美国新冠疫情日记5/5/2020 今天是教师节

                  今天是教师节

在疫情肆虐惊吓笼罩全美各地之时，我们看到一群小朋友在老师家的前院，手举感谢牌以歌声来祝贺刚出院的老师，如此感动之画面，也让我们大家都会想起自己的老师们。

十年树木，百年树人，是我们传统重视教育的名训，人类自开啟文明时代迄今，教育事业是各时代之最重要事项之一，任何国家之强盛无不与教育成败有关。

我们乐见许多亚裔家庭对教育之重视，年轻人第二代大半都受过大学教育，据统计，目前全美各地之医生有三分之一是亚裔，他们正在新冠疫情战场的最前线，牺牲奉献，在旧金山矽谷高科技龙头更有眾多之亚裔参与创业，我们对美国之贡献有目共暏。

当我们来到这块土地追求美好之未来，我们更要热爱这个国家，也更要当家作主，积极参加社区活动，到学校做义工，也更要投下你手中珍贵之选票，只有如此，我们才能在此安身立命，粉碎政客们对我们之歧视及污蔑，这也是我们记念教师节真正之意义 。

Today is Teachers’ Day

When the Coronavirus pandemic attacked our nation, a group of young students went to their teacher’s house and sang a song to congratulate their teacher who was recovering from the Coronavirus illness. Such a wonderful and touching moment. Let us all remember our own teachers too.

It takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to bring up a generation of good men. Since the age of civilization, any country’s power is dependent on their education system. Today, we are witnessing in all Asian-American families in the United States that most have received higher education, especially the second generation. They have become professionals in all fields.   One-third of medical doctors are of Asian descent. Today, many are fighting with this pandemic in the hospitals where they have devoted their lives and energy to serve our nation.

When we celebrating Teachers’ Day we need to remember our duty to the country.   We need to participate more in volunteer work in our community and schools. We need to go to vote. It is the best way to answer those politicians that have discriminated against Asian Americans.