社評 1205 我們正在推動農暦新年全市之活動

我們正在推動農暦新年全市之活動

整整二十七個年頭， 美南新聞在德州休斯敦舉辦了二十七次之農暦新年慶祝會， 明年迎接龍年之到來， 將是我們連速第二十八屆慶祝大會。

由於擴大結合各種族社區， 明年將移師到位於西園路之艾利夫職訓中心大樓內舉行， 室內有二十多萬呎埸地，室外有數千個停車位，風雨無阻，不會受天氣之影響 。

明年龍年慶祝大會， 主要由華亞裔社團及主流之工商團體共同主辦， 其中分為美食及文化表演兩大部份， 也將邀請非裔、 西裔及主流之團體共同表演，顯示我們是一個族群之大熔爐。

我們正在向市政府及市議會提出請求， 明年農暦新年是休斯敦市一個主要之慶祝節日， 共同慶祝農曆新年之來臨。

社區之繁榮和進步， 首先是要族群之相互瞭解各種文化交流之活動， 是最好之橋樑。

數十年來， 我一直致力於走入主流之活動， 從國際區及國際貿易中心多年之各項文化、 商貿及學術交流， 也為社區貢獻了薄力， 唯望大家共同努力， 創建更好的明天。

We Are Promoting The City’s “Lunar New Year Day"

For the last 27 years, Southern News Group has held the Lunar New Year celebration every year. Next year we will welcome the arrival of the year of the Dragon. It will be our 28th celebration of the Lunar New Year.

Due to the great expansion and the  combination of various ethnic communities, we will be moving the event to the HCC Alief Career Center at their Westpark campus. This location has more than 200,000 square feet of indoor space and thousands of parking spaces. 

The new location is also going to play a major role in our event decisions including ethnic foods and cultural performances that will show that Houston is truly a melting pot of diverse ethnic groups. 

We are also going to ask the city mayor and city council to officially recognize the annual Lunar New Year celebration as a special day every year to be celebrated all over the city. 

We believe that cultural exchange within our community is the best way forward for the prosperity and progress of all the citizens. 

Today in the greater Houston area, the Asian population is over 7%. We are now carrying much more weight both culturally and socially than ever before. We hope the new year festival will be the one event where we will be able to continue to promote our cultural heritage.