"A Plea to the Asian People in America"

"Asian Progression"

We have been strangling on the past while the world around us has moved into age. If we cannot move into this great new realm, then we are doomed to backwardness, and is in real danger of being subordinate to failure, and failure breeds destruction. So it's time for us as a people to embark on a new path, and leave the old behind, for it led us to the conditions we are in now, and shall be in the future if we don't abandon our old ways and perspectives.

In this new path everyone must do their part for it to be a success. Everyone has something to contribute, no-one is void of a gift they possess within. Each individual contributes in their own ways. Some small, some great, but all is for the same goal of progressing as a people. So we are all equals in cause.

But each individual must have the same vision and ideology. So it is important for us as Asian people to come together as a collective. Being a collective means to be as one. One body, one mindset moving together. Together is our strength and separation would be our weakness. So it is important for everyone to realise this, and held truly to their hearts.

We can be a power to be reckoned with politically, and economically. This is a difficult journey we are embarking on, but necessary or else we die as a people mentally, politically, and economically, because the physical death is much less painful and easier.

So realise that the world is moving forward in great strides, while we are stuck in a standstill, and within the past. We are not losing our traditions or cultures. We can retain it and at the same time adapt to the changes in the world. The time is now for us to embrace this new movement called, "Asian Progression." This is the heart of our struggle. Anyone who doesn't want to grow shall be left buried in the dirt of failure, because they only see with sight. But those who see with a vision sees fruition. Asian Progression is our only way to move into this new age.

By: Souvannaseny Boriboune