社评0912 我们重植族裔文化之幼苗

我们重植族裔文化之幼苗

-推动休斯敦国际文化博物馆走出第一步

週六上午，我们大家聚集在休斯敦八号公路旁的国际区艾斯多公园旁 ，在郡长克郭之召集下 ，我们共同為第一座东方亭阁楼举行了破土动工典礼， 心中激起阵阵澎湃热情， 眼看这座代表我们族裔文化之精緻楼亭将是我们建造国际文化博物馆之第一步。

近百年来 ，来自世界各角落的移民， 我们许多都是赤手空拳， 把许多荒芜之稻田地打造成為商业区， 為当地之経济注入活水 ，製造了无数之商机和就业机会 ，许多下一代靑年学习之专业已経成為社会之中坚。

在由名建筑师李兆琼兄之策划下， 我们已经勾划出未来之蓝图 ，当这个亭阁建成后， 我们将建造一座弓桥 ，把阁亭和彼岸之小岛连接后建造一座一万呎之文化博物馆 ，其中把来自五大洲移民之文化分别展示和陈列出来， 再把前辈们在此奋斗之事蹟永远留存。

国际区委员会已经為此计划作出积极之配合并将拨出专款，希望在短期内公诸大家参考。

我们深感美国是一个种族匯集，共同创建的国家， 我们都应该以自己固有之文化传统為荣 ，一定要教导下一代 ，他们除了溶入当地主流社会， 一定不要忘记自己来自何方。

今天我们要打造的休斯敦国际文化博物馆就是把族裔文化往下紥根， 歷史上的风云人物和风光岁月， 都会被时间遗忘， 唯有文化传承才是永恆的。

The First Step Toward Building A Houston International Museum

On Saturday morning we all got together with Commissioner Jack Cagle and many community leaders at Arthur Storey Park in the International District. We jointly held a groundbreaking ceremony for the first oriental pavilion in the park.

It aroused enthusiasm in our heart to see this exquisite pavilion which represents our ethnic culture. It will be constructed in the near future. This is also the first step we are taking toward building the Houston International Culture Museum.

Over the last several decades many of us have been immigrants from all corners of the world. We have turned many barren rice fields and raw land into commercial areas and created countless business and job opportunities. Many of our next generation will become the backbone of society.

With the help of Commissioner Cagle and architect C. C. Lee, we are creating a master plan for building the Houston International Culture Museum and the building of a bridge to connect two small islands with a 10,000 square foot building which will display the cultures of many different countries. We want to tell the stories of how these immigrants came to America and we want to showcase their success stories.

The International District will work very closely with local community leaders to showcase these  many success stories forever.

We should all be proud of our own heritage, no matter where you came from. This great land has given us opportunity and freedom. We all love this country.