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President’s Message 會長的話
Dr Ka Sing Chua
19 January 2012
Living in Harmony
Having lived in Australia since 1970 and experienced living
in Malaysia
for 20 years before coming to Australia, I can tell you from
my personal
experience how importance it is to have a set of correct
social policies
that allow peoples of different backgrounds to live together
without
violence and fighting one another. How importance it is for
citizens of
different religions, cultures and traditions to live together
able to
tolerate one another. How importance it is for citizens of
different
languages and backgrounds to be able to communicate and share
common
gaols.
The world is a small place nowadays with ease of
communication and travel.
Many countries are open enough to accept new migrants to work
and live in
their countries. We all can learn from one another through
all these
contacts. Governments leaders can learn from one another
regarding how to
govern their countries better through attending regional and
international
meetings and conferences. One of the good governance policy
is the
"multicultural policies".
The idea of 'multicultural' is to show tolerance, not to
encourage
difference, and learn to live with one another by sharing and
helping one
and another. We may be born in different backgrounds, speak
different
languages; practise different religions; inherited different
cultures and
traditions etc but we are all human. We share common
aspiration of having
good families and friends. We share common desire to have a
good living in
peace and security. We should therefore learn to live with
one another in
harmony and help one another to achieve that state of affair.
Citizens of
a nation must learn to live with one another in peace and
prosperity
sharing the country's resources fairly. The haves should help
the have
not. The rich should help the poor. The strong should help
the weak.
Australia has learned, grown and matured into a country with
a set of good
multicultural policies and governance that allow citizens to
live in
harmony.
As a migrant of 40 years and raised a successful family in
Australia, I
do not want it any other way. I have seen and experienced how
racism and
depressive governance with "White Australian policy" can
create violence
and even killing among its citizens. How Malaysia has been
through some of
its divisive periods experiencing violence and killing too
among her
citizens of different races.
Debate on multiculturalism can be divisive if we lose sight
of our common
principles of citizenship of the nation. We have to bring
citizens, new
and old together by strengthening recognition of common civil
values i.e.
civilised universal values that all society should learn to
adopt and
adhere to, for the benefit of their peoples.
All migrants and citizens, young and old, should learn these
core civil
values and the principles of living together with the essence
of a
multicultural society. It is not just designed for new
migrants alone as
often mistaken by some divisive forces of the society.
The basic principles of Australian multiculturalism which
have been well
tested for last 30 years are as follows: 1. all citizens are
obliged to
support the basic structures and principles of the
Australian
society---our Constitution, democratic institutions and
values-- which
guarantee us our freedom and equality and enable diversity to
flourish. 2.
subject to the common civilised laws, the right to express
one's own
culture and beliefs involves a reciprocal obligation to
accept the right
of others to do the same. 3 All citizens are entitled to
equality of
treatment and opportunity enabling them to contribute to the
social,
political and economic life of Australia, free from
discrimination on the
grounds of race, culture, religion, language, location,
gender and place
of birth 4. the significant cultural, social and economic
dividends which
arise from the diversity of our population should be
maximised for the
benefit of all citizens regarding of their backgrounds.
Australia is a
model example for other nation to follow.
If Government , political and community leaders do not lose
sight of the
above, we can create a society in any part of the world where
all citizens
can live happily in harmony sharing their lives and
prosperity.
