This is perhaps something that many people do not know about, but Japan has some domestic raised Chinese (albeit less in numbers than in the West). For the sake of simplicity, let's refer to them as JBCs.

這也許是很多人不知道的事情,但在日本有一些在其國內(nèi)長大的華人(盡管數(shù)量比在西方的少)。為了簡單起見,我們將它們稱為日本出生的華人(JBC)。

I have talked to many JBCs and their parents and I have come to the conclusion that despite Japan being an obxtively insular country who hates Chinese people, JBCs are much better integrated and socially accepted. Here are some trends that I'm observing with JBCs compared to ABCs.

我與許多日本出生的華人及其父母交談過,我得出的結(jié)論是,盡管日本客觀上是一個厭惡中國人的島國,但日本出生的華人的融入程度和社會接受度要高得多。以下是我觀察到的日本出生的華人與美國出生的華人相比的一些趨勢。

1) Japan born Chinese usually experience full social integration. Most JBCs are accepted by their peers and on average have more friends than ABCs. I was a bit surprised since I expected Japanese kids to be racist towards JBCs, but the reality is that the vast majority literally do not care and treat JBCs the same as how they treat other Japanese kids.

1)日本出生的華人通常會經(jīng)歷充分的社會融合。大多數(shù)日本出生的華人都受到同齡人的接受,并且平均比美國出生的華人擁有更多的朋友。我有點(diǎn)驚訝,因?yàn)槲翌A(yù)計(jì)日本孩子會對日本出生的華人持種族主義態(tài)度,但現(xiàn)實(shí)是絕大多數(shù)人根本不在乎這個,他們對待日本出生的華人就跟對待其他日本孩子一樣。

Meanwhile, ABC kids in the West especially ABC males face a lot of passive aggressive behaviours and micro aggression which makes it harder for them to befriend white kids. I would argue that ABCs in the West occupy a similar social position to Jewish Europeans in 1930s Europe; they are a fringe population that is undeniably "othered" by the bulk populace including "anti-racist" White people, which contributes to why ABCs oftentimes just have other ABC friends unlike JBCs, who seem fully integrated and many even state that they have never experienced bullying for being "Chinese".

與此同時,西方的美國出生的華人孩子,尤其是美國出生的華人男孩,面對著許多被動攻擊行為和微暴力,這使得他們更難與白人孩子交朋友。我認(rèn)為在西方的美國出生的華人與20世紀(jì)30年代歐洲的猶太歐洲人有著相似的社會地位。他們是邊緣人群,無可否認(rèn)地受到包括“反種族主義”白人在內(nèi)的廣大民眾的“排斥”,這就是為什么美國出生的華人經(jīng)常只有其他美國出生的華人朋友,與日本出生的華人不同,他們?nèi)毡境錾娜A人似乎完全融入社會,許多人甚至聲稱他們從未因身為“華人”而遭受欺凌。

2) JBCs (for male) differ significantly to ABC males in terms of dating experiences and self esteem. Most JBC males report having some amount of Japanese girls overtly liking them/confessing to them/giving them gifts as early as elementary school. Even below average looking males usually have at least one girl who shows interest in them during their childhood/adolescence.

2) 日本出生的華人(男性)在約會經(jīng)歷和自尊方面與美國出生的華人男性顯著不同。大多數(shù)日本出生的華人男性報告說,早在小學(xué)時就有一些日本女孩公開喜歡他們/向他們表白/給他們禮物。即使是長相低于平均水平的男性,通常也至少有一個在童年/青春期對他們表現(xiàn)出興趣的女孩。

However, this is a foreign concept to many ABC males raised in the West, who frequently report no girls showing overt interest in them, especially in white areas. This applies even if they are above average looking, not to mention they rarely receive compliments. Over time, the lack of validation from women negatively impact how an ABC male perceives himself, leading to low self esteem. Meanwhile, JBCs are frequently extroverted with high self esteem and most perceive themselves as good looking.

然而,對于許多在西方長大的美國出生的華人男性來說,這是一個陌生的概念,他們經(jīng)常報告說沒有女孩對他們表現(xiàn)出明顯的興趣,尤其是在白人地區(qū)。即使他們的相貌高于平均水平,更不用說他們很少受到贊美了。隨著時間的推移,缺乏女性的認(rèn)可會對美國出生的華人男性的自我認(rèn)知產(chǎn)生負(fù)面影響,從而導(dǎo)致自卑。與此同時,日本出生的華人型人往往性格外向,自尊心強(qiáng),大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為自己長得很好看。

3) JBCs are frequently very athletic. This surprised me at first, but apparently JBCs make up a large proportion of Japanese athletes especially in sports such as basketball and volleyball. Famous JBC athletes include Haku Ri, Yuto Kawashima, Tomokazu Harimoto and many more. I suspect this is mostly due to racism. In the West, ABC kids are frequently told by their non-Asian peers that Asians are unathletic. This results in stereotype threat where ABC kids and their parents end up internalizing these racist beliefs, thus discouraging them from sports and affirming this racist stereotype even more. Meanwhile, JBCs do not have this barrier at all and most are encouraged to be athletic.

3) 日本出生的華人通常非常擅長運(yùn)動。起初這讓我感到驚訝,但顯然日本出生的華人在日本運(yùn)動員中占很大比例,尤其是在籃球和排球等運(yùn)動領(lǐng)域。著名的日本出生的華人運(yùn)動員包括李博、川島悠翔、張本智和等。我懷疑這主要是由于種族主義。在西方,美國出生的華人孩子們經(jīng)常被非亞裔同齡人告知,亞裔不擅長運(yùn)動。這導(dǎo)致了刻板印象威脅(一個人會擔(dān)憂或焦慮自己的行為,將會驗(yàn)證那些對于自己所屬社會群體的負(fù)面刻板印象,而這種焦慮使得他的表現(xiàn)變差),美國出生的華人孩子和他們的父母最終將這些種族主義信仰內(nèi)化,從而阻止他們參加體育運(yùn)動,并進(jìn)一步肯定這種種族主義刻板印象。與此同時,日本出生的華人根本不存在這種障礙,并且大多數(shù)人都被鼓勵參加體育運(yùn)動。

Overall, despite the stereotype of how much the Japanese people hate the Chinese, JBCs are much more likely to become accepted by their country than ABCs.

總體而言,盡管存在日本人有多么討厭中國人的刻板印象,但日本出生的華人比美國出生的華人更容易被他們所在的國家接受。