社評0615 我們踏進第四 十三個年頭

大道不孤 德必有鄰

我們踏進第四十三個年頭

過去四十三個寒暑， 我們踏過了整個新大陸， 一股堅強不拔的毅力， 共同打拼的伙伴， 让我們在一次又一次的艱苦奮戰中继續前進 ，美南新聞非常驕傲地䇄立於美洲大陸上。

我們始終是稟持著見水搭橋，見山開路之精神， 面對未來之挑戰， 從傳統媒體印刷事業走進電視新傳媒， 我們從來不敢怠惰， 永遠站在革新求變的道路，繼續探索， 實現更新更高之目標。

近二十年前， 我們創立了休斯敦國際貿易中心，以及經過德州州議員立案，通過成立的國際區， 在兩大平台之支撐下， 今天在座的我的夫人、膝權先生、 卡比地大使、 金諾威共同主席、 羅德索教授都是曾經共同參與貢獻心力的創始人群， 今天我們要非常欣慰地向大家宣佈， 這個非營利的貿易中心曾經為一萬五千個中小企業舉辦過上千次的各型座談會 ，結合了美國商務部 、小商業局、 進出口銀行 ，舉辦了各項金融 投資 貿易等項目交流會。

我們今天要感恩這塊土地為我們滋養著肥土和機會來實現我們的美國夢。

我也要在此正式宣佈為了慶祝休斯敦國際貿易中心成立十五週年紀念 ，我們決定於九月二十三日星期期五舉辦一連串之非洲高峯會及國際小姐選美慈善晚會， 屆時將邀請政商領袖社會人士共襄盛舉， 並將頒發奬助學金 ，捐款給本塔社區醫院， 敬請大家期待。

今天的國際貿易中心， 我們住有不同族裔商會， 包括菲利賓、 加勒比海 、巴基斯坦 、華裔、 衣索比亞總領事館、 幾內亞總領事館及聯合國協會等機構。

歷史是個巨大的车輪 ，我們始終相信”大道不孤德必有隣” ，我們在此要向大家致上最深切之感恩之情 ，如此衆多之兄弟姊妹們我們將永遠不會孤單， 再次謝謝各位之光臨， 更希望九月二十三日我們再次相聚，共慶國際貿易中心之生日。

 The Road Is Not Lonely, Virtue Must Have Neighbors.

We Have Stepped Into The Forty=Three Years.

In the past forty-three years we, as a group of strong teams, have continued to move forward again and again. Today, Southern News Group stands very proudly on this beautiful land.

Over the past several years, we have been standing on the road of innovation, continuing to explore and have achieved a new digital goal, having moved from the traditional print media to a new television and social media format. We have always maintained the spirit of seeing the water and building the bridge, and when you face the mountain, open the road.

Nearly twenty years ago we founded the International Trade Center and the International District through approval by the State of Texas legislators. With these two platforms we built the International District which has become one of the top economic models in the City of Houston. The International Trade Center, a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization, teamed up with the U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Service and the SBA Import Export Bank to sponsor thousands of seminars for more than 15,000 businesses. Today, the ITC is home for many chambers of commerce, including the Philippine Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Caribbean Chamber of Commerce, the Pakistan Chamber of Commerce, the United Nations Association and the Consulate Generals of Ethiopia and the Republic of Guinea.

Today, I also want to make an official announcement. In order to celebrate the International Trade Center’s 15-year anniversary, we will host the Texas African Summit and the Miss International Beauty Pageant Charity Gala on Friday, September 23rd at the Grand Tusca Hotel.

History is like a huge wheel. We always have believed that, “The road is not lonely, there must be neighbors.” We must express our deepest gratitudes to you, my better half, Mrs. Lee, Glen Gondo, our co-chairs Gary Randazzo and Jim Noteware and Ambassador Kebede. Because of your contributions, we are still standing here.