主席的话
蔡家声医生
和睦相处
我在来澳以前在马来西亚生活了20年，从1970年
以来一直在澳大利亚生活，我可以以我个人的经历告诉你们：一系列正确的社会政策使来自不同背景的人民在没有暴力和相互争斗的社会中共同生活是多么重要；有
不同宗教信仰、文化传统的公民生活在一起能相互包容是多么重要；不同语言和背景的公民能相互沟通和拥有共同的目标是多么重要。
现在由于通讯和旅行的便利使世界变小了。
许多国家敞开国门接受新移民在他们国家工作和生活。我们通过这些接触可以互相学习。政府的领袖们可以通过参加地区性和国际性的会议和会谈互相学习以便更好
地治理他们的国家。“多元文化”
是良好的治国政策之一。“多元文化”的理念是如何显示包容，不强调差异并通过互相分享、互相帮助而共同生活。我们可能出生于不同的背景，说不同的语言，有
着不同的宗教信仰，继承不同的文化传统，但是我们都是人类。我们有共同的愿望-希望有好的家庭和朋友。我们有共同的理想都希望能在和平安全的环境中过幸福
的生活。因此我们应当学会和睦相处和互相帮助以达到上述目标。一个国家的公民必须学会在和平、繁荣的环境中共同生活，公平地共享国家资源。富国应当帮助穷
国，富人应当帮助穷人，强者应当帮助弱者。
澳大利亚已经学会并成长成为已有一整套确保公民和睦相处的良好的多元文化政策和管理方法的国家。
作为在澳40年的移民和在此建立起一个成功的家庭，我不希望出现另外的情况。我亲眼目睹种族歧视和 “白澳政策”
令人压抑的统治会导致暴力和甚至造成公民之间的残杀。马来西亚也经历了暴力和不同种族公民之间残杀的分裂时期。
如果我们失去国家公民共同原则的观念，对多元文化有争论便会导致分裂。我们应当通过增强对共同文明价值观即全世界普遍的文明价值观的认识-为了人民的利益所有社会应当学习接受和遵循的价值观-从而使新老移民和睦相处。
所有新移民和所有其他国家的公民，无论年轻和年老，都应该学习这些基本的文明价值观和在多元文化社会的基本准则下共同生活。”多元文化”不仅仅是为新移民而制定的政策，它往往被社会一些分裂势力作错误解释。
澳大利亚多元文化的基本准则已被过去30年的实践所检验，其准则如下：1.
所有公民有义务支持澳大利亚社会的基本结构和准则-我国的宪法、民主体制和价值观以保障我们的自由、平等和多样化的繁荣。2.服从共同文明法治，有权表达自己的文化和信念，包括相互有义务接受他人如此行事的权利。3.所
有公民有资格得到公平对待并有机会使他们能对澳大利亚的社会、政治和经济生活作出贡献而没有种族、文化、宗教、语言、居住区、性别和出生地的歧视。由于我
国人口的多样化，鉴于他们不同的背景对文化、社会和经济所带来的极大好处，为了所有公民的利益，应当充分利用。澳大利亚为其它国家树立了良好的榜样。
如果任何政府、政治和社区领袖没有失去上述的观念，我们可以在世界的任何地方建立一个所有公民均能幸福生活、和睦相处共享生活和繁荣的社会。
Editor's Comment
To all our readers , we wish you and family a wonderful 2012 and
Year of Dragon. May you have good health, happiness and
prosperity.
A big congratulation to President Ma Yingjeou for re-elected to his
second term of Presidency of Republic of China in Taiwan. Our
admiration also goes to his Opposition Ms Cai Yingwen and Mr. Soong
for conducting a fair and democratic election campaign. We believe
that the so-called "Democracy rule" finally takes hold in Taiwan
with such an open and fair election and one citizen, one vote.
Government of the people, by the people and for the people promoted
by Dr Sun Yetsen, founding President of Republic of China,
finally see the light in Taiwan. We are happy for the
citizens of Taiwan for making such a big leap forward.
We again published the New Year messages from Presidents Hu Jintao
and Ma Yingjeou. We hope both mainland and Taiwan China will be
properly united in time to come when both sides of politics have
matured and able to sit down and talk about it. One has to be
patient. We are happy with the progress that has been achieved. We
congratulate both sides of the political leaders for their credit
and vision. Chinese and overseas Chinese will be happy to see a
stable, peaceful and prosperous China on both sides of the strait.
We hope that there will never be anymore violent conflict and war
among our Chinese brothers and sisters. Any difference of opinion
can be negotiated via peaceful dialogue and democratic action.
We would also like to congratulate Professor Da Hsuan Feng, a
regular contributor of our Emagazine, for doing such a splendid job
in his role as senoir Vice-President, National Tsing Hua University
in Taiwan, a brother University of famous Tsing Hua University in
Beijing. He has been very active in building bridges with overseas
universities in China and else where. He is a statesman and scholar
working for the benefit of our Chinese peoples as well as other
global citizens.
We must also congratulate Dr Dave Wang for his remarkable effort in
his research work and his election to the Board of History
Education Council of Hawaii State USA.
In addition, I must personally thank my Aussie friend Mr. Don
Tinkler for sharing his ideas involving education and teaching. His
articles appeared in last issue and continue in this issue. Any
comment will be most welcome.
We reprint some articles from publishers like The Age, The
Australian, FTChinese.com online etc and those forward to us from
members. This is a free for all website and no one is paid. We are
all volunteers. So we hope those publishers would not mind that we
reprint some of their articles with thanks and acknowledgement. I
am confident that the authors would be happy to share their ideas
with our readers. If there is any objection, please inform us. I
will be first to apologise and will withdraw the article.
