明信片 (Postcard)

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Unlawful squads of Chinese people organised and carried out several punitive expeditions and patrols against North Africans and other migrants from less developed countries living in Prato, Italy. Apparently, the Chinese group selected his victims just because of their skin colour, regardless of any other reason. As demonstrated by deep investigations co-ordinated by Prato’s Prosecutor’s Office, the head of the group was one of the key movers behind the controversial pro-security rally that took place in Prato on the last 6 February. They will have to respond to conspiracy and injury with the aggravating circumstance of racial hatred. Chinese people living in Prato’s Chinatown very often distrust the promptness and professionality of our law enforcement forces; we think that this case can only go to prove that they can (and should), instead, trust them, because today the Italian Republic has indeed demonstrated that “Everyone is of equal worth, has equal status, deserves equal respect, and should be respected as an equal” are not words spoken only on paper. Even if they are not always easy words to say.

The Italian air force aerobatic team, Frecce Tricolori, flies over the skyline of Rome as the newly elected President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, is inaugurated. He is Italy’s 12th President. Photo: Guilio Origlia/Getty Images.

Every hour of every day

Today in the morning, for the first time in its Italian story, Prato’s Chinese community — one of the largest in Europe — joined together to stage an intercultural demonstration along the streets of Prato’s so-called Chinatown. About 2,000 people participated in the mass rally protesting the lack of security and their constant exposure to criminal acts every hour of every day.
The colourful procession was headed by cosmopolite flags (both the Chinese and the Italian ones), but there were also rainbow flags as other signs and sheets on which were displayed words of wisdom (in both languages).
Very few Italians participated, although they very often complain of the same condition, and all town local authorities brightly shined in their absence, except for Prato’s Vice Mayor Simone Faggi, who is well known for his longstanding engagement with such issues.
Just as all first times bring a lesson, however, I’d like to invite my Chinese friends to understand also the reasons of those who didn’t join their historical entering into the human race’s media world. Paris was not built in a day, and mutual trust needs to be cultivated by both parties every hour of every day. So maybe, just keep sharing every hour of every day with other people. Even with those who today didn’t come to your appointment. Everyone is of equal worth, has equal status, deserves equal respect, and should be respected as an equal.

Sunday, May 3, 2015. What a surprise! Some of them learned chess by me in Prato, but I met them as dancers at the Teatro Verdi in Florence.

Giada

梦霞 (Mèng Xiá) teaching her class at Associazione Culturale Linguistica Italo-Cinese (ACLIC ARCI) in Prato, Italy.

梦霞 (Giada)

婦女 (Women)

小静和林日淼老师妹妹。

Classroom Chinese Language

小静和林日淼老师妹妹和梦霞老师。

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梦霞 (Giada)

語言教育 (Language education)

小静和林日淼老师妹妹。

綠茶 (Green tea)

林日淼老师妹妹。

梦霞 (Giada)

语言交换 (Language exchange)

小静和林日淼老师妹妹。

梦霞 (Giada)

梦霞 (Giada)

Chinese name: 梦霞 (Mèngxiá); Italian name: Giada.

防盗系统 (Security System)

林日淼 (Lín Rìmiǎo)’s bicycle.

汽车共享 (Carsharing)

Prato, Italy, July 18, 2014.

女老师 (Female Teacher)

唐利仿 (Táng Lìfǎng) surrounded by her young students at Associazione Culturale Linguistica Italo-Cinese (ACLIC ARCI) in Prato, Italy.

絕版 (Out of print)

President of Associazione Culturale Linguistica Italo-Cinese (ACLIC ARCI) in Prato, 林日淼 (Lín Rìmiǎo), is portrayed first from left in a youthful picture as a newly graduated physician.

君主论 (The Prince)

Alessandra & Lorenzo, in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” sang a song at the end-of-year show of the Associazione Culturale Linguistica Italo-Cinese (ACLIC ARCI), which took place on Sunday, June 1, 2014 in Prato, Italy.

ACLIC ARCI President 林日淼 (Lín Rìmiǎo) (first from left) and head teacher 唐利仿 (Táng Lìfǎng) (first from right) bestowed awards on top students.

The Vice Consul of the Consulate of the People’s Republic of China of Florence, 王晨彪 (Wáng Chénbiāo), kindly attended.

女老师

ACLIC ARCI head teacher 唐利仿 (Táng Lìfǎng) celebrating International Children’s Day at Prato on Sunday, June 1, 2014.