联邦国会议员董晗鹏关于第一次和第二次世界大战期间华裔加拿大士兵贡献的声明

🔊 朗读

 

 

11月11日是加拿大国殇纪念日，联邦国会议员董晗鹏在纪念日前夜关于第一次和第二次世界大战期间华裔加拿大士兵贡献的声明：

我们作为一个国家聚集在一起，追忆和纪念那些为自由而战斗、牺牲的前辈。

我想借用这个机会，向在第一次和第二次世界大战中为我们的国家而战的数百名华裔加拿大士兵表示敬意。

当时的华裔加拿大人处境非常艰难，他们面临着严酷的社会隔离，并被歧视性的法律和惯例所拖累。然而，就算受到了这样的待遇，在第一次和第二次战争期间的征兵号召到来时，数百名华裔加拿大人还是克服了入伍登记时因种族背景带来的困难，毅然入伍为他们的国家服务。他们在战场上的骁勇奋战，以及在东南亚进行的敌后、情报工作，都为盟军的胜利做出了贡献。

在回到加拿大后，这伟大的一代人推动了民权的进步，确保了他们的投票权，并致力废除了《排华法案》。

他们在战场上的英勇表现，以及在维护政治权利道路上所取得的卓绝成就，今天被我们称为“双重胜利”。正是因为他们的不朽贡献与传承，我今天才能有幸地作为国会议员为当河谷北的居民服务。

我们站在巨人的肩膀上，我们永远不会忘记他们。

Statement on the Legacy of Chinese Canadians During the First and Second World Wars

As we come together as a nation to remember and commemorate those who fought and sacrifificed in the pursuit of freedom, I want to take this moment to recognize and honour the many hundreds of Chinese Canadians who fought for our nation in the First and Second World Wars.

Life at that time was very diffificult for Chinese Canadians, who faced harsh segregation in society, and were burdened by discriminatory laws and practices.

Yet despite this treatment, when the call to serve arrived during the First and Second Wars, hundreds of Chinese Canadians enlisted to serve their country, despite facing hurdles in enlisting due to their heritage.

Their heroic efforts on the battlefifield, and through acts of sabotage and espionage behind enemy lines in Southeast Asia, contributed to the allied victory.

Upon their return to Canada, this great generation propelled the advancement of civil rights, and helped secure their right to vote, and the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Their bravery and heroic efforts, both on the battlefifield and in the halls of power, is referred today as a “double victory”, and it is because of their enduring legacy, that I today have the honour of serving Don Valley North as your Member of Parliament.

We stand on the shoulders of giants, and we will never forget them.