Last but not least, to all other contributors, helpers namely Dr
Yit Seng Yow, Matthew Lee and James Yin, a big hug for the New Year
and thank you for assisting in the completion of this January issue
of Huaren Emagazine.
Happy reading
Best regards
Dr Ka Sing Chua
编者的话
致我们所有的读者：恭祝你们和全家2012年新年好，龙年吉祥如意并祝愿你们身体健康、阖家幸福。
热烈祝贺马英九第二次当选为台湾中华民国的总统。我们也向他的竞选对手蔡英文女士和宋楚俞先生进行公平和民主的竞选表示赞赏。我们相信通过如此公开和公平，每位公民投一票的选举方式最后在台湾便能保持称之为的“民治”。中华民国开国总统孙逸仙医生倡导的“人民的政府由人民治理，为民而治理”最后在台湾见到曙光。我们为台湾公民所向前迈进的大步而高兴。
我们也刊登胡锦涛主席和马英九总统的新年贺词。我们希望大陆的中国和台湾在双方政治趋于成熟之时能坐下来讨论统一大业的问题。双方应当耐心。我们高兴地看到已经取得的进展。我们对双方政治领袖的功劳和远见致以祝贺。中国人民和海外华人将为见到在海峡两岸一个稳定、和平和繁荣的中国而高兴。我们希望在我们中国弟兄姐妹之间永不再有暴力冲突。任何不同观点的问题可以通过和平对话和民主行动解决。
我们也要祝贺Da Hsuan
Feng教授，台湾国立清华大学（北京著名的清华大学的兄弟院校）资深的副校长，作为我们E杂志定期投稿人所作出的卓越贡献。他为在中国和其它地方的大学挂钩搭桥积极工作。他是一位优秀的达人和学者,致力于我们华人以及世界其它国家公民的利益而努力工作。
我们也对Dave Wang博士在研究工作中的卓越成果和被选为美国夏威夷州历史教育理事会理事致以祝贺 。
此外，我个人向我的澳洲友人Don Tinkler先生
表示感谢，感谢他在教学方面分享他的观点。他的文章发表在上一期和这一期的杂志上。欢迎你们提出任何意见。
我们重新刊登时代报、澳大利亚人报，FTChinese.com
online等的一些文章。我们的世界华人网站都是免费的，无人得到报酬，我们都是义工。我们希望这些出版机构不介意我们带着感谢之心重新刊登他们的文章
。我相信这些作者会对因与我们的读者分享他们的观点而高兴。 如果有任何异议，请告知我们。我首先会道歉并会撤去该文章。
最后对所有其他作出贡献和帮助的人，例如， Yit Seng Yow博士，Matthew Lee和James
Yin给予新年的大拥抱并感谢你们帮助完成华人杂志一月份这期的出版。
阅读愉快
致以良好的祝愿
蔡家声医生
2012. 正月
注: 蔡家声是澳洲大洋日报每星期六大洋潮的主笔以下评论文曾在大洋日报发表过
龙年即至，扶贫济弱，何乐不为？
蔡家声 19/1/2012
在澳洲过圣诞、新年时，最令人感到欣慰的是，政府的领导人，社会的领袖们，包括宗教人士在内，没有一个不向公众呼吁，在过圣诞、新年的愉快假日里，在阖家欢聚吃团圆饭时，在和家人朋友兴高采烈享受繁荣富贵时，别忘了我们这社会上还有很多不幸的同胞们。
因为种种原因，他们生活在水深火热的环境中，特别是那些无家可归的流浪男女老少，那些吃不饱穿不暖的穷人家，那些生病或有残疾的同胞们，那些要照顾这些生病者、残疾者的家人们；那些不幸受天灾折磨的人民大众。
更令人感动的是，在澳洲有很多扶贫济弱的慈善公益团体，有很多男女老少在这欢庆的日子，在澳洲的各个角落，包括边远的乡村地带都有这样的组织，在人家快快乐乐顾享受假日的时光，他们不惜牺牲自己的宝贵时间，抽出自身所能贡献的力量，义务地参加各项扶贫济弱的活动。这些活动包括捐送礼品礼物给穷人家的孩子们，在各互助社中接待那些无家可归的流浪人士，让他们在假日也可以吃上一餐温饱的东西，过一天难忘的日子。
更让人欣慰的是，在澳洲有这样的人文风气，这样的好人好事，除了在圣诞新年假日更突显出众外，有很多慈善公益组织，有很多义务贡献的男女老少，每天每时都在做着这种好事。澳洲政府除了在经济、人道上给这些慈善组织支持外，
也积极在社区里宣传互助互惠的政策，鼓励大家树立“有福同享、有难同当”的精神，呼吁有钱出钱、有力出力，努力创造一个人道的文明的社会和国家。
联合国希望每个国家都要有这样的理想。中国人也要有这样的一个理想社会、国家。
龙年即将来到的时刻，当你和家人开开心心地庆祝时，也不妨出力扶贫济弱。何乐不为呢？
文明法治的规则
我们人类喜欢声称人类
文明在中国和其它地方已有五千年之久。然而，我们人类的历史向我们表明的并非如此。我们离我们作为一个世界大家庭或在当今21世纪许多国家内可以足以声称我们是文明
的还有一段路要走。当然有时我们能为我们生活在文明社会所达到的成就而引以为豪。然而，最后真正的人类文明仍然在被创造之中。什么时候生活在地球村大家庭中的我们能称我们自己是‘文明’的呢？一个文明的社会或国家应当符合以下基本准则：
- 一个社会/国家/世界应由一系列文明法治所支配，由为人民而建立，并由人民建立的属于人民的适当的执法机构
，而不是为具体的统治集团或独裁者或为满足他们的思想、宗教统治、权力和贪婪而建立。
