CAMS President received NECO's Ellis Island Medal of Honor:

Dr. Wilson Ko, President of Chinese American Medical Society, was given this year's Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award.  This is a very prestigious honor which has been bestowed to many distinguished national figures in the past.  Dr. Ko immigrated to the US when he was 12 years old from Hong Kong. His father, after living through two wars, the cultural revolution and the perilous escape to Hong Kong, had built a comfortable and successful life in Hong Kong.  But he left everything behind and brought his family to America when his application for immigration was granted.  Dr. Ko has since become a successful cardiac surgeon, which would made his father very proud.  Dr. Ko believes that this award highlights the great opportunities that all Americans have at their disposal.  He felt that America is great because we are the people who are successful and gained world respect by not doing great for ourselves but by doing great for others.



美洲中華醫學會主席高振權醫生榮獲今年的愛麗斯島傑出移民獎。愛麗斯島傑出移民獎是一個很有聲望的獎項，曾授予多位美國的杰出人才。高振權醫生12歲時從香港移民到美國。他的父親在經歷了兩次戰爭以及文化大革命後，冒著生命危險逃亡到香港。到達香港以後，高振權醫生的父親通過自己的不懈努力，建立了自己的事業，並過上了幸福的生活。但是，當他移民美國的申請獲得批准以後，高父毅然帶著家人來到了美國。在美國，高振權醫生成為了一個非常成功的心臟外科醫生，這令他的父親感到非常自豪。高振權醫生指出，這個獎項告訴全體美國人民，無論他們的處境如何，都有獲得成功的機會。高醫生認為，美國之所以偉大，是因為我們作為美國人民，不僅只為自己奮斗，同時也為了他人爾奮斗，這也是美國能夠得到全世界尊敬的原因。