美國新冠疫情日記08/01

An Open Letter To Our Brothers And Sisters

A Virtual Conversation With Dr. Ben Harris

Dear Brothers and Sisters -

 It has been more than one-half of a year that our Asian and international communities have been suffering from the coronavirus pandemic. Many of our brothers and sisters have lost their lives. Many small businesses built in our lifetime are all gone. Politicians just use the anti-immigrant and race issues only to try and gain their political advantage. Most of us came to this great land and adopted it as our own country. And now it is facing the greatest challenge.

 A group of us in ten different major cities have already organized the American Business Mosaic Association. We definitely want to join in the 2020 presidential election and have our voices heard.

 We are inviting Dr. Ben Harris, Former Chief Economist to Vice President Biden, to be our guest on Virtual Conversation on Economic and International Outlook. He will answer questions on foreign policy and immigration issues.

 This is the time we all need to participate in this political process for ourselves and the next generation.

 I am urging all of you not to just open your checkbook. We really all need to go out and vote.

 We believe we can control our own future.

      對話拜登副總統經濟顧问哈里斯博士

各位國際華亞裔社區的兄弟姐妹們:

過去半年來，由于新冠病毒之猖獗，導致我們國際華亞裔社區之巨大變化， 我們許多親人不敵病毒之侵襲倒下去了，多少年來在這塊土地上辛苦留下血汗而創建的事業也關閉了，在當政者有意操作之下，全國掀起了反移民及亞華裔之反種族氣氛，對我們在此生活及安身立命的美利堅共和國正在遭遇百年來最大挑戰。

2020總統大選已近在眉捷，不到三個月時間，這是我們大家行動的時候了，這次大選更是我們決定自己前途的重大選擇。

我們已經邀請到拜登總統競選總部前白宮经濟顧問哈里斯博士在八月十日（星期一）中部時間下午六時和我們進行對話， 题目是美國國際外交和经濟之展望，他將在這次視訊大會上回答我們對今後美國外交、移民、经濟之看法，他曾在白宮擔任拜登副總統辦公室之首席經濟顧問， 一直到二O一四年奧巴馬政府交接為止。

今天我們要再度呼籲這是我們共同行動的時刻了，我們目睹社會之亂象， 疫情之失控 ，掌權者施政之荒腔走板，要把我們大家的前途及命運放在政治之賭盤上。

這次大選，我們已在全美十大城市組成了美國企業委員會， 將以鈔票及選票展示我們的實力，來寫下歷史的一頁。

值此國家多難之秋，疫情擴散，還請各位弟兄姐妹們保重自己，我們一定會迎來光明勝利的明天。