Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Haak2 yan jung tong

The Cantonese word for President is Jung Tong. The phrase above means Black President.

People talk about life changing events, such as the moon landing, the first man in space and the shooting of JFK as events where people knew exactly where they were when they occurred. As an American resident and married to an American citizen, I can only say what has happened in the United States is life altering. I was in Hong Kong to witness it.

It's easy to lose hope in a democracy like Americas', which, has often been criticized for its hypocrisy and apathy of voters, but today marks a change that is so profound, words cannot describe it.

It is a day where America, truly, is a land of opportunity and where you can indeed be whatever you want to be regardless of where you are from.

I am proud to be a citizen of Earth today.

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