每日评论0821 成立華亞裔<生命展望>熱線

成立華亞裔<生命展望>熱線

近年來華亞裔移民因為各種原因湧進美國，根據最新人口統計，在全國三億三千萬人口中已經超過百分之八。換言之超過二千多萬華亞裔人口已經佔有極重要之地位，而且因為年青移民家庭人口增長較快，預計未来十年內將會佔人口之百分之十。

最近在我們華亞裔社區中發生了許多家庭悲劇,許多夫妻因情感或經濟因素而走頭無路走向絕路,年青朋友受不了社會壓力而自殺，一些華裔移民因病而去世連骨灰都無法安葬,許多悲劇皆因事先未得到支援而造成悲劇，聽到這些悲慘之事件真令人感到悲哀和難過。

今晨有幸和休斯敦韓裔朴牧師和紐約張震牧師舉行了一次會議,討論如何為社區盡一份心力,我們決定在最近成立<生命展望>熱線，除了設立中文及英文兩條熱線,全面為華亞裔開放,遇有面對生命挑戰之時有求救之管道。

今天我們非常興奮能為提供社會福利踏出第一步,更感謝張震牧師之全力支持,同時也希望社區志工加入我們的行列,定期舉辦各種心理輔導座談會,為社會帶來更多之溫暖。

Southern News Group To Establish Asian LIFE OUTLOOK Hotlines

In recent years, Asian immigrants have flooded into the United States for various reasons. According to latest surveys, the Asian population now is over 8% of the general population which represents more than 20 million immigrants who currently reside in this country.

Recently there have been many family tragedies happening in our community. Many families are facing emotional and economic challenges and more young students are committing suicide because they cannot handle the difficult social pressures. Some immigrants who died due to illness can’t even arrange to bury their ashes. Many tragedies are caused by the lack of strong family and community support in advance. It is really sad to hear about these tragic events.

This morning we held a meeting with Pastor Park and Pastor Zhang to discuss how we can best contribute to the community and address the many painful situations. We decided to set up LIFE OUTLOOK hotlines in both Chinese and English languages.

Today we are very excited to take the first step for social welfare in our community with deep thanks to Pastor Zhang and Pastor Park for their full support. We also urge our community leaders to join us on this mission to bring more warmth to our society.