Chapter 492

What attracted people's attention was that California Governor Schwarzenegger led more than a dozen members, including the speaker, out of the Parliament and boarded the temporary podium at the door of the parliament.

The terminator was satisfied with his smile and kept waving to the people. The people around him were also smiling and happy.

Many people are excited. This must be a good thing. If they fail, these people will be rushed up by angry people and killed with random fists.

Schwarzenegger said to the loudspeaker, "on behalf of the California House Judiciary Committee, I now announce that the bill No. acr42 will be officially passed at 15:30 p.m. on October 25, 2007."

As soon as his words stopped, earth shaking cheers and applause broke out. The terminator waved his hands several times, but the applause did not stop. The warm applause lasted for five minutes. A team of beautiful women came to the stage with flowers and presented flowers to the public.

Many people saw this moment and were so excited that tears filled their eyes that they couldn't help themselves.

This scene was also spread all over the world through TV signals, and thousands of Chinese descendants cheered and were proud of it.

There was only one person, the dignified American President George W. Bush, with a sneer on his face, said: "want to make trouble? I won't give you a chance!"

After Schwarzenegger saw that the applause gradually decreased, he said: "on behalf of the California government of the United States, I officially apologize to all Chinese in California for the Chinese Exclusion Act and to those who have been hurt. Only by equality, mutual assistance and friendship of all ethnic groups can we create a better tomorrow. Now a better era is coming. May God bless all this!" Then he read out the letter of apology loudly in public.

It is worth mentioning that this is the California governor's apology to the Chinese in California, not to all Chinese.

Even so, Xue Haipei, chairman of the Chinese National Committee, said, "the passage of this bill has ended a century of humiliation for Chinatown and brought belated justice. In the next step, we will submit it to Congress and strive for Congress to pass the apology."

This is an established plan, but it is not easy. There are only three apologies passed by Congress in American History: apologizing and compensating Japanese Americans for being put in concentration camps during World War II in 1988; In 1993, he apologized for sending troops to support the overthrow of the Hawaiian indigenous Dynasty; In 2006, he apologized to African Americans for the former black slavery, (later in 2009, he apologized to the two and a half centuries of slavery in the United States; in 2010, he apologized again for the unfair treatment of Indians.)

Henry Lee, one of the earliest promoters of the bill and vice chairman of the Chinese National Committee, told reporters that the apology bill upheld the late historical justice for Chinese Americans. He hoped that the apology bill would stimulate more Chinese to actively participate in public affairs and public welfare undertakings, actively participate in the construction of Chinese communities, and actively participate in the maintenance and development of China rice relations.

In an interview with reporters, California congressman Thomas said: "even after President Roosevelt called it a" historic mistake ", most Americans have ignored it. Domestic prejudice against Chinese still exists. Such prejudice has not disappeared among ethnic groups that have received a formal apology. From the abolition of the" bill "to the mainstream society to face up to it "Historical mistakes" do take a long time, but justice and justice will only be late. Today is a time to make up for historical mistakes! "

Through television broadcasting, the news entered thousands of households, and the people on the scene of the State Council began to exit one after another. Many people came by means of transportation, such as plane, train and Greyhound bus. Of course, some people drove by themselves. The withdrawal of more than 30000 people brought great pressure to the local traffic, but most people abide by public order and work in the police and traffic police Under the guidance of, the retreat was completed quickly.

Henry Lee said: "30000 people have far exceeded expectations, but I still feel lost. If it's the same event, there may be 200000 African Americans and 500000 to 100000 homosexuals. It's difficult to protect their rights if the Chinese don't have high political participation!"

Xue Haipei also said: "the success is somewhat disappointing. This success is the result of MM's full publicity. Like the publicity of films and concerts, more people come to watch the excitement today than those who really want to petition for rights. We Chinese want to have the same status as African Americans, and there is still a lot to go."

The process of Chinese's integration into American society is also a process of collision between Chinese traditional culture and American values. For American Chinese, the concept of rights such as democracy, freedom and equality formed in western history is completely unfamiliar. The values formed under thousands of years of feudal autocracy make Chinese unable to immediately adapt to the rules of the game of the United States; due to long-term discrimination, Chinese are against rice China's political participation is not high, which makes the status of Chinese fall into a vicious circle.

