Why we take a position?

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. --Elie Wiesel

When something happened on TV. It can be a show. But we have to speak out when the anchor and network refuses to acknowledge or make a reasonable apology, chose to hide behind "the six year old said that and we didn't agree or script", refuse to come clear and take measures to prevent it from recurring.

Then we hear that kids would learn to say that in school and adults would say "killing all you Chinese" in parks. We need the remedy.

For people really wants to know how kids can say that, we have some thoughts too.

There were people objecting comparing hate speech in Jimmy Kimmel show to Nazi propaganda against Jews in 1933 generally doesn't know that 20-30 million Chinese died during WWII. That's the most of all countries and 6-7 times of all Jews died in the holocaust. The international community didn't even condemn the Nanking Massacre in 1939 when 300,000 Chinese were killed, mostly civilians. In the massacre alone also 20,000 women were raped, including the infants and elderly. In fact, even with WWII alliance, restriction on Chinese immigrants didn't ease much till the law in 1965. Propaganda against China and Chinese has been perennial. As a result these facts were not taught in World History in the United States even in high schools.

Generations of Chinese Immigrants were segregated and excluded in USA since they came till as recent as 1965 just because they work hard, live frugally, didn't demand top dollar and didn't tell others about their side of stories because of their traditional culture. This Eastern culture is still in Japan and China these days, sometimes baffling for outspoken Americans. But it is changing. The cultures will be come together in the world of melting pot. Hope that China will join the international society sooner.

Lastly a reminder from Albert Einstein, who considered himself beyond the borders of country, "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing". Chinese Americans are getting there soon.


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