庆祝美南新闻成立46周年

美南报业电视集团董事长 李蔚华

今天，不只是纪念日——今天，是一种宣言。

1979年6月16日。就在这一天，美南新闻诞生了。

不是在高楼林立的新闻大厦，不是在资本雄厚的媒体集团，而是在一群移民的双手中诞生——他们带着梦想、信念与一支笔，点燃了属於华人的媒体火种。这不只是一份报纸，这是一场沈默者的反击。

这是一声吶喊：我们在这裡！我们有话要说！我们不会被忽视！

46年来，我们见证风雨、走过黑夜、拥抱黎明。

我们在国殤之时传递希望，我们在天灾肆虐时连结社区，

我们在仇恨来临时挺身而出、发声不止。

我们没有退缩，没有妥协。

因為我们深知：我们不只是记录歷史——我们正在书写它。

美南新闻，是人民的报纸。

是那位日夜辛勤打拼、只為孩子念书的餐馆老闆；

是那个為爷爷奶奶翻译社区消息的年轻学子；

是站在正义前线、用中英双语捍卫族群尊严的行动者。

美南新闻，是我们这个社群跳动的脉搏。

是族群记忆的载体，是文化传承的火炬，是一面凝聚的旗帜。

我们庆祝的不只是过去的荣耀，更是未来的承诺：

我们会继续走下去，走得更远，说得更大声，站得更坚定。

这不仅是一份报纸，这是一场运动。

这就是美南新闻。

四十六载坚持不懈，我们才刚刚开始。
Today is not just a date—it is a declaration.
June 16, 1979.On this day, forty-six years ago, Southern News Group was born—not in a towering newsroom or marble hall, but in the hands of immigrants who dared to dream. Armed with little more than ink, heart, and unwavering conviction, they launched a newspaper that would become a voice for the voiceless.

This was not just a publication—it was a revolution.
A revolution in a foreign land, by a people who refused to remain silent.
A revolution that said: We are here. We belong. We will be heard.

For 46 years, through every storm and every triumph, Southern News has stood tall.
We stood in grief, reporting through national tragedies.
We stood in resilience, when hurricanes tore through our cities.
We stood in defiance, when Asian Americans were targeted and silenced.
And through it all, we never stopped telling the truth.
We never stopped believing in our mission.
Because we are not just reporting history—we are writing it.

We are the newspaper of the people.
Of the restaurant owner who works 16 hours a day to send her kids to college.
Of the student who translates headlines for their grandparents.
Of the activist who speaks truth to power—in Mandarin, in Cantonese, in English, and always, from the heart.

Southern News is the beating pulse of a proud, resilient, and rising community.
It is the voice of generations.
It is the memory of struggle.
It is the banner of unity.

And today, we celebrate not just our past—we celebrate our promise.
A promise to continue.
To grow louder, bolder, and stronger.
To stand on the front lines of justice, identity, and belonging.

This is more than a newspaper. This is a movement.
This is Southern News.
46 years strong. And we’re just getting started.