社評0603 休斯敦國際社區走進參政大道

休斯敦國際社區走進參政大道

四百多位來自華亞裔非裔及主流社區週五晚間舉辦盛大之助選餐會， 支持德州參議員惠德邁競選休斯敦市市長 。

我們組成了強大的助選團隊包括華裔、 越裔、 非裔 、拉丁裔、 韓裔 、印裔 、巴基斯坦裔、 緬裔等二十位代表， 首先上台表達對惠特邁競選市長之支持， 我在介紹惠特邁參議員時称讃他多年來對少數族裔之關怀， 他的仁慈和勇氣及堅強之領導力。 我告訴在埸的數百位支持者說， 我們今天站在此地 ，是經過多少伙伴們超過二十多年之努力， 才把這塊土地從農田地建選成一個商業文化區， 也更成為休斯敦之一項模範區。 

從人口數字看來 ，亞裔人士已經超過了一百二十萬 ，占大休斯敦地區人口之四分之一 。這個驚人之增長速度顯然和我們在政治上之影響力成正比、

在熱情之助選人簇擁之下， 這位政壇老將向亞裔及其他族群保證， 在他成為市長之後一定會重用各族裔之優秀人才， 帶領大家走向更光明之大道。

我們大家都為此次盛會感到興𡚒， 也是我們步向參政重要之一大步伐。

Houston International Community Supports Whitmire's Run For Mayor

More than 400 members of the Asian Pacific Islander and African American communitues held a big reception to support Senator John Whitmire of Texas' run for Mayor of Houston. 

We have formed a strong team of more than twenty community leaders serve as co-chairs in the effort.

When we introduced Senator Whitmire on the stage we said because of his integrity, leadership and kindness, this will make him a great mayor. Right in the middle of the Houston International District and Asian Town, we all are pioneers who have built this land from raw farm land into a thriving commercial and diverse cultural land and have created one of the most prosperous zones in the city. We are so proud of what we have accomplished.

But when we are looking into the future, we need a strong mayor who can lead us into our future. Now we have more than 1.2 million Asian Pacific Islanders living in the greater Houston area. We are very strong in many ways. 

We are here to support Senator Whitmire to be the next mayor of the City of Houston. We believe he will be the best and the greatest leader to lead us into the next chapter of our generation.