Identity & Ethnicity Series · Essay 3By Voice in Between Introduction I want my kids to learn Chinese, to know where they come from.Every year we celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival and make dumplings. I don’t want our culture to end with my generation. In an America that increasingly emphasizes “identity diversity,” some Chinese families are choosingContinue reading “Cultural Reconnection: Nostalgia, Heritage — or Isolation?”
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去标签型:当“我不想只是华人”时
《身份与族群系列》延展二文|之间博客 导语 “我不想总是被当成‘那个华人’。”“我只是我,不想代表任何群体。” 在美国,越来越多华人选择了一种“去标签”的身份路径。他们不强调族裔背景,不讲中文、不过节日,不想被“代表”。这不是冷漠,而是一种成长过程中不断学习的生存方式。 当“华人”这个标签成了他人眼中的刻板印象、成了歧视的导火线,撕掉它,就成了某些人眼中保护自己、融入社会的必要策略。但,撕掉标签,真的能换来更公平的对待、更自由的身份认同吗?
Label-Free: When “I Don’t Want to Be Just Chinese”
Identity & Ethnicity Series · Extended Essay II By Voice in Between Introduction “I don’t want to always be seen as ‘that Chinese person.’”“I’m just me — I don’t want to represent any group.” In the United States, an increasing number of Chinese Americans are choosing a “label-free” path of identity. They downplay their ethnicContinue reading “Label-Free: When “I Don’t Want to Be Just Chinese””
顺应标签型:「模范少数族裔」的代价与挣扎
身份与族群系列·延展一文|之间博客 导语: 在上一期中,我们提到“顺应标签型”是华人身份认同的一条典型路径:它看似稳妥、理性,却也往往压抑、沉默。本篇我们将深入剖析这一认同路径背后的机制与代价。从“好学生”的校园期待,到职场里的沉默模范,从家庭代际之间的移民逻辑,到主流社会始终保留的距离感,我们想问:这样的顺从,换来了什么?
The Model Minority Trap: The Cost of Conformity
Identity & Ethnicity Series – In-Depth Essay IBy Voice in Between Introduction In our previous installment, we introduced the idea of “conforming to the label” as one of the five identity paths commonly taken by Chinese Americans. It’s a path that appears safe and rational, but often comes at the cost of emotional repression andContinue reading “The Model Minority Trap: The Cost of Conformity”
2025年的政治空气,为什么有点怪
——一场没有锣鼓、却充满躁动的权力更替 文|听见 如果你和我一样,在2025年年初搬去国外几个月,夏天回来,打开新闻,可能会惊讶于这国家表面上如此平静。 川普真的回来了——却没有想象中的山呼海啸,也没有遍地红帽。他在白宫第二次就职时,天气寒冷,人群寡淡,甚至有媒体评论:“就像一个重返岗位的CEO,完成仪式后默默开始清算。” 这很怪。怪在一个看似极化的国家,却在重大转折点表现出令人诧异的冷漠。 怪的还有更多。
Why the Political Air in 2025 Feels Strange
— A Power Transition Without Ceremony, Yet Full of Restlessness By | Hearing Each Other If you had moved abroad at the beginning of 2025 and returned in the summer, just like me, you might be surprised at how calm everything seems on the surface. Trump really is back—but not with the roaring crowds orContinue reading “Why the Political Air in 2025 Feels Strange”
拉斯維加斯舉辦《唐人街大奮鬥》觀影與座談會:聚焦中國城命運,共議走廊改建未來
文|內華達華人協會提供 2025年7月26日,由內華達華人協會主辦、UNLV亞裔及亞裔美國人研究機構(Asian & Asian American Studies)協辦的社區觀影活動,在內華達大學拉斯維加斯分校(UNLV)馬喬里·巴里克藝術博物館(Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art)舉行。活動免費開放,吸引了近百位以拉斯維加斯華人居民為主的觀眾到場參與,現場氣氛熱絡。與會者包含學者、社區工作者及關心城市規劃與華人未來的民眾,大家齊聚一堂,共同觀賞紀錄片《Big Fight in Little Chinatown》(中文譯名:《唐人街大奮鬥》),並在觀影後展開深入對話。
Las Vegas Hosts Screening and Community Dialogue on “Big Fight in Little Chinatown”:Rethinking the Future of Chinatown and the Corridor Redevelopment
By Nevada Chinese Association On July 26, 2025, the Nevada Chinese Association, in collaboration with the Asian & Asian American Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), hosted a community film screening and discussion at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art on the UNLV campus. The event was free and open to theContinue reading “Las Vegas Hosts Screening and Community Dialogue on “Big Fight in Little Chinatown”:Rethinking the Future of Chinatown and the Corridor Redevelopment”
留住我们的地图:唐人街与华人归属的未来之战
《唐人街大奋斗》观后感:在美国当华人,我们该如何保住“一个可以回去的地方”? 文|一呼 一次对“我们从哪里来、要往哪里去”的追问 2025年7月26日,在内华达大学拉斯维加斯校区(UNLV)的艺术博物馆,一场关于北美华人命运的电影放映与社区对话悄然展开。纪录片《Big Fight in Little Chinatown》(《唐人街大奋斗》)带领我们走进温哥华、蒙特利尔、纽约与旧金山等城市的唐人街,看见在城市开发、族裔政治与历史断裂中挣扎求存的社区,也让我们重新思考:在美国当华人,意味着什么? 这不仅是一次观影活动,更是一次有关身份、空间与未来的深刻对话。透过这部片,我们看见的不只是他人的故事,而是你我都可能面对的共同处境。本文,便是在观影后的沉思中写下的一点记录与回应。