Lee Wong | Sherry Chen Event Talking Points

我的家乡

I’m from a sleepy town in Ohio. But this is no sleepy when it comes to politics and ideologies. This is the Crossroads of America, where the Yankees meet the southerners and the East meet the West. Both Vincent Chin and Sherry Chen cases were heard right where here in Cincinnati, Ohio.

我来自中西部的一个小镇。这个小镇在美国东西南北交界的十字路口上。著名的陈果仁案和陈霞芬案都是在这里的联邦法庭审理的。

模范少数民族

Chinese Americans hold up strong traditional values. I served the US Army for 20 years and served the community as an elected official for 5

consecutive terms. But then the “Model Minority” stereotype hurts our community.

华人在美国坚守传统价值观。我在美国军队服役了二十年，退伍后在地方连续担任了五届民选地方官员。虽然我们华人都很优秀，‘“模范少数民族”的光环带来的捧杀往往给我们社区造成更多苦难。

世界现状

We are living in a world of turbulences. Nationalism and racism are on the rise. Our Asian American community suffered the most in economic crisis and geopolitical conflicts. Hate speech and violence targeting our community members have gone up sharply since the pandemic.

当今世界并不太平。民粹主义和种族歧视在抬头。每当发生经济危机和国际局势发生变化，亚裔社区总是首当其冲成为受害者。疫情以来针对亚裔的仇恨言论和暴力不断发生。

I’m thankful for the support by the community and I’m always compelled to stand out and voice my concern as an elected official and a veteran when

justice is needed. 

我感恩大家在数次竞选中给予我的支持，也常常在需要我们抗争的时候以民选官员和退伍军人的身份站出来为正义发声。

At a township meeting, I stuck my neck out for the Asian community and condemn racism to protect our community from being further abused. Many echoed my message with strong feelings and emotions.

看到针对亚裔的暴力不断增加，我在主持小镇会议上谴责种族歧视，为我们亚裔出头发声。许多人对我的讲话产生了共鸣。

We shall never forget what happened to the Chinese throughout the history. The Mongols killed 70+ million Chinese. The Manchurians killed 100+

million Chinese. The Japanese killed 12 million Chinese in WWII. The Indonesian killed 1+ million just half a century ago. The atrocities we have

suffered are ten times more than those of the Jews.

人类历史上屠杀华人事件屡屡发生。华人遭遇的苦难甚至远超犹太人所遭遇到的苦难。

我们该怎么做

But the Chinese community remain fragmented and divided, with immigrants coming from all sorts of different background. Sometimes the worst attacks came from members of our own community. 

然而华人社区由于政治观点和背景的不同，往往是四分五裂的，甚至有时候对我们华人造成最大伤害的往往来自于我们华人社区本身的少数人。

What can we learn from the Jewish community? Not just protecting each other, but also lifting each other up.

要借鉴犹太社区，不仅要保护彼此人身安全，还应该相互扶持，彼此成就。

I get involved in three things only: election, economic development, and mentoring; through my political campaigns, Chinese Chamber of Commerce membership, and youth leadership coaching.

鉴于精力有限，我只参与三件事：参政议政、扶持经济、言传身教。我参加选举投票，支持华商会，并传授经验给未来的领导人。