社评0826全美李氏宗亲挤满芝加哥华埠街头

全美李氏宗亲挤满芝加哥华埠街头

来自全美国各地的李氏宗亲数百位代表， 今午到达芝加哥华埠 ，参加第二十四届恳亲大会 ，到处是大家熟悉的广东乡音和英语， 这场大团圆聚会代表了华夏文化在海外之强大力量 。

整个大会要开上四天， 其中包括来自各地之李氏信用会 ，多年来许多初到美国之李氏宗亲都皆获得信用贷款，度过了新移民之艰辛岁月。

全美李氏宗亲之歷史已逾百年之久 ，是全美最大的宗亲组织。 在各大城市也拥有祖產 ，是维持经济稳定之主要力量 ，那些非常有远见之元老们 ，為后代奠定了衣食无虞之基础 。

今天我们放眼望去， 许多李氏之二三代已经是人才辈出， 他们已经走出了华埠唐人街 ，许多对於长辈们之距离疏远了， 这是他们和传统侨社欢集一堂之时机。

芝加哥是美国第三大城， 这裡是中部各种工商业重镇。 华人移居已近百年之久， 华埠人来人往， 到处都是乡音， 商家生意兴隆， 是前人种树后人乘凉之最佳写照。

Hundreds of members of the Lee family are here in the Chicago Chinatown to attend the 24th annual convention which is held every three years.

Members of the Lee family from San Francisco, Houston, New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Seattle and Portland are here with a total of ten different cities being represented. The local Lee's also came here for this convention. Most of them are of an older generation and they came here when they were very young. After many decades, most of them are very successful in many fields.

I am so glad to be here in Chicago to attend this meeting. We have been publishing the Chicago Chinese newspaper for almost fifty years now and we are very close to the community here.

After so many years, most of the younger generation have become professionals. This is an opportunity for them to be connected to the Lee family. This tradition is really a great event and a special opportunity to meet each other.

Chicago is third largest city in America. It is very important to this country because many large industries are here