如今的世界是否趋于大同?一个有着半亚裔血统的孩子的心路历程告诉我们,我们是如此的不同,却又是如此的相似。在与人交流时,言者无心,听者有意。在日常生活中,我们的思维定势,倾向于简单化的理解都会对别人造成伤害。然而,你我要对误解勇敢地说“不”。
As she walks, thirty eyes follow her movement. I stare down at the floor, trying to distract myself and attempting to reach a center of serenity.
It's hard to describe the anxiety[1] of a classroom when a teacher is handing back final test scores. We all want to do well, and in that moment, often nothing seems more important than that score at the top of the test. We are focused, united in our desire and our worry.” When my teacher has reached my desk, I scramble[2] to find the score. 43/44. Yes! That's a strong A. My neighbor leans over and asks, “How'd you do?” I tell him, and he rolls his eyes. “It's just because you're half-Asian. I'd get those grades if I was Chinese, too.”
The words hurt, but I've heard them many times before. He's right, in a sense. I am half-Asian. I receive good grades, I have straight hair, and I play piano, so I guess I fit some of the stereotypes[3]. But my school is full of cliques[4], each group divided by race, personality, and looks. I don't belong with the “Asian” clique. I am similar, but not quite like them, and they don't identify with me the way they do with each other. They bond over their need-to-succeed and the mistakes of their stupid white peers, and then they look at me.
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