The seminar "The Impact of the Revolution of 1911 on the Chinese Society in North America" was held in Los Angeles (picture)

The seminar "The Impact of the Revolution of 1911 on the Chinese Society in North America" was held in Los Angeles (picture) …

A group photo of some of the participants

The special academic seminar on "The Impact of the Revolution of 1911 on the Chinese Society in North America" was held on August 14th at the Bing Gong Hall Auditorium in Los Angeles. The Chinese who were invited to participate in this seminar Five scholars, including Xiao Peishu, deputy chairman of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Guozhi Gong Party, Mou Qiang, vice president of the Shandong Overseas Friendship Association, and representatives of the overseas Chinese community in Southern California, jointly discussed and studied the profound impact of the Revolution of 1911 on the Chinese society in North America from the aspects of the national consciousness, patriotism, unity of overseas Chinese communities, and cultural education of the Chinese in North America.

> Xiao Peishu, deputy chairman of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party, pointed out that Mr. Sun Yat-sen visited overseas many times before the Revolution of 1911, extensively seeking support from overseas Chinese and promoting his revolutionary ideas. On the one hand, Mr. Sun Yat-sen inspired the revolutionary enthusiasm of the Chinese in North America. On the other hand, as the Chinese in North America participated in and supported the Revolution of 1911, their concern for China's political development also increased accordingly, inadvertently stimulating the political, civil rights, and national consciousness of the Chinese in North America.

Mou Qiang, vice president of the Shandong Overseas Friendship Association, said in his speech that overseas Chinese have a strong patriotic complex towards their ancestral country. This patriotic complex began in the late 1911 and early 20th centuries during the Revolution of 1911. The 1911 Revolution of 1911 pushed the patriotism of overseas Chinese to a climax. After the Revolution of 1911, overseas Chinese all looked forward to China becoming an independent and powerful country. The movement of North American Chinese to resist the U.S. anti-Chinese policy in the early 20th century was an early manifestation of the patriotism of overseas Chinese after the success of the Revolution of 1911.

> Ma Peidao, chairman of Luo Province Beng Gong Tang, said that the Chinese in North America accepted the influence of Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s national thoughts and invested in supporting the Revolution of 1911. At the same time, they reduced the struggle between gangs and origins in Chinese society and promoted the alliance and unity among Chinese communities. Through positive interactions among Chinese communities, the spirit of unity and national awareness among Chinese in North America has gradually been strengthened and developed. It has become the initial driving force for overseas Chinese to integrate into local society.

Ren Xiangdong, president of the National Chinese Youth Federation, pointed out in his speech that the Revolution of 1911 also promoted the cultural and educational undertakings of Chinese in North America. The Revolution of 1911 brought new trends of thought to the Chinese in North America and abolished many bad feudal habits in Chinese society. Overseas Chinese schools across North America also began to enter a rapid stage of growth. They gradually transitioned from the dialect teaching used in the past to the use of standard Chinese, giving Chinese people of different origins a common medium. The increased distribution of new textbooks, various Chinese books and newspapers and periodicals has played a very important role in improving the cultural level of Chinese in North America.