Chapter 490 Celebrate

What caught the attention of others was that California Governor Schwarzenegger led more than a dozen congressmen, including the Speaker, out of the parliament and onto the makeshift podium at the entrance of the parliament.

The Terminator smiled with satisfaction and kept waving to the people, and the people around him were also smiling and beaming.

Many people were excited, this must be a good thing, if it didn't pass, this group of people with such a smile on their faces, they would definitely be rushed up by the angry crowd and punched to death.

Schwarzenegger spoke into the megaphone and said, "Now, on behalf of the California House Judiciary Committee, I announce that on October 25, 2007, at 15:30 p.m., the proposal numbered ACR42 has been officially adopted. ”

As soon as his words stopped, there were immediately earth-shattering cheers and applause, the terminator waved his hand several times, the applause did not stop, the warm applause lasted for five minutes before stopping, and a team of beautiful women came to the stage with flowers in their hands and presented flowers to the princes on the stage.

Many people were so excited that they burst into tears when they saw this moment, and they couldn't help themselves.

And this scene has also spread all over the world through TV signals, and thousands of Chinese descendants have cheered and cheered for it, proud of themselves.

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

After Schwarzenegger saw that the applause gradually subsided, he said: "On behalf of the California government, I officially apologize to all Chinese in California and to those who have been hurt by the Chinese Exclusion Act.

It is worth mentioning that this is an apology from the governor of California 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 shame in Chinatown, and brought belated justice, and the next step is to 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 the history of the United States: in 1988, it apologized and reparated the Japanese Americans who were imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II, in 1993 it sent troops to support the overthrow of the Native Hawaiian dynasty, in 2006 it apologized to the African American people for the former black slavery, and later apologized for the two and a half centuries of slavery in the United States in 2009; and apologized again for the unfair treatment of the Indians in 2010. )

Henry Lee, one of the earliest promoters of the bill and vice chairman of the Chinese National Committee, told reporters that the apology bill has brought long-overdue historical justice to the Chinese in the United States. He hoped that the apology bill would inspire more Chinese people 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-Iran relations.

California Congressman Thomas said in an interview with reporters: "Even after President Roosevelt called it a "historic mistake", most people in the United States have adopted an attitude of ignoring it, and the prejudice against the Chinese in the country still exists, and such prejudice has not disappeared among the ethnic groups that have received formal apologies.

Through the television broadcast, the news entered thousands of households, the state legislature scene of the people began to leave one after another, many people are by means of transportation, such as planes, trains, greyhound buses, of course, some people are their own cars, the retreat of more than 30,000 people has brought great pressure to the local traffic, but most of the people abide by public order, under the guidance of the police and traffic police, the retreat was quickly completed.

Henry Lee said: "30,000 people is far more than expected, but I still feel lost, if it is the same big thing, there may be 200,000 African Americans, and there may be 500,000 to 100,000 gays, and the Chinese are not very involved in politics, so it will be difficult to defend their rights!"

Xue Haipei also said: "It's a bit disappointing to succeed, this success is the effect of MM's full publicity, like movie and concert promotion, today there are more people who come to see the excitement than those who really want to petition to defend their rights, we Chinese want to have the same status as African-Americans, and there is still a long way to go." ”

The process of Chinese integration into the Chinese society is also the process of collision between the traditional Chinese culture and the values of the United States, for the Chinese in the United States, the concept of rights such as democracy, freedom, and equality formed in the history of the West is completely unfamiliar, and the values formed under thousands of years of feudal autocracy make the Chinese unable to immediately adapt to the rules of the game in the United States; due to long-term discrimination, the Chinese are not highly involved in the politics of the United States, which makes the status of the Chinese fall into a vicious circle.

The Chinese do not have a high sense of assertion of their rights through political elections. Civic consciousness is the concentrated manifestation of political consciousness, actively voting indicates a political awakening, is a kind of political action, no matter who you support and what you are for, 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 outstanding, such as in Walnut City, California, the Chinese population accounts for 1/3, but the voter turnout of Chinese voters is far lower than that of other ethnic groups, and among the new generation of Chinese Americans in the United States, less than half of them are interested in mainstream politics, accounting for 46. 59%, and more than half or 53.4% were not interested.

