社评0618 四十年后陈果仁事件之省思

四十年后陈果仁事件之省思

四十年前住在密西根州汦特律市附近的华裔陈果仁被两名白人汽车工人用捧球棍追打致死， 四十年后的今天亚裔美国人仍然处於忧虑及不安之中。

当陈果仁遇害时， 正值日本汽车製造商崛起和美国汽车业在崩溃之中 ，因而助长了反亚裔情绪， 随着时间之推移 ，陈果仁事件已被逐渐淡忘。

如今， 由于疫情 中美关係破裂， 全美各地反亚裔事件激增之中， 此时此刻全美亚裔社区是吸取教训和反省之时刻了。

当疫情开始之时 前总统川普等人反覆使用“中国病毒”“功夫流感”等不当词汇 ，这些行為助长了对亚裔尤其是华裔之仇恨行径， 这和四十年前陈果仁事件之氛围十分相似。

最近在底特律地区的华亚裔社团将举办為期四天之系列活动，包括音乐、 电影及宗教仪式 ，以唤起人们对陈果仁事件之教训。

今天亚裔在美国之移民人数还在不断增加， 虽然我们在事业成就上令人括目相看， 但是我们在政治地位上仍然十分脆弱， 而且团结力量不够。

我们要再度呼吁 ，亚裔社区应大力加强组织以争取民权公平正义之全国性团体， 学习黑人 、犹太人之民权组织， 可以动员全国各大小城市之力量来维护我们应有之权利。

Vincent Chin Tragedy Forty Years Later

40 years ago, a Chinese American, Vincent Chin, was beaten to death with a baseball bat after being pursued by two white auto workers in 1982.

                                                                                                                                            The tragedy happened at the time of the rise of Japanese carmakers and the collapse of the Detroit auto industry that had contributed to a rise in anti-Asian racism.

Today with the 40th anniversary of the killing of Vincent Chin approaching this month, the surge in anti-Asian violence is a very big worry in the Asian community.

Since Covid-19 was first detected in China two and a half years ago, President Trump used terms like “Chinese Virus” and “Kung Flu” to describe the pathogen that started the pandemic, Asian Americans have been living daily with an increasing fear of racism.

The Chinese-American community in Detroit will host a series of activities, including music, movies and religious services to teach people the lesson that should be learned from the Vincent Chin tragedy.

We would like to once again call on the Asian community to vigorously support the national groups that strive for civil rights and justice. Learning from the African-American and Jewish civil rights organizations can help us to mobilize and strengthen the whole nation.

History cannot be forgotten. The Vincent Chin tragedy is a case we all should remember.