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她呼吁设立纪念日,让南京大屠杀在西方不会被遗忘

2017-12-11 23:05:29   新华网

新华社渥太华12月11日电 (天下人物)她呼吁设立纪念日,让南京大屠杀在西方不会被遗忘

新华社记者李保东

“我要尽最大努力,让所有加拿大人都了解南京大屠杀的历史。这就是我在国会发表声明,呼吁联邦政府设立南京大屠杀纪念日的宗旨。”加拿大华人议员关慧贞在接受新华社记者专访时说。

11月30日,关慧贞在加拿大联邦议会就南京大屠杀80周年发表声明,同时呼吁加政府设立南京大屠杀国家纪念日。她的一席话赢得众多议员起立鼓掌。

加拿大保守党领袖安德鲁·希尔说,必须让所有加拿大人知道南京大屠杀是亚洲最黑暗的时刻,“我们永远不能忘记世界历史这一残暴且令人悲痛的时刻”。

  声明只是第一步

关慧贞是加拿大历史上首位在议会呼吁联邦政府设立南京大屠杀国家纪念日的联邦议员。她说:“身为议员,我有责任和义务,让全体加拿大国民了解正视南京大屠杀这段悲惨历史,以免南京大屠杀在加拿大、在西方国家成为‘被遗忘的大屠杀’。”

加拿大和其他西方国家对二战中犹太人遭屠杀的历史不陌生,但对南京大屠杀并不了解,认识模糊。

关慧贞说,声明只是第一步,今后她还要做更多工作,呼吁加拿大总理特鲁多、联邦议员以及联邦、省、市三级政府都参与到普及南京大屠杀历史的教育工作中。她还计划在适当的时候提出设立南京大屠杀国家纪念日的动议和法案。

现年50岁的关慧贞祖籍广东开平,生于中国香港,9岁时随家人移民加拿大温哥华。关慧贞毕业于加拿大西蒙弗雷泽大学法律系,现在是新民主党议员,担任议会移民事务委员会副主席。

关慧贞真正开始了解南京大屠杀是在20年前,多伦多亚洲二战史实维护会举办的图片展等活动让她走入这段惨痛的历史。上世纪90年代,关慧贞先后担任过不列颠哥伦比亚省政府社区发展与合作部长和妇女部部长。其间,她促成不列颠哥伦比亚省将南京大屠杀列入该省中学历史教材。

  草根代言人

至今,关慧贞仍记得9岁时跟父母和5个兄弟姊妹一起移民到加拿大的情景。

关慧贞一家8口在一套65平方米的地下室里住了8年。为了在异乡生存,父亲去学英语,全家的生计只能靠母亲外出打工挣钱维持。母亲干的是非常劳累的农活,每天的收入是10加元。

在学校和社会上,华人身份令关慧贞饱受冷嘲热讽和排挤。关慧贞一度迷失了自我,甚至无法接受自己的家人。大学一年级时,内心的痛苦和困惑令她决定暂停学业。关慧贞回到香港和开平寻根,故乡之行让她终于找回了自我。

关慧贞说:“生活的艰辛和种种磨砺影响了我的一生,我当时产生了一个强烈的愿望,有机会一定要帮助社会底层弱势群体改变他们的生活状况。”

在大学最后一年,关慧贞到温哥华市东区当法律顾问,为贫穷社区的居民维权,帮助在经济和语言上有困难的人获得津贴房。毕业后,关慧贞进入了一家律师事务所,但不久便放弃了这份优越的工作,回到温哥华东区,专心在居民协会当起了顾问。

因为积极为底层弱势群体争取权利,关慧贞在加拿大得到了“草根阶层代言人”的称号。

  彰显历史公义

基层工作让关慧贞了解到诸多社会不公和政府管理的缺陷,这令她充满悲哀和无奈。1993年,关慧贞决定参选温哥华市议员,利用政治人物的身份更好地帮助底层弱势民众。

经过多年的磨炼,关慧贞赤手空拳在加拿大闯出自己的天地。她连续7次竞选议员成功,是加拿大历史上第一位分别在市、省、联邦三级议会都当选过议员的人。

从政24年,关慧贞最不缺少的是为华人争取权益的勇气和行动力,也无惧是非争议。为了保护和弘扬中医,在关慧贞的努力下,不列颠哥伦比亚省1999年为中医立法,并建立了中医管理局。该省成为第一个给予中医医生合法行医资格的加拿大省份,这也为北美地区中医规范化管理开了先河。

11月30日,在得知关慧贞要在议会发表纪念南京大屠杀的声明后,20多位加拿大华人赶到现场支持她。

在加拿大资深媒体人丁果眼中,关慧贞是他“最为尊重的一位华裔政治人物”,她在慰安妇和南京大屠杀等议题上表现出勇气和胆识。

丁果说,在历史公义等涉及大是大非的问题上,关慧贞把过去在加拿大被忽视或者避而不谈的议题放上台面,争取议会和社区的共识,让人们重视这些被“隐藏”的历史,让历史公义得以彰显。

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