2021年5月7日星期五，LexPride为亚裔社区主办了Uncovering Anti-Asian Racism活动，莱镇华盟CALex应邀做了开场白讲话。活动由True Story Theater的专业人士主导，他们首先分享对亚裔遭遇歧视的感言，然后邀请听众讲述遇到的歧视，True Story Theater根据讲述者的描述现场表演再现当时的场景。学委Eileen Jay，莱镇华盟的Helen Yang和潘大华，以及其他几位华人乡亲分别分享了各自的经历。
莱镇华盟代表针对亚裔从有规模移民以来就一直遭受的歧视发表了看法，并极力倡议在中小学推广亚裔历史教育。只有年轻一代树立了正确的对待亚裔和其他少数族裔的思想观念，我们亚裔下一代的境况才有可能改善。这是开场讲话全文，并附上中文翻译。
Uncovering Anti-Asian Racism
May 7, 2021
Good evening. Thank you Valerie and LexPride for the invitation. It is a great honor to be here. Tonight I am going to share some thoughts about anti-Asian racism that bothers me for a long time.
Let me start by sharing some numbers first. According to a recent survey from the Pew Research Center, one third Asian adults say they have feared someone might threaten or physically attack them. And 81% of Asian adults say violence against them is increasing.
Also from Pew Research Center conducted in last month, June 2020, and February 2019, respectiviely, about three-in-four Asian Americans say they have personally experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly because of their race or ethnicity.
It is shocking to see such high discrimination rate to Asian Americans in today’s society. The discrimination against Asian Americans exists since the first wave of Asian immigration in 1850s. I keep asking myself, what is the fundamental issue here? What is the real solution? A few decades later, will the situation get better for Asian Americans and all minorities, or is it an unsolvable problem in this greatest nation in the world?
I know that any long history of discrimination is not going to be solved today or any time soon. But we must have a plan and take action today. One thing we should start now is to educate our young generation from K-12 to help them understand that Asian Americans are significant contributors for this country and that they have been mistreated for centuries.
When building the first transcontinental railroad in 1860s, Chinese immigrants were not chosen initially but the schedule was delayed again and again and there was no hope to complete the western section of the railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains without reforming the workforce.
We learned that Chinese railroad workers eventually made up 90 percent of the workforce building the most challenging and dangerous section of the railroad, but they were noticeably absent from the historic picture when western half and eastern half were connected at Promontory Point.
We learned that Chinese Exclusion Act was not the only exclusion bill. Japanese immigrants, Korean immigrants, South Asian immigrants, and Filipino immigrants experienced the same mistreatments later on.
We learned that South Asians who had become naturalized citizens were abruptly denaturalized. Without citizenship status, they were forced to sell homes, business stores and other properties by state laws such as California’s Alien Land Laws.
We learned that two U.S. government reports found the vast majority of Japanese immigrants were overwhelmingly loyal to this country, but that didn’t stop the Internment of Japanese Americans during WWII.
History is a mirror for us to reflect on the past and learn the lessons to build a better future. The younger generation is the future of the country. They are future leaders, policy makers, civil rights advocates, justice upholders, and professionals and experts in every field we need.
Teaching Asian American history in school K-12 helps the younger generation build the right mindset — Asian Americans are Americans, they are contributors for this country, not threatening outsiders, and absolutely not invaders.
Thank you!
中文翻译：
晚上好。感谢Valerie和LexPride的邀请。我很荣幸来到这里。今晚我将分享一些困扰我很长时间的关于反亚裔歧视的想法。
首先让我分享一些数字。皮尤研究中心（Pew Research Center）最近的一项调查显示，三分之一的亚裔成年人说，他们担心有人会威胁或人身攻击他们。 81％的亚裔成年人说，针对他们的暴力行为正在增加。
另外，皮尤研究中心分别在上个月、2020年6月和2019年2月进行了调查，大约有四分之三的亚裔美国人说，他们因种族或族裔而遭受歧视或受到不公平对待。
在当今社会，如此高的针对亚裔的歧视令人感到震惊。自1850年代第一波亚裔移民以来，亚裔遭遇的的歧视就一直存在。我一直在问自己，这里的根本问题是什么？真正的解决方案是什么？几十年后，对于亚裔和所有少数民族来说，情况会好转吗？或者在这个世界上最伟大的国家这个问题也无法解决吗？
我知道由于亚裔遭受歧视的历史悠久，这问题不可能很快解决。但是我们今天必须有计划并采取行动。我们现在应该开始的一件事是教育我们的中小学生，帮助他们了解亚裔是这个国家的重要贡献者，虽然他们已经遭受了数百年的不公正对待。
在1860年代建造第一条横贯大陆铁路时（太平洋铁路），最初的修建完全没有考虑中国移民，但西部路段的修建进展极其缓慢，如果不重新考虑劳工的话，要完成穿越内华达山脉的铁路几乎没有可能。
我们了解到，来自中国的铁路工人占了劳动力的90%，最终完成了最困难并最危险的西部路段，但是当东西路段在犹他州的Promontory Point衔接时拍摄的那张历史性的照片却没有一个华工的身影。
我们了解到，《排华法案》并不是唯一的排挤亚裔的法案。日本移民、韩国移民、南亚移民和菲律宾移民后来也遭受了同样的不公待遇。
我们了解到，已归化为美国公民的南亚裔被无情地剥夺了公民身份。由于没有公民身份，依据各地的州法律，比如加利福尼亚州的《外国人土地法》，那些被被剥夺公民身份的不得不出售房屋、商店和其他财产。
我们了解到，美国政府的两份报告指出绝大多数日本移民对这个国家极为忠诚，但这并没有阻止二战期间的日裔美国人被关进集中营的遭遇。
历史让我们反思过去，汲取教训以建设更美好未来。年轻的一代是国家的未来。他们是未来的领导人、政策制定者、民权倡导者，正义的捍卫者，以及各领域的专业人士和专家。
在中小学中教授亚裔美国人的历史可以帮助年轻一代树立正确的心态：亚裔美国人是美国人，他们是这个国家的贡献者，不是外来的威胁者，也绝不是入侵者。
谢谢！