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在这些文明法治下，他们不应参与任何国内战争或国与国之间的战争。所有的争端不应通过武装暴动或暴力镇压来解决。因此，任何政治集团不应使用合法的军队获取政权或夺权。该政权应当在人民手中，由人民决定，属于人民，并为人民而存在。政权的转换应当通过和平的方式。所有人类的争端必须通过对话、仲裁、公众辩论、讨论和协商的方式解决，如果仍不能解决的话，则应通过有代表性的法庭系统和文明法治规则解决。必须设立一个用于政权转换的选举代表机构和由公民参与作决定的制度。
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在文明社会和国家外，任何国与国之间的争端必须如以上方式通过和平外交代表系统和联合国宪章，国际法庭解决。不得考虑诉诸任何暴力战争解决争端。对于掌权的人，无论权力大小，采用暴力解决争端以符合他们的利益是便利的作法颇具引诱力。必须有文明法治规则能推迟、制止或防止他们企图如此行事。我知道说来容易做时难，但是我们如果具有适当的计划和执法机构便能做到。
令人难过的是看到东西方的从政者企图解释他们采用暴力战争的“功效”以证明其行动是正当的。最近“反恐”战争的例子是至关重要的。从人类文明的角度来说，宾
拉登和美国总统奥巴马均属同一范畴，归入不完美的领袖。我可以提供许多其它的例子来证明我前面的说明是正确的。人类文明仍然在进化形成中，因为我们还在文明法治规则之外相互残杀。
这是一个对于史学家显而易见的例子，但是很多掌权人却不能认识到，因为权力的诱惑太强了！很不幸的是我们必须反复指出人类的软弱性和他们的失败。在阿富汗、伊拉克、利比亚、中东、柬埔寨、和泰国等互相残杀都不能根本解决问题。同样，杀了宾
拉登或总统布什也不会解决宗教和不同思想意识之间的争端。它只能极化和恶化事态。上个月我访问了柬埔寨杀人现场和‘博物馆’。确实波尔波特政权应对杀人负责，但是它的根源在于印支战争中所造成在印支地区不稳定的政治局势。这最终导致产生杀人场所，不仅在柬埔寨有，在越南、老挝、北朝鲜、和中国等都存在。最终的分析归结为政治领袖的无知，他们下令轰炸和杀人导致成千上万的生命丧失，损坏无数的基础设施和制造了在世界各处颠沛流离的数百万难民极端的痛苦。我们称自己为‘文明’人类应当引以为耻。因此我认为：建立一个将给予我们所有的人，而不仅仅给予我们中的某些人，真正的人类文明，在此文明中创造平等、博爱、自由、公正和对人类幸福的追求，距此目标我们仍然有一段路要走。
我们‘文明’的民众对奥巴马和许多其他世界性的领袖在他们掌权后抱有很多希望，因为他们声称他们希望给他们的人民、社会、国家和他们的地球村大家庭带来和平、繁荣、公正、平等和和谐。我们仍然在等待，我希望我们无须再等待另外的5000年了。1215Magna
Carta大宪章的精神为在西方社会的文明法治规则设定了节奏。在中国，孔子和其他哲学家已经在很久以前就如此行了。在此之后，在世界的某些地区，我们在人类‘文明’方面已经取得了巨大的成就和进展，这些地区具有相对的和平、稳定、繁荣、公正、平等与和谐。它证明我们有知识可以如此做到。然而，我们的政治领袖仍然缺乏勇气履行会领导我们达到一个真正的‘文明社会和地球村大家庭’我们认识该作的事情。我们具有我们人类经验的综合性智慧以及引领我们的知识，例如美国独立宣言、联合国人权宣言和义务以及孔子的大同篇，综合的人类哲学以及基督教、伊斯兰教和佛教等的智慧。
我要对我们的政治领袖提出一个挑战：对美国总统奥巴马、中国的胡錦涛主席、俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫、印度总理辛格博士、联合国秘书长潘基文、欧盟主席及其领导人、澳大利亚、日本、朝鲜和东盟领导人和其他称职的政治领袖努力思考如何在他们的国家和地球村建立一个真正的没有战争和难民的文明社会—这是颇具挑战意义的。待到你们能够达到此文明治国的目标，我则无须多言了！过去的已成过去，无法挽回。然而将来仍然在我们手中。
在此我衷心对所有现代战争中的受害者和等待获救的难民们致以最良好的祝愿。
主席 蔡家声
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Overwhelming consensus in our community for
a race-neutral and merit-based college
admission policy
As of 9 a.m. today, the FOR/AGAINST ratio of the "first 27,507
participants" is 33.2 to 1. It is an OPEN survey. Any Asian
Am is
welcome to express his/her view whether FOR or AGAINST. If you've
not
taken the survey yet, click on
http://admin.80-20nj.info/cgi/80/e?l=8/11e/f&w=no
.
Be sure to spread this message far and wide to AsAms.,
especially our
COLLEGE BOUNDS. Our goal is 50,000 paticipants. We are only half
way.
There is a good Chinese
article on "Petition for Danny Chen," please forward it:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bwk7a9rgbHiQMnJKT29RT1lUUGFlbVBEYmY4Nk5QUQ
