國公司之損失。

今天我們身處在美國之華裔，應該真實地體會到我們處境之艱難，希望大家團結一致，繼續爭取應有的權益。

( 图片来源：路透社 )

Ambassador Gary Locke Lead Committee Of 100

I was with the Committee of 100 last week with the newly elected President Gary Locke in a virtual meeting. The topic was, “Rebuilding America’s Promise: The Chinese American Perspective.”

The Committee of 100 is a non-partisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in government, business, academia and arts. The founding the committee came from the renowned architect, the late I.M. Pei. He teamed up with master cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Shirley Young to recruit distinguished Chinese Americans from the arts, business, public service and the sciences to serve on the committee.

The mission of the committee is to provide leadership and act as a constructive force in the dual mission of promoting the full participation of all Chinese Americans in American society and acting as a public policy resource for the Chinese-American community.

                                                                                                                            Advancing constructive dialogue and relationships between the people and leaders of the United States and greater China is the overriding goal and focus.

Gary Locke was the first governor in the continental United States of Asian decent and the only Chinese American who had ever served as a governor of any state. He was also the first Chinese American to serve as a U.S. ambassador.

Today we as Chinese Americans are facing a big challenge. We hope that under the leadership of Ambassador Locke we will definitely find more answers to address it.