The number of Chinese in the United States is increasing, but they come from different regions, such as Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and some from Southeast Asian countries, everyone is separated from each other, as a whole, the Chinese cohesion and influence are not as good as the Japanese, Koreans, and even Indians and Pakistanis, because at least they identify with their national identity and unite with each other. To a certain extent, compared with other ethnic groups, the Chinese are the least united, forming gangs and factions, not only not socializing with each other, but even incompatible with each other, and not helping each other in case of trouble.

Black people in the United States usually shoot each other and shoot, but once a black person encounters injustice from the government or society, all black people will unite to march and strike, or even take revenge.

This society is a powerful society, and the Chinese do not realize that the key to eliminating discrimination is to strengthen the identity of ABC, strengthen the unity of the Chinese ethnic group, and thus form a united force, but think that by improving the understanding of the Chinese society, discrimination can be eliminated.

That night, the governor hosted a party at the official residence to entertain a group of Chinese bigwigs and his former Hollywood colleagues, of course, he wanted to have a relationship with Marka, this is an elite man with all sides, as a member of the Kennedy family, he participated in the gubernatorial race as a Republican, and successfully won the first vote base of the Democratic Party, California, after four years, he is still like a fish in water, such an excellent and skillful political method, those old fritters who have been mixed for twenty or thirty years are nothing more than that.

Out of politeness and face, Mark and David attended the party, as one of the MM giants, the top rich, in a sense, his status is not much smaller than this governor, the two sides are equal, and even Schwarzenegger has more places to borrow, in political activities and campaigns, the role of the media group is huge, MM in next year's election clearly supports the Democrats Oguanhai, but it does not mean that it completely falls to the elephant party, and it is the king to be left and right between donkeys and elephants, 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, but if there is a Hollywood background, regardless of party affiliation, priority support, peers do not support, it will be criticized.

So the Schwarzeneggers went out to greet them, Mark and the governor laughed and talked happily, and Schwarzenegger also agreed to make a cameo appearance in Mark's new film.

For this governor Mark is admired, but for his taste, Mark does not dare to agree, compared to his elegant and noble original wife, how can this meaty-faced, three-five thick housekeeper get a mouth? This Mrs. Schwarzenegger thinks that if she finds an ugly housekeeper, everything will be fine, and she will not cheat, this is a big mistake, the terminator is 20 million gentlemen, the top magnates, but they are cold, it is a female can be used, it is impossible not to cuckold.

Although Schwarzenegger is the governor, he has always maintained a close relationship with Hollywood, which is the way to attack and retreat, this governor is a high authority, but in terms of making money, he still earns more in Hollywood, his film work has earned more than 35 million, and the governor's annual salary is only more than 200,000, if you want to make more money, you still have to wear a shadow robe.

Schwarzenegger has always maintained a close relationship with the circle, and when he sees that the news is wrong, he immediately runs back to Hollywood, which is a good way, so for Mark, the tycoon, he is polite and stammering, if Mark Ken beheads the chicken and burns yellow paper with him, he will readily agree.

However, for the governor's enthusiasm, Mark is a little reserved, he is a filmmaker, and it is not suitable to have close contacts with politics, which is Qinggao, and it is said that it will also affect the creative inspiration.

That's what James Cameron thinks, he and Schwarzenegger are good friends, but since Schwarzenegger entered politics, there are many fewer contacts, and they are not so basic.

The California legislature passed an apology resolution for the Chinese Exclusion Act, which gave David a good start, and the next step was to go into Congress and lobby Congress to agree.

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

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Huaxia said at a regular press conference that Huaxia affirmed the move of the California House of Representatives to formally apologize for the Chinese Exclusion Act. As a country of immigrants, the historical merits of the Chinese should be fairly evaluated and duly respected.