慶祝美南新聞成立46周年

美南报业电视集团董事长 李蔚华

今天，不只是紀念日——今天，是一種宣言。

1979年6月16日。就在這一天，美南新聞誕生了。

不是在高樓林立的新聞大廈，不是在資本雄厚的媒體集團，而是在一群移民的雙手中誕生——他們帶著夢想、信念與一支筆，點燃了屬於華人的媒體火種。這不只是一份報紙，這是一場沈默者的反擊。

這是一聲吶喊：我們在這裡！我們有話要說！我們不會被忽視！

46年來，我們見證風雨、走過黑夜、擁抱黎明。

我們在國殤之時傳遞希望，我們在天災肆虐時連結社區，

我們在仇恨來臨時挺身而出、發聲不止。

我們沒有退縮，沒有妥協。

因為我們深知：我們不只是記錄歷史——我們正在書寫它。

美南新聞，是人民的報紙。

是那位日夜辛勤打拼、只為孩子念書的餐館老闆；

是那個為爺爺奶奶翻譯社區消息的年輕學子；

是站在正義前線、用中英雙語捍衛族群尊嚴的行動者。

美南新聞，是我們這個社群跳動的脈搏。

是族群記憶的載體，是文化傳承的火炬，是一面凝聚的旗幟。

我們慶祝的不只是過去的榮耀，更是未來的承諾：

我們會繼續走下去，走得更遠，說得更大聲，站得更堅定。

這不僅是一份報紙，這是一場運動。

這就是美南新聞。

四十六載堅持不懈，我們才剛剛開始。
Today is not just a date—it is a declaration.
June 16, 1979.On this day, forty-six years ago, Southern News Group was born—not in a towering newsroom or marble hall, but in the hands of immigrants who dared to dream. Armed with little more than ink, heart, and unwavering conviction, they launched a newspaper that would become a voice for the voiceless.

This was not just a publication—it was a revolution.
A revolution in a foreign land, by a people who refused to remain silent.
A revolution that said: We are here. We belong. We will be heard.

For 46 years, through every storm and every triumph, Southern News has stood tall.
We stood in grief, reporting through national tragedies.
We stood in resilience, when hurricanes tore through our cities.
We stood in defiance, when Asian Americans were targeted and silenced.
And through it all, we never stopped telling the truth.
We never stopped believing in our mission.
Because we are not just reporting history—we are writing it.

We are the newspaper of the people.
Of the restaurant owner who works 16 hours a day to send her kids to college.
Of the student who translates headlines for their grandparents.
Of the activist who speaks truth to power—in Mandarin, in Cantonese, in English, and always, from the heart.

Southern News is the beating pulse of a proud, resilient, and rising community.
It is the voice of generations.
It is the memory of struggle.
It is the banner of unity.

And today, we celebrate not just our past—we celebrate our promise.
A promise to continue.
To grow louder, bolder, and stronger.
To stand on the front lines of justice, identity, and belonging.

This is more than a newspaper. This is a movement.
This is Southern News.
46 years strong. And we’re just getting started.