Despite their desire to cherish the past, they must also face up to the realities around them. Hawaii state legislator Rod Tam expresses the feelings of most Chinese in this regard: "The Chinese on Hawaii today all share the consensus that we must strive for the common welfare of all races and not just that of the Chinese community."
雖然大家想懷念過去，但也要面對現實環境，對於這點，檀香山市議員譚鴻章說出一般華人的感覺：「今日的夏威夷華裔都有一個共識，就是要為所有的種族謀取共同的福利，而不僅限於華人社區。」