每日评论0106 庆贺史蒂文李之生日

庆贺史蒂文李之生日

在德州休斯敦有越裔川普之称的至友李史蒂文日前庆祝生日之喜,我们前往祝贺并以博爱两字相赠,我有幸认识这位从铁钳工奋斗成為地產大亨的企业家。

早在二十年前当休斯敦国际区经过德州州议会立法通过经市议会之批准成立后,他一直担任国际区理事会理事,多年来我们都无私奉献，全力以赴把国际区治理成為休斯敦经济之一个模范区,尤其是新任市长惠特曼经常在各个公共塲所给予我们许多讃誉和鼓励,我们深以為荣。

史蒂文全家十口於一九七五年从越南以难民身份在海上漂流数月后,九死一生得以到达美国,他先在餐厅洗碗到电钳工日夜奋战,从经营小店到地產经营,他以不怕苦而且勇於冒险之精神,数十年后他之地產遍及城中及中国城。

他是我们移民成功之典范,他对社区公益及国际区之治安美化环境及经济繁荣作出重大贡献。

我把国父孙中山先生所倡议之博爱二字作為他生日礼物,也為他对社会所作之贡献表示由衷之祝福。同时,其子小史蒂文娶得娇妻张同艷在他们家族事业中不但相夫教子更在事业中鼎力相助。张同艷曾经在美南电视担任新闻主播,表现卓越。

In Celebration Of Stephen Le‘s Birthday

Stephen Le, a close friend, known as the "Donald Trump of the Vietnamese community in Houston,"  recently celebrated his birthday and we went to congratulate him and brought him a special gift.  I have been so grateful to know him as a person who has struggled from being a refugee to the pinnacle status today of being a real estate tycoon.

As early as 20 years ago, when the Houston International District started, Texas Representative Hubert Vo led the passage of a a bill in the Texas House which was later approved by the Houston City Council. Le has always served selflessly on the board of the International District and has always been committed to the growth of the District as a model zone in the city. Mayor Whitmire has especially given the District much praise and encouragement ever since he took office.

After drifting on the sea as a refugee from Vietnam for serval months in 1975, Stephen’s family was able to reach to America. His first job was washing dishes in a restaurant, and at the same time, he also worked hard day and night as an welder at a shipyard. From running a small shop to selling real estate, he was never afraid of hardship and was always brave to take risks. Decades later, his real estate interests spread   all over the city and all across Chinatown.

Stephen Le is a model for all of our immigrant success stories. I use the word, “fraternity,” as advocated by Yat-Sen, founding father of the Republic of China, as my birthday gift to him to express our heartfelt blessings for his years of contributions to our community. His son Stephen Jr., is married to Tiffany Zhang who once worked at our TV station as a news anchor and performed excellently.