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大事記要 MAJOR EVENTS

11am, lots of traditional Chinese food was 士辛苦了半輩子的事業，其中，龍岡親義
served on the sward in front of the square. 公所前主席趙尚賢的商舖付之一炬。羅省
The showcase and lottery draw event took 中華會館與洛杉磯市議員胡紹基辦公室、
half a day on the rostrum. There were abun- 洛杉磯華埠服務中心、中華總商會、南加
dant gifts provided by different groups, and 州律師協會、華裔銀行協會、華人雜貨店
the staff was still handing them out at 4pm 公會等等二十多個華人團體，成立「洛杉
that day. 磯救濟基金會」展開勸募，緊急籌募基金
救助暴動中不幸死亡、受傷以及財物受損
關切舊金山地震受災民眾 的華人。
Concerns for the Victims of the On April 29, 1992, four Caucasian police
1989 San Francisco Earthquake officers accused of beating African-Amer-
ican Rodney King for speeding and evading
1989年10月17日，舊金山發生苪氏七級地 arrest were found not guilty by the jury. The
震，本會館共同主席余國柱、黃堯政次 anger of the African-American commu-
日即去函舊金山中華總會館表示關切，表 nity erupted into the “Los Angeles Riot of
達在此緊急時刻，倘有需要將發動社區力 1992”, resulting in 55 deaths, 2,000 inju-
量，伸出援手，紓解災民困危。當時的羅 ries, 1,100 damaged buildings, and more
省逸仙中文學校隨即響應中華會館號召， than $900,000,000 in property damage.
發起一人一元救災，每位師生踴躍捐輸， The CCBA, along with the Los Angeles Chi-
幫助地震中華裔不幸死難者的家屬。 natown Service Center, the Chinese Cham-
On October 17, 1989, a magnitude seven ber of Commerce, the Southern California
earthquake occurred in San Francisco. Los Bar Association, members of the Chinese
Angeles CCBA Chairmen Guozhu Yu and Bankers Association, the Chinese Trade
John Huang wrote letters to the San Fran- Union and more than 20 other associations
cisco CCBA one day later and declared that launched the “Los Angeles Relief Founda-
if there any needs the community would tion” to solicit contributions to assist Chi-
respond at once. Yixian Chinese School of nese residents that were killed, injured, or
Los Angeles responded to the CCBA im- who sustained property damages due to
mediately and convened every teacher and the riot.
student to each donate $1 to help the vic-
tims of this earthquake. 羅省中華會館並與胡紹基辦公室聯合舉辦
救災說明座談會，向受災戶說明申請補
救助洛杉磯大暴亂受災華人
Relief for the Victims of the Los
Angeles Riot

1992年4月29日，四名用警棍痛毆黑人羅
德尼．金恩的白人警員被判無罪（事件始
於金恩超速被洛杉磯警方追逐，被截停後
拒捕襲警，遭到警方用警棍暴力制服），
以致引發延續四天的「洛杉磯大暴亂」
，造成五十五人死亡，兩千人受傷，一千
一百棟建築物損毀，財產損失九億美元以 1989年，本會館尚存發動捐款舊金山地震的剪報
A 1989 newspaper clipping of the CCBA launching the donation drive to support
上。被暴民搶掠的商家中有許多是華裔人 victims of the San Francisco earthquake.

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