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Do not want to mention, dare not forget, remember the history, cherish the present

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Tao Zhen, Phoenix City [News from this newspaper] After the publication of the article "The Storm of Protecting the City, Never Forget" to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Phoenix City, it stirred up waves with one stone! Opened after being sealed for five years...

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[News from this newspaper] After the publication of the article "The Storm of Protecting the City, Never Forget" to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Phoenix City, it stirred up a thousand waves with one stone! It opened up the history of city defense that had been sealed for five years, and brought us back to the city defense actions of nearly a thousand people. It aroused strong shock and resonance, and inspired many truths that have been held in our hearts for a long time.

In fact, the struggle for rights protection has long been engraved in the depths of the soul. Although it is not said in the mouth, it is already in the heart. Because it was the Chinese rights struggle that shocked the United States with the longest duration, the largest scale, and the widest coverage. It will not be forgotten with the passage of time. Its influence will keep pace with the times. With the development of society and the improvement of people's awareness and awareness of democracy, justice, and rights protection, it will increasingly show its great historical and practical significance! We, the overseas Chinese in Phoenix, have done a great event that created history!

The following are excerpts from some touching words in WeChat (omitting personal names and emoticons, the order is arbitrary):

I remember that day is my birthday. In the evening, the poem was recited in Old Sichuan, and many friends performed. In the afternoon we held a protest march on the parliament and rushed to Old Sichuan after it was over.

Our city guards have a heart of boundless love. Caring for the community. He is a role model for me to learn from!

Thank you very much. The process of protecting the Chinese Cultural Center in Phoenix should be recorded in history.

"American-Chinese Historical Records" has a website registered in the United States, a WeChat website, and a book published in both Chinese and English. The first volume of "American-Chinese Historical Records" has been put on Amazon. I will forward the masterpiece "The Storm of Protecting the City Will Never Be Forgotten" to them. Thank you.

Phoenix City’s “Chinese Cultural Center” has always been treasured deep in my heart. I believe this is also the most unforgettable memory in the children’s lives. No matter where they go, culture will always be there.

Since the city was defended, our newspaper has gone all out to create public opinion. From the president to reporters and editors, they have been fighting on the front line of the news front and published a large number of articles to protect the city!

Thank you for forwarding, remembering the past, I can’t bear to look back! I often pass by the former cultural center, and every time I see the unrecognizable old site, I feel helpless and angry.

When the city was first founded, a large group of old overseas Chinese, such as Mr. Yu Wenjin and President Lao Zeng, regardless of the scorching heat, went door-to-door to collect donations and called them door-to-door. Mr. Yu Wenjin, 92 years old, drove himself to the parade to support everyone despite the high temperature... This feeling cannot be forgotten and should be remembered forever!

Once a year, I solemnly remember the past with the article on the anniversary of the city defense

Thank you for sharing, this is the most regretful thing in my heart! I still don’t have the courage to look at the architectural design, sigh!

Thank you for sharing! Especially remember everyone’s selfless dedication! After working hard for so long, it’s a pity that I still can’t save it. What a pity!

Read and save the historical record of the fifth anniversary of the protection of Chinatown in Phoenix. The Chinese people in Fengcheng united and worked hard to protect the city at that time are still vivid in my mind.

Although the Chinatown we loved has been demolished, it will always stand in our hearts! Never forget!

I deeply appreciate the seniors who have sacrificed so much to protect Chinatown, which is touching! Your integrity, justice and love for Chinese culture are worth learning from us! Deeply admire!

As a reporter, I have the honor to witness and follow up on the activities of China Cultural City. I feel deeply honored and responsible.

During this city defense movement, the Historical Association uploaded a video of Chinatown that had been preserved for 20 years, and published a large number of related articles and photos in line with the current situation at that time, and will continue to do so in the future.

Looking back at the history of Chinese rights protection in Arizona, the rights protection struggle to protect China Cultural City should be the most significant Chinese rights protection event in terms of scale, duration, and depth of rights protection, and should be written down in a special book. "The past serves the present", the closer it is to today, the more it should attract attention, and it will be more concerned, studied and published by Chinese rights defenders, because summarizing history is for today's rights protection struggle. Thank you to the Historical Society for your interest!

>I really admire it! In particular, the awe-inspiring righteousness permeated in the article stirred people's hearts. It is also a reflection of the author's mind.

Thank you for the historical moment.

Yes, what a touching heartfelt words, what a natural and kind true emotion, what a thought-provoking and philosophical golden inscription!

Recently there has been a heated discussion on WeChat about buying lottery tickets. If you win the prize, build a cultural city first. This is the common answer of our city guards, and it is our greatest wish! As the old saying goes: "The gate of the Yamen opens to the south. If you have reason but no money, don't come in." Let's work hard, friends, develop our Chinese careers and earn a lot of money. It will be easier to do things if we have money! Are you right?

Protect the city and never forget it

There is a city in the Phoenix Mountains,

offers love and affection to protect her,

just because the ancestors live in the city,

the holy spirit, I love her! Who would have thought that when the wind blows, the treasure in

's heart turns to ashes,

's resentment and resentment rises to the sky, and

's heart aches in the storm of protecting the city! How many times have I pursued,

how many times have I inquired,

> have I thought so many times,

> have I dreamed of it so many times. The beautiful Chinatown always lingers in my heart,

The beautiful China Cultural Center is always deeply concerned,

A sculpture and an ancient word are the national complex,

The glazed tiles of the pavilions and pavilions are the hometown. The support of sorrow and the smoke of gunfire are the real battlefield.

The unyielding spirit is the spirit of fighting.

Donating money and materials is the purity of the heart.

Devoting yourself wholeheartedly is the feeling of a wanderer! That was the biggest thing that year,

that was the most investment that year,

that was the deepest heartache that year,

that was the best expectation that year! Dark clouds are threatening to destroy the city,

the precious city is destroyed and the heart is broken.

It's not that the wanderer has an unfilial heart,

it's just that the world is turbid and he can't help it. Years later, the foreign land is still like my own.

For a long time, the foreign land is my hometown.

I miss the foreign land so much that it feels like my hometown.

The gods and ancestors come into our home. How many times have I walked through that beloved place?

I want to see it but I can’t open my eyes.

It’s so miserable that the characters have changed.

Only the lonely clouds are floating in the sky. Five years of heartache, five years of tears,

five years of looking back on five years of love,

hope for a successful child,

rebuilding the treasure city with brilliance!

There is a god in the heart and a god in the throne,

bless the descendants with long-lasting happiness and honor,

establish a relationship in a foreign land and continue the relationship,

Guangzong Yaozu shines with divine power!

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