.
I am looking for similar Korean and
Vietnamese articles. Please let me
know, if you see such articles. How about writing one? :)
Under 80-20's leadership, our community has formed
a cohesive
voice. 50,000 Asian Am. participants will equate a 1,000,000
person
participation in the general society, because AsAms are only 1/20
our
nation's population.
Asian Am.
lawyers volunteered to file amicus brief
80-20 is so proud of these volunteers, whose names
will be publicized
once the amicus brief is filed.
We are still looking for a lead lawyer with amble
experience practicing in
the Supreme Court. We know that there are such lions in our
legal
community. In the Jewish Am. community, the most prominent
lawyers
compete to perform pro-bono services for their own community.
Army
Secretary's office will brief US Senators Carper
and Coons Regarding the Danny Chen
Case.
o The offices of Senior US Senator of Delaware, Tom
Carper, will join US
Senator Chris Coons to be briefed by
Army Secretary HcHugh's office.
Here is a message from Sen. Carper to S. B. Woo and
his senate staff
Harlan Geer:
"S.B., I
like that idea. Harlan, please follow up with Senator
Coons’ office and ask that our office
be included in the same
briefing. Also, please invite
Congressman Carney’s staff to
participate, too. Please reach out,
as well, to the Army’s
congressional liaison and let them
know that we want to be
included in that briefing. Thanks.
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Senator Caper is a great
friend of the Asian Am. community.
o Our Petition to Pres. Obama "crying out for justice for
Danny Chen"
exceeded our goal of 10,000 petitioners by
20%. We've stopped that
petition for now. It may restart if signs of injustice
involving the
Danny Chen case begin to surface.
Your Share
1) Be vigilant regarding the Danny Chen case. E-mail your 2
senators and
one congressperson about 80-20's Petition to Pres. Obama.
2) If you've NOT taken the SURVEY, take it NOW! Click
on
http://admin.80-20nj.info/cgi/80/e?l=8/11e/f&w=no
.
If you have NOT forward the above site-address to
your friends or
upload it to a popular website yet, do it NOW.
Sincerely,
S.B. Woo
President, 80-20 National Asian American Educational Foundation
http://www.80-20EF.org
www.boaoforum.org
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