Sunday, September 10, 2017

五月花 vs 华裔越南船民

我们今天在西北中文学校开学第一天,Civics Drama. 有很多感想。 这是老师Hazel 分享的五月花视频。 https://youtu.be/fNNKGAybe08

五月花第一船Puritans (因看不惯英国国教的教皇做法,而离开英国,在荷兰留10多年;最终因为荷兰的机会少而且没有政治地位,而离开安全的荷兰走上3000英里的五月花),中间历尽艰辛,付出沉重的代价,半数死于饥寒病。  


但是最终这帮普通人,只有一个曾经来过新大陆,只有少少数有钱有很好的教育。最后生存下来的往往是一般人,bonded servants, merchants, barrel maker, etc.


这种群体迁徙,华人历史很常见。 最成功的一次是道教衣冠南渡,建立东晋。 成功的迁徙需要信仰,需要组织,需要handle emergency。 这是五月花的强项。


最近的两次都是被迫的,非常悲惨,
1)抗战期间退入西南,西南联大 教育应该远比五月花好。

 2)华裔越南船民。 他们的教育应该不错。  可以跟五月花比一比。

失去道教以后,1000年来的华裔大迁徙,悲惨载入史册,付出沉重的代价,却只是为了眼前的悲剧。  海外华人的草根组织建设,没有靠谱的宗教信仰,没有长期的Mission Statement,没有目标。  我们的五月花在哪里?

桃花源在美利坚 I

http://taolaw.blogspot.com/2017/06/blog-post_89.html

桃花源在美利坚 II

http://taolaw.blogspot.com/2017/06/blog-post_21.html


华人社区的内部正循环是必须的, 没有长期的内部正循环,社区完全不能抵抗任何stress, conflicts and emergency.
http://taolaw.blogspot.com/2017/08/blog-post_15.html

DACA的组织: Studying immigration law, the groups created rapid response teams to stop deportations. They would flood the White House and the Department of Homeland Security with calls while besieging immigration agents with protests. In Arizona, activists lay down in the street to block federal vans from conveying immigrants to deportation.   这些人没有公民权,但是他们的草根组织能力就是这样锻炼出来的。 以后必然将要成为政坛新星。
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/09/dreamers-daca-learned-to-play-politics-215588

On to Equifax, how to protect self from identity fraud after Equifax hack:
According to Sileo, the number one way to lower exposure to identity theft is to freeze your credit when you won’t need to open new accounts or have others review your credit. While you wouldn’t want to do this before you purchase, refinance or get help with your mortgage, it can be particularly important after when a mortgage transaction will be public record and you will receive unsolicited offers for a range of products.Because states laws vary, you will need to contact the three main reporting bureaus (listed below) to submit requests that will prevent anyone from opening new accounts with your name or Social Security number attached.A credit freeze won’t affect your existing credit accounts or credit scores. Explains Sileo: “It only freezes access to your account unless someone has a password to get in. It’s like having a PIN number on your ATM card. It’s the best step you can take to protect yourself, it can be done online, and takes just a few minutes,” he adds.To unfreeze your credit, you will have to contact each agency (with your password) and possibly pay an unfreezing fee of about $10, but that’s a small price to pay compared to the thousands you could lose to an identity thief. To freeze your credit, contact:Equifax Credit Freeze, P.O. Box 105788, Atlanta, GA 30348, phone 800-685-1111
TransUnion Credit Freeze, Fraud Victim Assistance Department, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834, phone 888-909-8872
Experian Credit Freeze, P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013, phone 888-397-3742   http://www.knowyouroptions.com/news/mortgages-and-identity-theft#

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