The Chinese have not formed a high awareness of safeguarding their rights through political elections. Civic awareness is a concentrated expression of political awareness. Actively voting means a political awakening, a political action. No matter who you support or what you agree with, as long as you cast a sacred vote, your political status will be improved by one point, but the performance of the Chinese is not excellent For example, in walnut City, California, the Chinese population accounts for 13, but the voting rate of Chinese voters is far lower than that of other ethnic groups. Among the new generation of Chinese Americans in the United States, less than half are interested in mainstream politics, accounting for 46.59%, and more than half are not interested, that is, 53.4%.

The Chinese mainland is said of an aged person who is not united and the struggle for the Chinese people is difficult. The number of Chinese in the US is increasing, but it comes from different regions, such as mainland China, Hongkong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. As a whole, Chinese cohesion and influence are less than that of Japanese, Koreans, or even Indians and Pakistan people. Because at least they recognize their national identity and unite with each other. To some extent, compared with other ethnic groups, Chinese are the least United. They form gangs. They not only do not communicate with each other, but even do not tolerate water and fire, and do not help each other in case of trouble.

American blacks usually fight with each other, but once a black person encounters injustice from the government or society, all blacks will unite to March, strike and even retaliate.

This society is a powerful society. The Chinese do not realize that the key to eliminating discrimination is to strengthen ABC's identity and enhance the unity of Chinese ethnic groups, so as to form a force of unity. Instead, they think that improving their understanding of American society can eliminate discrimination.

That night, the governor hosted a party at his official residence for a group of Chinese leaders and his former colleagues in Hollywood. Of course, he wanted to have a relationship with makla. He was an elite with all sides. As a member of the Kennedy family, he participated in the governor's election as a Republican and successfully won the first vote of the Democratic Party. He worked in camp California for four years, It's like a fish in water. Such excellent and skillful political means are no more than those old slickers who have been mixed for 20 or 30 years.

Out of politeness and face saving, mark and David attended the party. As one of the MM giants and a top millionaire, in a sense, his status is not much lower than that of the governor. The two sides are equal. Even Schwarzenegger has more places to rely on. The media group plays a great role in political activities and elections, Mm clearly supports Democrat Ao Guanhai in next year's general election, but it doesn't mean that they completely fall to the elephant party. It's the king's way to find both ways between donkey and elephant. If they don't understand this, they are stupid.

In the election for governor, there is room for cooperation between the two sides. In political life, Hollywood is neutral. If you have to choose, it is the Democratic Party. However, if you have Hollywood origin, you will give priority to support regardless of parties and peers, which will be criticized.

So Schwarzenegger and his wife went out to greet them. Mark laughed and talked happily with the governor. Schwarzenegger also promised to guest star in Mark's new film.

Mark appreciates the governor, but he doesn't agree with his taste. Compared with his elegant and noble original wife, how can the housekeeper with three big faces and five thick get a bite? Mrs. Schwarzenegger thought that if she found an ugly housekeeper, everything would be all right and she would not cheat. This is a big mistake. The terminator of others is Mr. 20 million. The top dignitaries are cold and don't avoid. It's just a female. It's impossible not to wear a green hat.

Although Schwarzenegger regards you as the governor, he has always maintained a close relationship with Hollywood. This is a way to advance and retreat. The governor is a high-ranking and powerful governor. However, in terms of making money, he still earns more in Hollywood. His film works earn more than 35 million, while the governor's annual salary is only more than 200000. If you want to make more money, you should wear the film robe again.

Schwarzenegger has always maintained a close relationship with the circle. As soon as he sees the news wrong, he immediately runs back to Hollywood, which is a way. Therefore, he is polite and flattering to mark, a tycoon. If mark is willing to cut off the chicken head and burn yellow paper with him, he will gladly agree.

However, for the governor's enthusiasm, mark is a little reserved. As a filmmaker, he should not have close contacts with politicians. This is lofty and is said to affect his creative inspiration.

James Cameron thinks so. Originally, he and Schwarzenegger were good friends, but since Schwarzenegger became a politician, there has been a lot less communication and less basis.

The California parliament passed an apology resolution for the Chinese Exclusion Act, which made David and his team a good start. This is a good start. The next step is to go into Congress and lobby Congress for approval.

If it used to be a wall, now there is a door on the wall, and it is possible to open the door.

At a regular press conference, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that China affirmed the move of the California house of representatives to formally apologize for the Chinese Exclusion bill. As an immigrant country, the historical achievements of Chinese should be fairly evaluated and respected.